“We will follow other secondary schools in implementing a more gender-neutral uniform policy,” a letter to parents at the school quoted by DevonLive reads.
“Parents/carers will be pleased to know that the majority of the uniform will remain as it is, with the exception that from September all students will be expected to wear trousers,” they added — although the confidence of their assertion that parents “will be pleased” appears to have been misplaced, judging by the reaction.
“These [uniform changes] have been made without any consultation with the pupils or parents and are simply being imposed,” complained one parent, named as Stephen Moakes.
