Ministry to decide on skirts next week

A DECISION on whether or not secondary schoolgirls will be allowed to wear trousers to school will probably be taken by the end of next week, a ministry official said yesterday.

The statement came after parent groups spoke out in support of the uniform change.

The row over whether or not schoolgirls should be allowed to wear grey trousers similar to those worn by male classmates has been going on for several years now.

On Wednesday, Pancyprian Secondary Education Parents’ Association president Antonis Antoniou said there would be a discussion on how best to approach the situation next Thursday.

He added that the stand taken by the parents’ association “was positive”, but that moves made by students themselves to protest against the “no trousers for girls” rule were detrimental to the cause.

Education ministry die-hards fear that allowing girls to wear trousers might lead to the total disappearance of school uniform.

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