A school criticised over its 'outrageous' uniform policy has changed its rules. We reporter earlier this year how St Damian's RC Science College, in Ashton, Tameside, was under fire for refusing to allow girls to wear trousers.
The parent of a schoolgirl starting the high school this September described the policy as 'outrageous' and questioned how it was allowed within equality laws.
The complaint from the mum-of-one, who asked not to be identified, followed a tweet from comedian Jenny Eclair, who joined a discussion about the issue of females wearing trousers and said it wasn't until 1995 that her sister was able to wear them at work.
In the tweet, Jenny said: "Talking to my sister, as a female barrister (qualified late 70s) she wasn't allowed to wear trousers in court until 1995 - that's 1995!!!