UK: Skirts at school 'unfair to transsexuals'

Mon Feb 22 2010

Schools that force girls to wear skirts as part of their official uniform are discriminating against transsexuals, a British watchdog claims.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission says schools may be breaking the law if they continue to make skirts compulsory, Britain's Daily Mail newspaper reports.

The commission has even threatened "costly legal action" if uniform rules are not changed. the rest