Matthew Moore Telegraph
A secondary school has banned girls from wearing skirts, regardless of length, to prevent them from attracting unwanted attention. 2010The head teacher of St Aidan’s Church of England High School in Harrogate, North Yorkshire imposed a complete ban on skirts because young girls were “placing themselves at risk” by raising their hemlines. From the start of the September term, all female pupils up to the age of 15 will have to wear long black trousers. In a letter to parents at the mixed-sex school, Dennis Richards said that …