Northern Ireland schools must give girls option to wear trousers from next year

Northern Ireland’s education minister has announced new guidelines that will require schools to allow girls to wear trousers as part of their uniforms, no longer permitting restrictions on this choice. The policy change, set to take effect next year, follows calls for greater flexibility in school dress codes. The decision comes after the minister confirmed schools would receive formal communication on the updated rules. The move reflects shifting attitudes toward gender-neutral dress policies in education.

DUP education minister accused of dragging feet before revising guidelines on uniformSchools in Northern Ireland must give girls the choice to wear trousers as part of their uniforms as well as for PE and games, according to revised guidelines.From next year schools would no longer be able to prohibit female pupils from wearing trousers, Paul Givan, the country’s education minister, said on Friday. “Today, I am taking that decision, that will be formally communicated, schools will be hearing from me,” he told the BBC. Continue reading...