英国男中学生被禁穿短裤 学校：天气热可穿裙子
据外媒报道，近日，英国Oxfordshire的一所中学规定，随着天气转热，该校男学生只有两种选择：继续穿黑色长裤，或者灰色短裙
School bans boys from wearing shorts, telling them to wear skirts instead
It is understood to be part of a gender-neutral uniform policy at Chiltern Edge School
A secondary school in Oxfordshire has reportedly banned boys from wearing shorts in the hot summer months - but said they are free to wear skirts instead if they wish.
Chiltern Edge School in Sonning Common recently introduced a new, stricter uniform policy that states pupils can only wear trousers or skirts. So when one parent asked if their son could wear tailored shorts for summer, they were told no.
The school explained that shorts were not allowed – but as they had a gender-neutral policy, boys could opt to wear skirts.
Father Alastair Vince-Porteous told the Daily Mail: “I was told shorts are not part of the uniform. It’s a shame we can’t be more grown up about it, we aren’t asking for ra-ra skirts or skinny jeans, just grey tailored shorts for two months a year, it’s not a big deal.”
Some other parents also criticised the new uniform, which also introduced blazers[1], as they did not feel the clothing was appropriate for warmer months.
[1]blazer: A blazer is a kind of light jacket for men or women that is also often worn by members of a particular group. (一般男女或某特别群体成员穿的) 轻便短上衣
With temperatures set to reach 26C this week, parentswere keen [2] for their kids to feel comfortable in the heat.
[2]keen: wanting to do something or wanting something to happen very much 热衷的，渴望的，热切的
keen to do sth
He told me that he was keen to help.
他告诉我说他很想帮忙。
keen on doing sth
I wasn’t keen on going there on my own.
我不想一个人去那里。
keen for sth to happen
The government is keen for peace talks to start again.
政府渴望重启和平会谈。
keen that
The chairman is keen that the company should expand its product range.
董事长非常希望公司能够增加产品种类。
The stricter clothing policy was one of the changes brought in since the school was placed in special measures, after receiving an ‘inadequate’ rating by Oftsed inspectors in spring last year.
But the school appears to be making progress and the latest Ofsted monitoring inspection from November 2017, said: “Pupils value their new uniform, and they are smart and polite and most conduct themselves[3] well.”
[3]conduct yourself:to behave in a particular way, especially in a situation where people judge you by the way you behave 表现，为人
The players conducted themselves impeccably, both on and off the field.
这些选手无论在场上还是场下表现都无懈可击。
Headteacher Moira Green, who also introduced longer teaching hours since taking on the role, was credited with helping to turn the school around.
The school did not respond to The Independent's request for comment, but Ms Green told the Daily Mail: "In September 2017, with the support of parents, Chiltern Edge made the decision to move to a more formal uniform. This has been a success.”
The school - which was previously threatened with closure[4] but has since been saved - will be turned into an academy and become part of the Maiden Erlegh Trust in August.
[4]closure: when a factory, school, hospital etc has to close permanently〔工厂、学校、医院等的〕关闭，倒闭，歇业
Several military bases are threatened with closure.
几处军事基地面临关闭。
factory/hospital/school etc closure
the problem of school closures
学校被关闭的问题
Ms Green added: "Maiden Erlegh Trust, in preparation for September 2018, wholeheartedly support Chiltern Edge's adoption of a more formal uniform."
来源：The Independent