Schoolboys don skirts

LONDON: Boys at a British high school have found a novel way around strict uniform rules banning shorts, as the country swelters through a heatwave.

The schoolboys at Isca Academy in Exeter donned skirts instead of the officially mandated grey slacks. Photos in British media show the boys wearing short-sleeved white shirts, school ties and the grey and white plaid skirts that the girls wear.

Devon County Council spokesman David Beasley said about 30 boys turned up to school in skirts again yesterday, though temperatures dropped to a cool 20ºC. None was punished.