For or Against?

boys should be able to wear what they want even skirts in fact i think boys look smart in skirt / kilt, than in shorts or trousers

I believe Boys should have the choice to wear either long or short pants to school after all if the colours comply with the dress code what difference would it make and at any rate shorts would be more comfortable in summer

Your son of 12 years old is in secondary school year 7 or 8, in the UK I assume. Is he the only boy in short trousers?

both my boys wear grey shorts to school winter and summer
thay are age 12 and 10

i feel that you are wrog sending your sons in shorts age 12 and 10 to school at any time of year.do you make your sons ware shorts all the time?

12 years old boys are in secondary school in the UK and I would think that few boys would be seen in short trousers.

Here in Sri Lanka the boys wear short trousers until 14 and there is no problem. In year 10 they wear white trousers. Girls wear white dresses and most wear T sandals and keep their hair in long platts. It quite impossible to imagine that boys in short trousers would be tempted to drink or smoke, or even have a sexual relationship with a girl. It may be seen as being less mature than those in UK but boys are boys and not seen as teenagers waiting to emulate adults.

I have more shorts than longs so I wear shorts most of the time. Shorts just feel better and have more freedom. Alot of my friends are in shorts most of the time all seasons. I like the short shorts some guy are wearing now.

Definitely for ... Shorts look cool on both guys and girls

wear shorts for all of the time

I like pants and jackets better (I wore them and got used to it)

shorts are awesome, and if people want to wear them,, yes you should!

I am all for wearing shorts to school even in the winter. They are more economical than long pants and you can move around better in shorts. I believe you should also wear shorts that come above the knee when standing. The baggy ones are too restrictive. I am also for the idea of dress shorts for boys to wear at functiobs such as weddings or the short pants suits that boys used to wear in Great Britain. Most kids will not get that cold by wearing shorts in the winetr but they will need a coat to kep the upper body warm. I beleve it is also healthier to wear short pants.

In New Zealand many schools require boys in secondary school to wear grey short trousers with long socks. No one seems to object, and in winter the shorts are heavier and usually lined. Boys suits with shorts seem to have faded out in the 80s and you never see them now. At weddings you see little boys aping the adults in wearing three-piece dark suits with long trousers. I don't know why in the UK boys are against wearing short trousers at school, even in hot weather.

Both; unless you're wearing shorts that look like underwear. The board of education creates a school policy for a reason. They don't want young adults dressing inappropiatly. People can get the wrong impression when you're dressing like a slut in the middle of December. I always thought it was stupid that we can't wear shorts when its like 95* but no wants to see your skin...[and its only manly to wear shorts in school if you're a girl..girls in guys clothes look like dumbasses]

Shorts are very smart and practical for boys