School checking girls ankles!!
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Last post: 04/04/2023 at 11:41 pm
My daughter has just told me that this morning they have lined up all the girls and asked them to pull up their trousers to check whether their ankles are showing above their socks-they have to wear longer socks if not.
Have I suddenly time travelled back to Victorian times-what fresh hell is this-they already measure the girls skirts and now they can't show their ankles! Anyone else come across this or can think of a reasonable reason for this before I explode!!
Oh my goodness, these schools have too much control. You would think you were talking about victorian times. I always see stories like this, usually in English Schools. In Scotland they believe that everyone has a say, as if you engage with children, parents and schools, things work much better. Rather than the draconian stuff that goes on in English schools. I should not be surprised.
I’d just have to phone the school to find out what they are playing at! What a waste of teachers time !! Please come back on here and tell us what their response is. I can only think it might be to discourage girls wearing cut off trousers 🤷♀️ ??? but young girls don’t wear them anyway - I don’t see any teens in them I think they are not in fashion now and it would be pretty obvious anyway! they wouldn’t need to measure .seems absolutely ridiculous .so glad I’m out of the education system where I worked for many years. It’s gone crazy by the sound of it.
I know this is a bit random pedophiles like young girls in little white socks the freaks
My daughters school sent her home with a letter saying she had to have longer trousers because her ankles showed when she sat down. She was in yr 10 at the time and in a class where other girls had skirts and no socks and they didn't have a problem with that. She got sent back with a letter telling them if they weren't happy with her uniform they could pay to replace it.
I know this is a bit random pedophiles like young girls in little white socks the freaks
Yes, apparently they like little children to look like little children. Makes your skin crawl doesn't it.
Sounds like one of the teachers has an ankle fetish ... I would write to the school saying as much.
In Victorian times flashing an ankle was seen as very erotic ... enough said.
On another note - if it's not in the uniform policy it's not enforceable.
My daughters school sent her home with a letter saying she had to have longer trousers because her ankles showed when she sat down. She was in yr 10 at the time and in a class where other girls had skirts and no socks and they didn't have a problem with that. She got sent back with a letter telling them if they weren't happy with her uniform they could pay to replace it.
someone got paid to think up that letter, type it, print it out and send it home - total waste of time and resources - it beggars belief how ridiculous they make themselves!
I know this is a bit random pedophiles like young girls in little white socks the freaks
What a ridiculous comment!
How odd. Is it written in their uniform policy about having certain length socks? I.e. no trainer socks? I would be asking; are they checking boys too (if your child is is a mixed school)? What safeguarding measures are being put in place during this? Are the girls being asked for consent before having their ankles checked? Bizarre!
I also find this totally bizarre, should they not have better things to do with their time than this
That's crazy when wearing trousers too.
My daughter in year7 all the girls get checked every lesson
For how short their skirt is. As they roll them up like girls do it's ridiculous.
I understand that but for someone wearing trousers I'd be sending a letter saying don't check my child!