POLL: Should students have to wear school uniforms?

Suzanne Harrington and Arlene Harris debate the need of uniforms in schools today. Have your say in the poll in at the bottom of the story.

"It’s not the girls who need educating. To force girls to wear long, shapeless garments so that they will not attract unwanted sexual attention — seriously, isn’t that a bit Taliban?"

It’s the person inside that matters, not the colour of their socks or the length of their skirt, argues Suzanne Harrington