Five boys came to school in skirts

A group of teenage boys at a UK school turned up for classes in 'cool' skirts in a bold protest against the institution's 'no shorts' uniform policy despite the ongoing heatwave. Five boys from ISCA Academy in Exeter, Devon, strolled in wearing the attire after being told by teachers that they would be placed in isolation were they to walk into class in shorts. The mother of one of the pupils said her 14-year-old was told a day earlier by the head teacher, "you can wear a skirt if you like", after he complained about the heat. So he – along with four others – wore official uniform skirts to school so as to avoid any possibility of action by authorities.