School insists skirt is too short

So her skirt is too short if that is their policy.

Well if her skirt doesn’t finish at or below the knee then it doesn’t meet the guidance so she needs a longer skirt. Can you let the hem down.

Yr 6 and primary boys at my DCs school wear shorts with the length way above the knees and this doesn’t seem to be an issue. Is this the same in your school? At some schools, there seems to be one rule for boys legs and one rule for girls legs. They have to be consistent for all children.

Are they going to admit to employing male staff who are attracted to children?

This seems to be the only reason for any inconsistency in approach if boys can wear uniform above the knees but girls cannot...

Haven't worn trousers for 10 years. Hate them. Uncomfortable for me. Unflattering unless 👌fit. I wear dresses, skirts, tights leggings, tunics.

Unless there's a rule the should worry about the other shit going down in the world. If there is a rule I'd examine it for sexism and make my points to school, then let DD choose if she wants to wear it or the new skirt.

Great time to explain the reasons why they might ask her to wear a longer one, her right to wear her one if its within rules, and why it's someone else's problem if they can't deal with a girls legs.

What are the rules in the school dress code?

Strange, I’ve never met any woman/girl who had a complete aversion to wearing trousers?

Me. I have wide hips and upper thighs and a smallish, high waist. Anything that goes over my hips gaps at my waist. Trousers tend to drop below the waist - dreadful fit. The fat in my upper thighs makes trousers restrictive and uncomfortable. Dresses and skirts are so much more comfortable and practical. I put them one and just get on with my life.

I seem to have a lot of hate in my post 😂 I’m a woman of peace really

I dont like trousers much either and hated them when I was young. I would have hated wearing trousers to school.

I also hate school uniform rules, and can’t see anything wrong with a skirt of that length, indeed I support the right of the pupils round here to wear the teeny ones much moaned about.

A skirt just above the knee is obviously fine, unless they have a below the knee policy. I would check that your daughter is wearing it the same at school as when she leaves home in the morning. I.e. not rolling it up at the waistband or anything similar.

Obviously it's fine for girls to wear skirts, some prefer them to trousers.

Strange, I’ve never met any woman/girl who had a complete aversion to wearing trousers?

I’m not keen on them. I‘ll wear them if practicality dictates, but would always choose a dress from choice as I find them much more comfortable. My DD is much the same, actually.

Just above the knee sounds totally fine - I think you need to ask the school to specify - in minute detail - what the uniform code says and where it says it. No problem with there being such a thing (and a specification about length), but it all sounds a bit arbitrary from what you’ve said.

Strange, I’ve never met any woman/girl who had a complete aversion to wearing trousers? Is it a sensory issue?

Her choice, obviously, and it sounds like the school are being petty if they are saying past her knee is too short.

But trousers are infinitely more practical/comfortable. I don’t think any of DD’s friends have ever worn a skirt at school. But then they are all sporty types that like to play football at break time.

What's the school dress code?

Is there an exact wording in the dress code?

What does the school dress code say?

Too short for what? Ask them what it needs to be longer for? What does that achieve?

Knee length/just above knee sounds fine. Are they going to admit to employing male staff who are attracted to children?