Boys wear skirts at England school to protest ‘no shorts’ rule

In a bizarre incident, a group of boys at a UK school turned up for classes in skirts to protest a ‘no shorts’ rule despite heatwave in the country.

In a bizarre incident, a group of boys at a UK school turned up for classes in skirts to protest a ‘no shorts’ rule despite heatwave in the country.

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The 17-strong group from Whitchurch High School in Cardiff raised eyebrows when they were seen in the morning striding around the school in borrowed skirts.

Protester Tyrone Evelyn, 15, said the group, from Whitchurch High School in Cardiff, would continue campaigning for a change.

“It’s just appropriate for the weather, we don’t want to be hot and bothered. Over the last few days I’ve had a few headaches and skin irritations because I’ve been too hot,” he was quoted by The Mirror as saying.

“Girls can wear skirts, so I don’t see why we can’t wear shorts. It’s a reasonable protest,” he added.

Tyrone and his friends wore trousers to school with skirts stowed in their bags after they suspected some teachers had got wind of their protest, which they planned on Facebook.

They then nipped into the loos and changed, before taking to the school corridors chanting, “we want to wear shorts”. Tyrone’s mother Andrea John, 51, said she would be happy to buy school shorts, adding: “It should be optional to wear three-quarter length shorts. It would cost exactly the same as if they wore trousers.”

Train company Arriva has since capitulated and changed its policy to say all their drivers can wear trousers, shorts or skirts.

But the protest was short-lived and came to an abrupt end when the boys were marched into the headmaster’s office.