Parents of girls at high school in Trafford left 'disgusted' by 'sexist' and 'unhygienic' new uniform policy

Parents have become embroiled in a row with a high school in Trafford over a new uniform policy which has been branded 'sexist' and 'unhygienic.'

Students at Ashton on Mersey Academy, which is part of the Dean Trust, have been told they must wear 'plain black tights' whenever they wear a skirt - a decision which has been blasted by scores of parents.

Some students have claimed they were told the rule had been introduced to stop 'girls being sexualised' at school. Concerns have also been raised that the uniform policy could be "unhygienic" - particularly during warm weather.

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Bosses at the school in Sale say the uniform policy will be relaxed during high temperatures, but parents have blasted the rule as '"ridiculous" and are calling for it to be reversed.

One mum, who asked to remain anonymous, said she was "disgusted" by the change in policy, which states skirts must be no shorter than 5cm above the knee cap and must be worn with plain black tights.

"My daughter mainly wears tights for school anyway due to body confidence issues but we finally found her some socks that fitted her calf perfectly and stopped just at the knee," she said, speaking to the M.E.N.

"Then we got told that apparently the school would be banning socks from September. My daughter was told by her form tutor that one of the main reasons socks would be banned was due to them 'sexualising' their legs.

"We were told for weeks that no changes were planned, then on the last week of term the changes were confirmed. Personally I think it's sexist and if part of their reasoning is that the boys issues contribute to it then it's the boys who need educating not the