I think we are going to see more and more of these cases appearing. This one is clearly a protest about inequality of treatment in enforcing the dress code. However, the boys seemed to be dress quite nicely based on the discription in the article. Wether the kilts were actually disrupting the learning process is most likely debatable.

This still comes down to the question of the kilt being appropriate dress, And in this case the principle can make a determination based on his or her own opinion. School uniforms may be an answer, because it leave little doubt about dress code violations. However, I would prefer to see more education of school officials regarding the kilt being acceptable attire.

I think these cases are going to have to be won by protests lead by the kilt wearing community. It will be one small victory at a time, until the educators receive education about the kilt being appropriate male attire. At the same time, male students who wear the kilt will need to do so in a dignified manner, otherwise what we gain, we could easily loose.

Darrell