Mystified, Judy asked what she was supposed to have done wrong.
“You were seen walking home in an insolent manner.” Judy still hasn’t the faintest clue what the woman was talking about.
Which bonkers story brings us neatly to schoolgirl Siham Hamud, pictured below. She looks very smart in her crisp school uniform, doesn’t she? All present and correct in blazer, skirt, shiny shoes and well-pressed tie.
But the 12-year-old is improperly dressed, according to her school, Uxbridge High. That skirt breaks regulations. It’s too long. It should be above, not below, her knees.
Siham Hamud looks very smart in her crisp school uniform (Image: Idris Hamud / SWNS)
Muslim pupil sent home for refusing to wear short skirt to school
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A school in Middlesex, England, threatened legal action against the parents of a 12-year-old Muslim learner for failing to wear a shorter skirt.
According to Vogue, Siham Hamud refused to wear a shorter skirt for religious reasons, which was perceived as a violation of the school’s dress code.
The publication reported that Hamud told The Telegraph she felt she was bullied because of her religion.
Previously, Hamud was able to wear an ankle-length skirt to Uxbridge High School for years before it became a disciplinary issue last month.
British Muslim Student s Skirt Sparks Discussions Over Religious Freedoms Published January 14th, 2021 - 09:56 GMT
12-years-old Siham was told that her skirt is too long for the school uniform. (Twitter: @sarahAl99803787)
The family of a 12-year-old teenage girl has talked to several media sources about the bullying their daughter has been facing from her school s administrators; as they asked her to adhere to school s uniform, including a skirt that is shorter than the one she wears.
Haven’t kids suffered enough this year? @UxbridgeHighSch
Skirts too long, skirts too short. How about focusing more on the quality of the education.Her uniform is perfectly smart & it is in school colours. #sihamHamud@LBC@Independent#AcademicTwitter#COVID19#educationpic.twitter.com/75eECEhu1T
Siham Hamud, a Muslim student at Uxbridge High School in the UK, refused to wear a shorter skirt on religious grounds, which violated the school’s dress code.