Rejected petition Allow students to wear shorts in the hot weather instead of black trousers

School students are stuck in black school trousers, in the boiling weather for hours, without being able to wear shorts. Change this.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

We understand you're concerned about students being prevented from wearing shorts to school. However, there is no national ban on students doing so, so we're not sure what it is you'd like the Government to do. The setting of uniform policies, including any rules relating to the wearing of shorts, is a matter for individual schools and academy trusts, not the UK Government or Parliament.

You could have a petition calling on the Government to require all schools to allow students to wear shorts in hot weather, if that is something you'd like to see happen.

You may also like to sign this petition which calls for a very similar action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/588797

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 16 June 2021
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