School Uniform Skirts Too Short?

Secondary school skirts – too short, too long or just right?

Around New Zealand you'll see a full range – winter kilts that drag on the ground, summer dresses below the knee, and skirts that are mid-thigh or even higher.

In Britain, skirts that are mid-thigh or higher have been causing angst; so much so that some schools have banned skirts altogether and made trousers compulsory.

This issue attracted international attention, with the Los Angeles Times reporting on schools such as Nailsea, in southwestern England, which banned skirts after pupils struggled to keep their skirts at the specified length of just above the knee or lower.

An outright ban of skirts seemed the best option, headmaster David New was reported as saying.