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AIBU to be annoyed at school for making DD wear tights in 30 degree heat

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hotnbotherd · 26/06/2018 21:43

DD is not allowed to wear a skirt without tights to school. It is literally boiling.. she protested to the Head of Year and Head of Lower School who said that one of the reasons why is that 'boys will look up their skirts' (!!!!!!!! 😡) surely this is a TERRIBLE message to be giving girls? Surely if boys look up girls skirts then it is the boys who should be at fault!!!? Shouldn't girls be allowed to wear skirts without being worried about boys upskirting them!!!!!???? And without teachers basically removing all blame from boys and - instead relaying a message that the girls should dress conservatively in case boys can't control themselves!! WTF!!!! I am so angry.

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hotnbotherd · 26/06/2018 21:51

Yes totally! My point exactly! It should be the school's responsibility to discipline boys who look up skirts, not to force girls to dress 'preventatively' ffs.

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bettybyebye · 26/06/2018 21:50

Utterly outrageous. I would be complaining to headteacher, governors and whoever else I could

JoeMaplin · 26/06/2018 21:46

Victim blaming again, it makes me so cross!!

As an aside my 15 year old daughter wore 70 denier tights to school today by choice....

KirstenRaymonde · 26/06/2018 21:45

Yeh that’s a horrible reason, more victim blaming of women as usual, perhaps they should teach the boys not to look up skirts? I would take this up with the school.

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