The public school my kids went to had longs and shorts for all the kids and we are going back 30 years now when they first started there. Guess the school was progressive.

I agree that they should be allowed a choice.

There should be an option and a length on school skirts and dresses

They should be allowed to choice which uniform they want to wear.

I wish this had been an option when I was at school.i would have preferred pants over skirts and dresses. Why not give kids the choice?

I think the young girls should be given a choice. I would have chosen to wear shorts or pants that’s for sure

I would prefer if the girls were given a choice. Personally a dress or loose type of clothing is so much cooler in summer – appropriate types of underwear need to be worn.

Wow things were soooooo different back when I was at school!!! Looking back now I think we were more lucky, not just because we could wear whatever we wanted but because it was the norm to walk the hour home from school safely xx

I think that they shouldn’t ban the school dress ..
But I think it’s a good idea to have the girls wear pants when they play sports.

I don’t think the dress should be banned but giving them the option of pants or dress is a great way to go.

Pants or dress is ok. Both are ok, aren’t they.

Why do they have to ban the dress? Can it still not be an option to choose from? Let’s create choice rather than ban.

I agree that girls should have the ‘option’ to wear shorts and trousers but to also to be able to wear dresses if they choose to. That way they can still have the option of displaying their personalities through a limited uniform. My daughter’s school offer shorts, skort, dress, trousers and pinafore. My daughter (8) has all options available to choose from, most days she chooses to wear either her skort, dress or pinafore (season depending) as she is prefers to wear that style of clothing. These do not limit her style of play at all and she wears bike shorts or stockings underneath.

A dress never stopped me from playing. I much prefer the look of skirts and dresses personally.

Fantastic, more schools should definitely do it, I still remember how uncomfortable and restrictive school dresses were in the 1970’s, could not wait until I got home to take it off and wear something comfortable so I could play outside.

I think it is great! Now they can flip and flop on the monkey bars, do some cartwheels and hand stands just like we did when we were younger oh an not to mention actually be warm in winter

Great move, I wish more schools will follow, not only for the younger classes. Not only does it encourage physical activities, the skirts, dresses, pinafores and ties are often so outdated.

I hope the girls are more comfortable in the new uniform.

Good thinking behind what they want the end goal to be .

Good. I hope more schools follow suit. From when my daughter was a baby, I was asked why I don’t put her in skirts or dresses more, especially now she seems to like them(3yr old). I keep telling them because she is an active girl that loves climbing, getting dirty and running around. Particularly while climbing, she is limited in movement in a skirt/dress, so she wears shorts.