by CLODAGH HARTLEY, Whitehall Editor
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2862662/Harriet-Harperson-Harman-school-skirts-ban.htmlGIRLS may be banned from wearing skirts as part of school uniform - to protect gender dilemma pupils.
Not allowing them to wear trousers could breach the rights of girls who feel compelled to live as boys, a discrimination watchdog has warned.
Uniform rules could fall foul of a law masterminded by Equality minister Harriet Harman - dubbed Harperson for her obsession with being PC.
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Minister plays down schools ban on skirts
Published Date: 21 February 2010
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Minister-plays-down-schools-ban.6091870.jpAsked on Sky News Sunday Live whether it was OK for schools to require girls to wear skirts, Equality Minister Harriet Harman said: "I think that's the case in a lot of schools in this country and I don't think anybody has ever suggested that's unlawful."
And asked whether skirts could be banned under new equalities and human rights laws, she said: "I think that is unlikely. There is an issue about discrimination against transsexuals but that has not been brought to my attention in relation to school uniform policy."
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Harriet Harman plays down skirt ban in schools
By Jason Beattie 22/02/2010
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/02/22/harriet-harman-plays-down-skirt-ban-in-schools-115875-22060687/Harriet Harman has played down suggestions that skirts might be banned in schools because they discriminate against transsexuals.
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But Equality Minister Ms Harman said: "I have got plenty else to be dealing with, like unequal pay for men and women, like people from poorer backgrounds not having an equal start in life - I'm getting on with those things and I'm not worrying about skirts right now."
