This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Change the skirt length requirements in the UK schools.
Help young girls be able to wear a skirt to a length they want, without being told off because it’s ‘distracting’ to males.
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Most requirements for school uniform are aimed at girls. Skirt lengths are something not only me but also many others, find is extremely sexist to girls. Having a skirt that does not go to your knees will not affect anyone’s learning. Girls should not be punished for a male’s dirty mind. No one finds legs attracting to them. I don’t see why us girls should be punished for another’s dirty mind. Please help us girls to equality!! It is unfair how it’s mostly us girls getting scolded for uniform!!!
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about the detail of school uniform policies are a matter for individual schools, not the UK Government or Parliament.
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Ban uniform in schools: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/628871
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