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Title: Schools should not force girls to wear skirts - it discriminates against transse
Post by: Shana A on February 22, 2010, 07:22:02 AM
Post by: Shana A on February 22, 2010, 07:22:02 AM
Schools should not force girls to wear skirts - it discriminates against transsexuals, warns watchdog
By Arthur Martin
Last updated at 12:38 AM on 22nd February 2010
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1252674/Watchdog-warms-schools-force-girls-wear-skirts-discriminates-transsexuals.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1252674/Watchdog-warms-schools-force-girls-wear-skirts-discriminates-transsexuals.html)
Schools which force girls to wear skirts may be breaking the law - because the policy apparently discriminates against transsexuals.
Official guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission says the dress code may breach the rights of girls who feel compelled to live as boys.
By Arthur Martin
Last updated at 12:38 AM on 22nd February 2010
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1252674/Watchdog-warms-schools-force-girls-wear-skirts-discriminates-transsexuals.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1252674/Watchdog-warms-schools-force-girls-wear-skirts-discriminates-transsexuals.html)
Schools which force girls to wear skirts may be breaking the law - because the policy apparently discriminates against transsexuals.
Official guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission says the dress code may breach the rights of girls who feel compelled to live as boys.