Aimee Walker
A primary school has sparked a debate after encouraging children to come to school wearing skirts to ‘break down gender stereotypes’.
Castleview Primary in Craigmillar, Edinburgh, sent an email to parents asking them to let their children join male teachers in the initiative.
Nicola Taylor, whose son Ethan wore the skirt said: “We are so proud of our son and the fact that these kids want to support such a cause is remarkable and these kids deserve the support and even praise for tackling and supporting the issue.
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“The school is amazing and so supportive to a lot of different topics and the kids are encouraged to express their true feelings on subjects.”
However, one mother, called Megan, whose son attends the school tweeted: “My son is five and just got this from the school! Let kids be kids.”
Another user wrote: “I mean if a boy really wants to wear a skirt to school, he should be allowed, but why initiate this and put pressure on people to ask their son to wear a skirt or be seen as some sort of bigot?”
The email sent out read: “Our P6 pupils have been learning about gender stereotypes and how important it is to break them down.
“They learnt about a Spanish high school pupil, Mikel Gomez, who was expelled from school last year for wearing a skirt.
“In response to this, male teachers and many pupils throughout Spain came into school wearing a skirt to support Mikel and break down gender norms.
“They started the hashtag #LaRopaNoTieneGenero which means “clothing has no gender” and when our pupils found out about this, they were keen to take part.”
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