School accused of ‘degrading’ and ‘sexist’ treatment of girls in enforcing uniform policy

A school has been accused of “degrading” and “inhumane” treatment of female pupils after they were made to line up so that male teachers could inspect the length of their skirts.

Pupils at Rainford high school in St Helens, Merseyside, have held protests after girls were threatened with suspension over the length of their uniform.

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