Do you remember what the weather was like last week? It was very hot!
Joe Stratton goes to school in Surrey and is in Year 11. He asked to wear shorts at school because he was very uncomfortable in long trousers during the hot weather. The school uniform policy was clear that shorts could be worn in the summer term but in September long trousers or skirts had to be worn.
Joe decided he would wear a skirt to school and did for two days, saying he would do the same every time he felt too hot for trousers.
Joe's dad called his son a legend and said, "At first he thought he would be ridiculed. But I told him at the end of the day, you stand up for what you believe in."
Dad said, "Most of the teachers were proud if him for finding a peaceful way to prove his point that didn't hurt anyone."
Joe's school uniform policy gives two options for students in year 7 to year 10: Uniform A (trousers) or Uniform B (skirt).
- why do schools have a uniform?
- are school uniforms a good thing? What are the arguments for and against?
- Do you think Joe had any worries about wearing a skirt to school? Why?
- What is a gender stereotype? Is this story about gender stereotypes?
- why do you think a skirt might be more comfortable to wear in summer than long trousers?
- That's an interesting pose in the photo for Joe to make, why is he standing like that?
- The school uniform policy doesn't actually mention gender, it just says "Uniform A and Uniform B" - why do you think that is?
- what is a gender-neutral uniform policy?
(You could link to this story about Virgin Airlines who made their uniform gender neutral last year https://no-outsiders-assembly.blogspot.com/2022/11/gendered-uniform.html)
- Is our school uniform gender- neutral? Could it be? What do we say about gender stereotypes here?
- why is this story about No Outsiders?
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