Pupils defy girls uniform ruling at Bedford school with three days of protests
Row centres around skorts - a pair of shorts with an overlapping fabric panel made to resemble a skirt
Friday, 30th April 2021, 4:52 pm
Hundred of pupils at Sharnbrook Academy have refused to go to lessons for three days in protest at a change to the girls uniform policy.
Angry parents contacted
Bedford Today about the protests which began on Wednesday (April 28) - and vowed their children would continue until there is a U-turn by the school.
The row centres around the girl s wearing skorts - a pair of shorts with an overlapping fabric panel made to resemble a skirt.
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