Top London private school to allow boys to wear skirts

[Northern Monkey]

Highgate School plans to bring in uniform rules allowing boys to wear skirts
The school, which charges fees of £20,000 a year, is set to make the change as pupils are 'questioning their gender identity'
Children are already allowed to request that staff address them by a name of the opposite gender
Reaction from former pupils is mixed, with one telling MailOnline he thinks it is 'good thing' but that there are 'bigger issues to focus on'


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[user104658]

For £20k a year they should be able to wear whatever the hell they want :umm2:.

[Niamh.]

For £20k a year they should be able to wear whatever the hell they want :umm2:.

I know right, who can actually afford that s**t?

[Northern Monkey]

I know right, who can actually afford that s**t?

Well Rooney just blew half a mill in a casino so some people can:laugh:

Rich people could have bi gender neutral trans fluid kids too.

[Livia]

Yeah, let a boy wear a skirt. No way will they be singled out in a SCHOOL.

[Withano]

Part of me feels like if a child wants to wear a skirt, their parents should deeply consider moving them out of an "all-boy-school". But theres no reason for this rule to not be in place in every school imo

[Will.]

Mess I went to this school

[Livia]

Part of me feels like if a child wants to wear a skirt, their parents should deeply consider moving them out of an "all-boy-school". But theres no reason for this rule to not be in place in every school imo

Yes... kids in school need another reason to pick on someone who's different.

[Withano]

Yes... kids in school need another reason to pick on someone who's different.

Bullies shouldnt be a reason to hold back from living your life however tf you want. Why did you think otherwise?

[Niamh.]

I don't see why skirts should be allowed though if it's not actually part of the uniform, pants are unisex anyway, my daughter wears a pants to school as part of her uniform :shrug:

[Withano]

I don't see why skirts should be allowed though if it's not actually part of the uniform, pants are unisex anyway, my daughter wears a pants to school as part of her uniform :shrug:

It is part of the uniform though? They changed the uniform policy recently it looks like

[Livia]

Bullies shouldnt be a reason to hold back from living your life however tf you want. Why did you think otherwise?

Because I was bullied mercilessly at school and I don't want to see others, kids who already have issues, be opened up to that. The world is not perfect and kids are cruel. All the good intentions in the world won't change that. Living your life however you want comes at a cost. Sometimes it's a very high cost.

[Withano]

Because I was bullied mercilessly at school and I don't want to see others, kids who already have issues, be opened up to that. The world is not perfect and kids are cruel. All the good intentions in the world won't change that. Living your life however you want comes at a cost. Sometimes it's a very high cost.

That just sounds like letting bullies win because its easier. I'm glad the school didnt take this stance. You should be fighting for anti-bullying policies being more heavily enforced, as should everybody else. its a more difficult challenge, but its undeniably the better thing to do.

[Tom4784]

People shouldn't have to make sacrifices because of bullies, it sounds like giving up and letting them win to me.

[Niamh.]

It is part of the uniform though? They changed the uniform policy recently it looks like

Oh right ok. Still though why did they other than to try and cause some sort of a stir or get attention or something? Like I said pants are unisex anyway :shrug:

[Livia]

That just sounds like letting bullies win because its easier. I'm glad the school didnt take this stance. You should be fighting for anti-bullying policies being more heavily enforced, as should everybody else. its a more difficult challenge, but its undeniably the better thing to do.

Well yes, obviously that's the aim. Until then... until the world is a utopia of understanding, then kids will still be bullied. Wear trousers. It seems such a small thing to do... or, wear a skirt and hope that because until anti-bullying policies are complete and fool proof because that's the better thing to do, kids will still be bullied... bullied at school, bullied on their way home, cyber bullied.... Honestly, I don't want anyone to go through what I went through.

[ebandit]

Oh right ok. Like I said pants are unisex anyway


...so are skirts.....................now

....gonna be popular......................

Mark L

[Withano]

Well yes, obviously that's the aim. Until then... until the world is a utopia of understanding, then kids will still be bullied. Wear trousers. It seems such a small thing to do... or, wear a skirt and hope that because until anti-bullying policies are complete and fool proof because that's the better thing to do, kids will still be bullied... bullied at school, bullied on their way home, cyber bullied.... Honestly, I don't want anyone to go through what I went through.

I understand your point, i think it will be unanimously shared by everybody in the world pretty much.
I dont like your method. Its more of a "stop hitting yourself, you big dumb idiot" approach

[Withano]

Oh right ok. Still though why did they other than to try and cause some sort of a stir or get attention or something? Like I said pants are unisex anyway :shrug:

I have no idea why they changed it. Suppose uniforms change all the time or your daughter would also be wearing a bonnet. Probably just trying to be more modern.

[Livia]

I understand your point, i think it will be unanimously shared by everybody in the world pretty much.
I dont like your method. Its more of a "stop hitting yourself, you big dumb idiot" approach

Not at all... if boys identify as female, they could still wear trousers. Women wear trousers. I agree everyone should be free to express themselves - well, in this country, we're lucky to have the freedoms we have - but I don't agree with giving the bullies ammunition.

[Kazanne]

Well Rooney just blew half a mill in a casino so some people can:laugh:

Rich people could have bi gender neutral trans fluid kids too.

Allegedly NM,nothing proven yet

[Niamh.]

I have no idea why they changed it. Suppose uniforms change all the time or your daughter would also be wearing a bonnet. Probably just trying to be more modern.

Well it isn't usual for boys to wear skirts in everyday life, lets be honest so it was obviously down to pressure from someone demanding they be accommodated for eventhough wearing a pants would accommodate anyone in reality. Anyway, I couldn't give a s**te what people wear but lets call a spade a spade here, this was done for attention

[Jack_]

For £20k a year they should be able to wear whatever the hell they want :umm2:.

[2]

Yeah, let a boy wear a skirt. No way will they be singled out in a SCHOOL.

I hate this line of argument. If social norms are never challenged, bullying will continue. The more something becomes socially acceptable, the less likely it'll be used as ammunition for bullies. If a kid wants to wear a skirt and doesn't care what anyone else thinks, then all power to them.

[Withano]

Not at all... if boys identify as female, they could still wear trousers. Women wear trousers. I agree everyone should be free to express themselves - well, in this country, we're lucky to have the freedoms we have - but I don't agree with giving the bullies ammunition.

I understand your concern, and all students wearing trousers makes sense to me too. Some schools just want to give students more options.
I think the option to wear skirts will become increasingly common in the next decade, so common that it probably wouldnt even phase a bully. And then where are we in ten years? Somewhere a hell of a lot more accepting of gender issues than now. This school is one of the first (but not the first i dont think?). And more will be coming, so idk. Prepare?

[T*]

I know right, who can actually afford that s**t?

Mess I went to this school

i inhaled my tea

[Niamh.]

i inhaled my tea

Ohh I missed that post :laugh: Who knew Will was so posh :hehe:

[Braden]

I hate this line of argument. If social norms are never challenged, bullying will continue. The more something becomes socially acceptable, the less likely it'll be used as ammunition for bullies. If a kid wants to wear a skirt and doesn't care what anyone else thinks, then all power to them.

I agree with this. It takes a pioneer to help something become more accepted, and I feel younger people are becoming more tolerant in this regard. That's not to say boys would not be bullied for wearing a skirt, but the shame should never be put on them if it's their decision.

[RichardG]

oh wow i'd have never made it back home alive if i turned up to my school wearing a skirt

[Livia]

I hate this line of argument. If social norms are never challenged, bullying will continue. The more something becomes socially acceptable, the less likely it'll be used as ammunition for bullies. If a kid wants to wear a skirt and doesn't care what anyone else thinks, then all power to them.

I hate that the world is like that and people, generally, suck. But that's the reality. People are not nice generally. Unless you're living in some kind of alternative universe where everyone's nice all the time and all the rules are in place and upheld.

[Will.]

i inhaled my tea

Ohh I missed that post :laugh: Who knew Will was so posh :hehe:

:joker::joker::joker:

[Mystic Mock]

On a hot day it probably would be good to wear a Kil... I mean Skirt.:hehe:

But in all seriousness yeah it's good to allow the option to be there for boys, but overall some of the "cool" kids will take the piss out of any boys that wear skirts, that's why boys should be allowed to wear the male form... shorts.

[Withano]

Piers Morgan reveals that he is against this, but also reveals that he is "gender-neutral-phobic"
This school uniform policy change couldn't come soon enough in my opinion. This type of mindset needs to be wiped out.

[Alf]

Piers Morgan reveals that he is against this, but also reveals that he is "gender-neutral-phobic"
This school uniform policy change couldn't come soon enough in my opinion. This type of mindset needs to be wiped out.What kind of mind-set?