ABSTRACT

Never mind the International Baccalaureate; let us talk about schoolgirls’ legs. They seem to cause just as much upheaval. If they’re not placing career-wrecking temptations in the way of ambitious male staff, the said legs are causing outrage in the Daily Mail, with several full pages and many pictures devoted to the great debate about whether hideous grey school skirts should be worn one, four, or 18 inches above the knee.