A primary school in Edinburgh identified as Castleview Primary has asked boys to wear skirts to school to help promote equality and that to make the children comfortable, leggings and trousers can be worn underneath.
The school even offered to provide skirts for some youngsters if none were suitable at home. Teachers can wear skirts too.
The school said pupils in P6, the equivalent of Year 6 in England, came up with the idea after becoming aware of the Spanish campaign.
It said:
‘We want our school to be inclusive and promote equality.’
This was in a letter from the school to parents, however, teachers also wrote to parents saying: ‘We’re keen to spread the message that clothes don’t have a gender and that we should all be free to express ourselves as we choose.’
November 4 is now ‘wear a skirt to school day’ in Spain.
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