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Teachers have told students at a high school in Co Carlow not to wear tight clothing for PE, as it distracts staff.
Presentation College Carlow spoke to all the students in their year groups last Friday and asked them not to wear leggings or tight pants according to the Carlow Nationalist.
Students were also told not to roll up their skirts or tighten their sweaters, as it was too revealing too.
According to the Nationalist, younger students were given a ‘PG version’ of the rules, but male students were not included in the assemblies.
3,500 people have also signed an online petition against the policy, while people on social media have described the instructions as ‘shame’ and amount to bodily shame.
Students at the school said they felt “degraded, paranoid, violated, disgusted and insecure” after the announcement, while male students at the school plan to wear leggings to school in protest.
One mother, who wishes to remain anonymous, described how her two daughters explained the rules:
“My 12-year-old son said, ‘No ankles, no knees, no collarbones. We are not allowed to show any skin. We basically have to stay covered at all times. ‘
“My oldest daughter is 16 and they were told that they should have more respect for themselves and basically that they were using their bodies to distract the male teachers.”
The director of the school was contacted yesterday by the Nationalist, but did not comment on the matter.
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