Stop the ban on skirts. Stop sexism at school
Stop allowing men to decide what's best for women. This is a school, it should be promoting gender equality not the over sexualisation of young girls. We should be teaching men not to view girls as sexual objects and not punishing women because men find us distracting. If schools promote this behaviour it's only encouraging another generation of women who think it's ok to be treated as inferior and men who think if something about a woman bothers them they can force them to change. Furthermore, not all students can afford to change their uniform mid year, they will now have to spend money on replacing redundant uniform that could have been spent on revision guides and furthering their education. It's 2016, isn't there more important things for teachers to be worrying about than forcing girls to change for them?
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Reached 1,000 supporters
March 25, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
March 25, 2016
March 23, 2016
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many of you have stepped up to support this. If we can reach that one thousand mark soon it will be impossible for the school to look away. This momentum belongs entirely to you.
520 Comments
I think skirts should be allowed as there is nothing wrong with them and parents could be spending their money on better things like revision guides instead of trousers for their children. If male teachers have a problem then they can go work somewhere else!!!!!
I want my daughters to grow up in a world where this isn't an issue. I do not want men looking at their beautiful young bodies and thinking inappropriately towards them. Children are our daughters not their mind's objects.
This petition is a fantastic and really awesome idea. My school has a thing about skirts and shorts too, and they ENCOURAGE the boys to walk up to girls and say "Um, you're not in dress code". So, I'm really happy someone is making a difference about this. Thank you.
As a highschool student with very loose dress codes at my school, I find it ridiculous to ban a staple item in a girls wardrobe. There is no significant difference in mine or anyone else's education when I wear a skirt versus sweatpants.
Teaching girls that their bodies are objects instead of teaching boys not to sexualize legs or any part of a girl is wrong. "Boys will be boys" does NOT apply to this because everyone (matter what gender) should be held accountable for their wrong doings.
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its cissexism to hypersexulize students. if transgender females and nonbinary gender people wear skirts, its their choice. sexulization is not the fault of lgbtq+. sexualization is the fault of perverts. gender equality for all! stop pervertion in schools now! stop rape in schools! let kids be kids!
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Stop the ban on skirts. Stop sexism at school
Stop allowing men to decide what's best for women. This is a school, it should be promoting gender equality not the over sexualisation of young girls. We should be teaching men not to view girls as sexual objects and not punishing women because men find us distracting. If schools promote this behaviour it's only encouraging another generation of women who think it's ok to be treated as inferior and men who think if something about a woman bothers them they can force them to change. Furthermore, not all students can afford to change their uniform mid year, they will now have to spend money on replacing redundant uniform that could have been spent on revision guides and furthering their education. It's 2016, isn't there more important things for teachers to be worrying about than forcing girls to change for them?
Sign the petition. Stop the discrimination.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
March 25, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
March 25, 2016
March 23, 2016
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many of you have stepped up to support this. If we can reach that one thousand mark soon it will be impossible for the school to look away. This momentum belongs entirely to you.
520 Comments
I am shocked to learn in this day and age a forward thinking progressive school is banning skirts. What message are you trying to send? It would be very interesting to see how the data was obtained to understand how the governing body came to make this rash pathetic decision.
I think skirts should be allowed as there is nothing wrong with them and parents could be spending their money on better things like revision guides instead of trousers for their children. If male teachers have a problem then they can go work somewhere else!!!!!
I want my daughters to grow up in a world where this isn't an issue. I do not want men looking at their beautiful young bodies and thinking inappropriately towards them. Children are our daughters not their mind's objects.
This petition is a fantastic and really awesome idea. My school has a thing about skirts and shorts too, and they ENCOURAGE the boys to walk up to girls and say "Um, you're not in dress code". So, I'm really happy someone is making a difference about this. Thank you.
As a highschool student with very loose dress codes at my school, I find it ridiculous to ban a staple item in a girls wardrobe. There is no significant difference in mine or anyone else's education when I wear a skirt versus sweatpants.
Teaching girls that their bodies are objects instead of teaching boys not to sexualize legs or any part of a girl is wrong. "Boys will be boys" does NOT apply to this because everyone (matter what gender) should be held accountable for their wrong doings.
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its cissexism to hypersexulize students. if transgender females and nonbinary gender people wear skirts, its their choice. sexulization is not the fault of lgbtq+. sexualization is the fault of perverts. gender equality for all! stop pervertion in schools now! stop rape in schools! let kids be kids!
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I am shocked to learn in this day and age a forward thinking progressive school is banning skirts. What message are you trying to send? It would be very interesting to see how the data was obtained to understand how the governing body came to make this rash pathetic decision.