School Skirt Ban: Educate Children Instead of Sexualising Them

If you watched ITV’s This Morning today or if you follow me on Twitter, you’ll have heard about this story. Read my latest Cultnoise Magazine article on the headmistress in Stoke-on-Trent who is enforcing a ban of skirts because they are too “distracting” for male pupils and, more worryingly, male teachers!

School Skirt Ban: Educate Children Instead of Sexualising Them

A secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent is now enforcing a ban on pupils wearing skirts because they are “distracting” for teachers and other pupils.

Headmistress Dr Rowena Blencowe who has brought in this ban at Trentham High School said: “We’ve tried calling parents, sending pupils home and we’ve even had to buy some girls new skirts, which isn’t something a school should have to do”.

Dr Blencowe added: “We did the same with clip-on ties two years ago. Now, we don’t have to worry about students having their ties done up properly and their top buttons being done up. The ban won’t apply to staff, but we do have high expectations across the school”.

But by far the most disturbing statement Dr Blencowe made on this issue was that young girls wearing short skirts is “distracting for male teachers”.

Charitable Things to Do That Won’t Cost You a Penny

Read my new CultNoise magazine article on charitable things to do that are absolutely free:

The UK is an extremely charitable country and I think it is instilled in us all from a young age to help others less fortunate and to spare what you can if it can benefit someone else. As a child, I did fundraising for the PDSA, a UK charity that provides free veterinary services for the pets of needy owners. I took part in the PDSA PetAid Challenge, which is great fun and a brilliant way to get children involved in charity work.

But as I am now a full-time student with little pennies or time to spare, I’ve been looking for other ways to do good things for others that don’t break the bank. If you are in a similar predicament, there are countless charitable things you can do that won’t cost you a penny. Here are just a few: