In the midst of last week's heat wave, a group of 17
The "skirt strike" was short lived — by the end of the day the students were back in pants — but the 15-year-old students at Whitchurch High School who donned the skirts became a cause célèbre within Wales and
Elsewhere in Europe, Swedish train conductors recently wore skirts on the job to combat intense heat.
Some of the press photos make the students out to be serious protesters:
Tomorrow's South Wales Echo front page: Boys wear skirts to school in protest at uniform rules. #sweaty pic.twitter.com/W3UN3rQl6x
— Steffan Rhys (@Steffan_Rhys) July 17, 2013
Boy pupils wear skirts to school during heatwave #MailOnline http://t.co/SrC76p9vxO pic.twitter.com/sbeINgiIFH
— Anna Parker (@aeparker81) July 18, 2013
But really it looks like they were just having a good time fighting for something they believed in. Here are some photos that the protesters and their friends took during the day:
The ladyboys of Whitchurch High are too hot in trousers so they've worn skirts today. pic.twitter.com/zRRq8t95DZ
— Big Time Radio (@BigtimeCardiff) July 17, 2013
— fraz? (@frazerhaughtonn) July 17, 2013
Looking lovely boys pic.twitter.com/7ht8c6IOOx
— My Whitchurch (@mywhitchurch) July 17, 2013
the boys wearing skirts to protest ???? #hilarious pic.twitter.com/mvaONMvMLz
— morgs (@morgaandineen) July 17, 2013
Hilar pic.twitter.com/sQlTRUATpe
— Chrystal Philippou (@_chrystal28) July 17, 2013
boys in skirts? pic.twitter.com/Xoac8nTX29
— My Whitchurch (@mywhitchurch) July 17, 2013
Cutie ???? @frazerhaughtonn pic.twitter.com/UnyEwcLV8d
— ? (@GracePalladino1) July 17, 2013
WHITCHURCH SKIRT STRIKE @JoeAtaou @MyWhitchurch @CapitalFm @BigTimeRadio pic.twitter.com/OxtlLKfift
— MORG@N (@Morggy_Phillips) July 17, 2013
This tweet might best sum up how the boys felt about all of the attention:
@JoeAtaou @BigtimeCardiff @CapitalOfficial @mywhitchurch #skirtscandel #skirtprotest #skirtstrike pic.twitter.com/Ru8Y3iEBNi
— Robert Melvin (@RobertMelvin10) July 17, 2013