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Scottish pupils face being forced to wear gender neutral uniforms as part of a radical plan to cut costs for parents and to promote 'equality in the classroom'.
Nicola Sturgeon's coalition government has launched a public consultation on the proposal, which says reforming the national uniform policy will remove 'unnecessary rules around what each gender should wear'.
The SNP-Green plan also wants to help families struggling through the cost-of-living crisis by introducing a price cap that would remove 'huge costs on families due to overly specific policies and too few suppliers', according to Ross Greer MSP, education spokesman for the Scottish Greens.
Under the proposal, blazers and branded PE kits could be outlawed and replaced with gender-neutral 'generic items of uniform'.
All schools, including private institutions, would be affected by the law change.
It means the famous Fettes College in Edinburgh - which counts Tony Blair and Tilda Swinton among its alumni - could face having to ditch its iconic uniform, including its stripy £120 blazer.
Scotland already has a grant to help parents pay for uniforms, offering at least £120 per child.
Mr Greer said: 'This new national guidance is an opportunity to let young people, parents and carers choose good value clothing which meets their school's rules without needing to buy from expensive specialist retailers.
Nicola Sturgeon's coalition government has launched a public consultation on the proposal, which says reforming the national uniform policy will remove 'unnecessary rules around what each gender should wear'. (Pictured: Ms Sturgeon during First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament, on May 19)
The proposals mean the famous Fettes College in Edinburgh - which counts Tony Blair and Tilda Swinton among its alumni - could face having to ditch its iconic uniform, including its stripy £120 blazer (students wearing blazer pictured)
The reform hopes to 'promote equality, including recognising specific matters relating to religion and belief, disability, sex and gender' in classrooms. But some education leaders have criticised the plans. (Pictured: Elite Fettes College)
'I hope that as many young people as possible make their voices heard over the course of the consultation so that any new guidance works for them.'
The reform hopes to 'promote equality, including recognising specific matters relating to religion and belief, disability, sex and gender' in classrooms.
But some school leaders have hit out at
