Null points all round, I think. I saw a clip of another article on Twitter (source not identified) which led me to think that maybe all the trans students at this particular school are boys, and that conditioned the phrasing of the comment and some of the assumptions behind it? It wasn't clear though, and obviously still leaves the wider issues unanswered. I'm troubled by the mention of 'decency', too: what's the betting that there have been exactly 0 complaints about boys dressed 'indecently' and 'disrespectfully'?
I don't really know why British and Irish schools love uniforms so much anyway: many schools around the world seem to manage just fine without. A uniform sweatshirt or t-shirt might be handy for PE and outings, I suppose, but more than that I can't see the use of. My most unfavourite argument for uniforms, the anti-bullying one (constantly reiterated by my school and parents) seems the most ludicrous. When has bullying ever been prevented by urging more conformity?
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Date: 2017-09-07 11:07 am (UTC)I don't really know why British and Irish schools love uniforms so much anyway: many schools around the world seem to manage just fine without. A uniform sweatshirt or t-shirt might be handy for PE and outings, I suppose, but more than that I can't see the use of. My most unfavourite argument for uniforms, the anti-bullying one (constantly reiterated by my school and parents) seems the most ludicrous. When has bullying ever been prevented by urging more conformity?