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U.K. school bans skirts

London: A high school in Suffolk, eastern England, has become the first in Britain to ban girls from wearing skirts and order them to switch to uniforms with long trousers. The decision by Kesgrave High School, near Ipswich, was reached after warnings were ignored and hemlines crept up to ``inappropriate'' levels. The new policy will come into effect in September. "These days, girls wear very short skirts which is against the school uniform policy,'' explained Margaret Young, one of the governors. The few complaints the school has received about the changeover are chiefly concerned with the cost of replacing the old uniform. ``We simply do not want our girls going outside with a `come-hither look'. I think many parents will find it enormously helpful.'' The 1,600-pupil school, which is also a state college of technology, has a large number of students cycling in every day. The short skirts look ``dreadful'' on girls who cycle, Ms Young said. The headteacher, George Thomas, said the new rules were necessary because skirts had become far too short.

- Guardian Newspapers Limited 2004

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