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Is it time to get rid of school skirts?

A school in the UK has reportedly banned skirts and brought in a “trousers only” rule for pupils which has caused anger among parents. Haywood Academy, in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent has banned all pupils in the school from wearing skirts as it reopened...

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13.15 9 Sep 2022


Is it time to get rid of school skirts?


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13.15 9 Sep 2022


A school in the UK has reportedly banned skirts and brought in a “trousers only” rule for pupils which has caused anger among parents. Haywood Academy, in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent has banned all pupils in the school from wearing skirts as it reopened for the new academic year.

Andrea was joined by Siobhan O'Neill White of Mams.ie, Barbara Ennis, Principal of Alexandra College in Dublin and other listeners to discuss...


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