Headteacher defends uniform policy saying it protects girls from boys’ advances,prompting accusations of victim blamingA comprehensive school has sent home dozens of schoolgirls after telling them their trousers and skirts were not “demure (quiet, modest, reserved) and modest”, prompting claims by activists that teachers are promoting victim blaming.
Female pupils were turned absent at the gates of Lord Grey school in Bletchley, and Milton Keynes,on Monday, the first day back after the Easter holidays, or whether they failed to pass a uniform check,according to local reports.
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Source: theguardian.com