Schoolgirls in New Zealand told to lengthen skirts to 'stop distracting male staff and pupils'

[doggie]

 

well the US is not the only place were stupidity reins. can't believe they said staff.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/11/schoolgirls-in-new-zealand-told-to-lower-skirts-to-stop-distracting-male-staff-and-pupils?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link

 

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Teenage girls at a New Zealand high school have reportedly been told to lower their skirts to knee level so as not to “distract” male students and teachers.

Around 40 students in year 11 at Henderson high school in Auckland were called to a meeting and told by deputy principal Cherith Telford that their skirts would need to be lowered to knee level, Newshub reports.

 

Telford said the move was designed to “keep our girls safe, stop boys from getting ideas and create a good work environment for male staff”.

The comments have caused outrage among many students, parents and feminist commentators. 

“I am very annoyed by this,” said Deborah Russell, a feminist commentator and lecturer at Massey University. 

“It sends a message that young women are responsible for young men’s sexual behaviour, and also sends a bad message to young men that their sexual behaviour is uncontrollable.”

Debbi Tohill, executive director of Rape Crisis, said it was “appropriate” for schools to have dress codes but the instruction to lengthen skirts sent the message that the onus was on young women – teenagers – to stop male students and teachers getting “distracted”.

 

[Mercer]

Gross.

It's especially gross that they mentioned adults being distracted by the students' skirt length. If you are unable to function in your job due to seeing a female child's legs, you are probably in the wrong line of work.

[doggie]

yes thats the biggest problem with it.

[RhythmicSkater]

This happened at my high school as well. They actually manufactured school-brand post it notes and would stick them to our knees, and if the skirt didn't touch the post it note when we walked, we got in trouble. Apparently a few inches of skin above our knees made male staff uncomfortable.