'Some people could definitely learn from these kids' - Your views online

Edinburgh school pupils have show support for the ‘Clothes Have No Gender’ campaign by joining in a 'Wear a skirt to school' day. A Primary Six class at Castleview Primary were keen to show their solidarity with the campaign after a pupil in Spain was expelled for wearing a skirt. Readers were similarly keen to comment...

Castleview Primary School’s P6 class held a ‘Wear a skirt to school’ day

Stephanie Spalding: So proud of my daughter and her fellow P6 classmates for doing this. What they have done is amazing to show kids just to be themselves! I stand by my child, her classmates, the teachers and Castleview.

Samantha Forrest: I’ve seen distasteful comment have been made against the school and the pupils and it’s out of line! Children should be taught about the real world and proper values and this school should be applauded in doing so. The children had a choice – they’re not being forced into anything. My son played with dolls when he was little and it didn’t make him “gay” but this is the sort of mentality that’s still around today and it should be silenced. I for one am proud that we have a school like this in our city.

John Simpson: In the real world you talk about, gender issues are way down near the bottom of people's priorities. Silly things like earning a living take priority over social engineering.

Alison McKerrow: These kids and the school don’t deserve a lot of the hate they have been given. It was my daughter’s class/year that asked for this and the school should be applauded for letting them have their voice and channelling their passion int a positive way. For the haters of this, why is “showing racism the red card” acceptable but challenging gender stereotypes isn’t? All this came from ten-year-olds. They want the conversation to be had, and feel passionate that everyone, no matter their persuasion, should be free to be comfortable in the skin they are in and not feel dirty or weird for not going with what society tells them is “normal”.

Angela Brown:It used to be you couldn’t wear trousers, now it’s skirts. It should be down to choice as long as it’s uniform and covers what it’s meant to.

Tracey Henry: Don’t think schools should be getting involved. They send kids home if the don’t have the correct uniform on. My daughter was sent homeonce for having a vest with glitter on it. Under her school shirt. Kids will be in full drag next.

Ally S: Are they seriously teaching our children this nonsense?

Andrea McKirdy: Leave them kids alone… my brother once wore a kilt to school in protest at us girls not being allowed to wear trousers c.1978.

Kirsty Diane Cain: Clothes have no gender? Funny how we have men’s, boys’, women’s and girls’ departments – or is the world going so mad that their going to stop that as well? Let kids be kids and decide what they want to be when they grow up instead of having this nonsense dripped into their brains from a young age.

Jo Anna Louise: All these folk getting irate about what other people choose to wear – pathetic.

Dayl Somerville: Imagine greeting because a lad wore a skirt once for a good cause.

Lynne Robertson: Some of you could definitely learn from these kids! What hope do they have when adults behave in such a judgemental way?

Frances Petrie-Hay: I really don't care, but clothes do have a gender because girls’ and boys’ bodies are different shapes and boys and girls grow at different rates and generally stop growing at different heights. Easy answer – all wear trousers. The skirts worn today are the sort my kids called skelts, more belt than skirt! Men and boys wear kilts – what's the difference?

Trams to Newhaven

Councillors have sought to assure the public that the trams to Newhave project is on track for completion at the scheduled time – spring 2023 – and in budget.

Steven McKenzie: Not a chance they're running the full route by spring 2023.

Bob Dickson: What could possibly go wrong? Everything.

Martin Delaney: I can’t wait to be able to get a tram to Ocean Terminal which, by 2023, will have about three shops left.

Tom Young: To take ten years to install around 11 miles of tram lines and get them running is an absolute joke. Traffic chaos, pollution and the loss of livelihoods, especially in Leith, is unforgivable.

David Malcolm: The damage far outweighs the benefits to the people of Edinburgh.

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this article. We're more reliant on your support than ever as the shift in consumer habits brought about by coronavirus impacts our advertisers.

If you haven't already, please consider supporting our trusted, fact-checked journalism by taking out a digital subscription.