As many as 80 schools in the UK have introduced “gender neutral” uniforms, allowing boys to wear skirts and girls don trousers if they prefer, as part of Britain’s new Government-funded drive for educational institutions to be more sensitive to “trans” children.
The schools have either dropped references to girls and boys in their dress codes or have rewritten their uniform policy to say that pupils as young as five can dress in the uniform in which they feel most comfortable, The Sunday Times reported.
It is part of a new UK Government-funded drive for schools to be more sensitive to “trans” children who are questioning their gender identity. Around 80 state-run schools have introduced the “gender neutral” uniform policies.
Diversity campaigners have warned schools that current policies risk discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pupils (lGBT).
Brighton College, a leading independent school, announced a transgender-friendly uniform code earlier this year.