New guidelines will require all schools in Northern Ireland to offer girls the option to wear trousers as part of their uniform.
Education Minister Paul Givan said the revised guidance will allow girls to wear trousers as part of their uniform and also for PE and games.
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason has described the decision as a “welcome but embarrassing U-turn by the minister”.
Education Committee chairman Nick Mathison said the minister will have to explain why he “took so long to move on this issue”.
The guidelines are legally binding under the School Uniforms Act which came into operation earlier this year.
How in the heck did it take this long for them to figure this out?
School uniforms are great, but forcing freaking skirts on girls is absurd. Or even the opposite way: go boys! Skirts can be amazing - as long you don’t have to wear it!
Edit: I was forced to wear skirts in kindergarten - my poor mother… - but that was over 35 years ago! (And the school let me wear jeans)