SAITAMA--High schools run by the prefecture here that still have dress codes requiring female students to wear skirts as part of their uniforms will soon allow girls to choose slacks instead.

The student was told at the uniform shop that she could choose pants. She thus decided to purchase them. “I wondered why it was impossible for me to wear pants, given the female teachers all ...

But Labour MP Emma Hardy, also a former teacher, has raised concerns about how schools seemingly police female students’ uniform to a greater extent than they do with boys, particularly with ...

The new policy will allow underprivileged students to get their uniform free of cost. The State Government will provide funds ...