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One morning, a little over a week ago, boys at Rainford High in Merseyside turned up in class wearing skirts over their school uniform.

It was a show of solidarity in support of female pupils who were — still are — embroiled in a row over the thorny subject of skirt lengths. It's a familiar classroom battle up and down the country.

The 'skirt-wearing' was the prelude to a demonstration during the day which had been planned on social media.