High school students have claimed they're getting detentions over the length of their skirts because they are 'distracting' male teachers. A number of Victorian schools have rules for the girls' uniforms but not for the boys' - with punishments for female students on the rise for their short skirts.
Female students also complained they were being forced to have their skirt lengths checked including making sure they hadn't been rolled up to look shorter. Girls from two Victorian high schools claimed they were told to not wear short skirts by school staff because it would make male teachers uncomfortable.
One year 11 girl in a school in Melbourne's east told the Herald Sun she was slapped with a detention for wearing a skirt that was too short after being pulled out of her class. Then when mum had something to say about it, they told her, ''I can assure you that was never said'',' she said. She also said teachers have been turning up winter skirt hems and inspecting tops of girls' skirts to check if they have been altered.
A student from another school in the east of Melbourne said a relief teacher told her the length of her skirt was distracting male teachers, causing them to feel uncomfortable. One student teacher at a school in Melbourne's north called out the college for the 'sexism' she experienced after she said the outfit she wore drew unwanted attention.
One student claimed teachers have been turning up winter skirt hems and inspecting tops of girls' skirts to check if they have been altered or rolled up. Three different schools in Victoria have skirt length rules for female students, but no short length regulation for boys. A Department of Education and Training spokesperson stated to Daily Mail Australia on behalf of one Melbourne school that policies regarding uniforms for government schools are determined by school councils.
