{"id":18420,"date":"2017-06-22T21:19:24","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T21:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=18420"},"modified":"2017-06-22T21:19:24","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T21:19:24","slug":"british-boys-protest-schools-no-shorts-policy-wearing-skirts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2017\/06\/british-boys-protest-schools-no-shorts-policy-wearing-skirts\/","title":{"rendered":"British boys protest school&#8217;s &#8220;no shorts&#8221; policy by wearing skirts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/skirts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18423\" \/><br \/>\nIn response to extreme heat and a school code which forbids uniform shorts for boys &#8211; students at a private school in Exeter, England arrived at school wearing skirts.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he enjoyed the feeling of wearing a skirt, one student said: &#8220;It&#8217;s just a nice breeze.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A mother with a 14-year-old son said: &#8220;My son wanted to wear shorts but was told he would be put in the isolation room for the rest of the week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The head teacher told them <em>Well you can wear a skirt if you like<\/em> but I think she was being sarcastic. 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