Paradise Girls Skorts School PE Shorts/Skirt Uniform Navy Black 6-14 Years Cotton New

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I guess I like the relatively dressiness implied by the skirt aspects, while preferring the coverage of the shorts element. Past a certain point, the waistline will start to dig into my skin, but as long as I stay within a five-pound range, they fit just fine. Mr Heaton said that skirts were only worn during certain games such as hockey and that cross country often involved children getting very "slutchy".

Those classic black PE shorts are available in abundance, while navy, red, burgundy, green, purple and lots more colours can be found to satisfy the colours of their school. Twice, both times in blizzard conditions, we were permitted to wear the tracksuit the school had falsely conned us into purchasing.I have spoken to the headteacher and he insists that she will continue to be asked to do cross country in her knickers. Why girls legs are perfectly decent in a PE skort, swimming costume or leotard, but utterly scandalous in a far longer school skirt mystifies me totally. I feel kind of vulnerable and exposed when I wear actual skirts, but skorts give me that extra feeling of security when I have to bend over. I went to a private school, and our uniform was a polo shirt and either a pair of pants or a skort (not a skirt.

Oh dear, I went to a private school and the school I went to still makes the girls wear the lovely knickers and skirt combo. My school uniform had knickers for PE, but we all wore big pants over ordinary knickers (rather like you see top flight track and field athletes competing in today by choice). The simple answer to school dress codes is that they evolve and change over time because let's face it, times have changed. They are at that age were they are quite shy and a lot of the girls were upset - especially as they were sharing the lesson with boys.

It might take some getting used to having the front look like a skirt, but still feel like a pair of shorts. However, I doubt the PE teachers are allowed to check that they have the correct knickers on every lesson now. They're actually awesome as they give all the flexibility of just wearing short cycling shorts, but more coverage due to the skirt.

We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. Since this is a blue jean skort it goes with everything, but just looks nicer than wearing a pair of shorts. shorts/jogging bottoms and school logo t-shirt at secondary school, though you wore pleated short skirts if you did competitive netball or hockey. Many women like the ease and freedom of the skort, and the fact that it reveals less of the figure than does a pair of shorts. Sometimes people may refer to any wide legged shorts, or short pants that are above the knee as skorts.

Mrs Booth is urging Hayward School to change its rules and says she fears that at a "sensitive age", they could become the target of perverts.