Submitted on Thursday 19th June 2025
Rejected on Tuesday 15th July 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
When it’s 25 degrees or hotter boys can wear PE shorts in school
Allow boys to wear shorts when it gets too hot.
When it’s too hot, it will improve concentration as it will be cooler for students.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
School uniform policy is a matter for schools themselves.
The Government sets guidance on school uniform policy. This recommends that schools "take a sensible approach to allow for exceptions to be made during extreme weather – for example, allowing pupils to wear shorts in very hot weather or allowing trousers to be worn instead of skirts in very cold weather."
You can read more about this here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-uniform/school-uniforms
You could reach out to a particular school to request they change their policy.
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