The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a lower court ruling barring private charter schools from requiring girls to wear skirts.

Several female students filed complaints in 2019. lawsuit The ACLU opposes charter day schools in North Carolina that require students to wear uniform, Male students wear pants and female students wear skirts. A federal court ruled against the school from enforcing the rule, after which the school appealed to the Supreme Court to uphold the school’s right to enforce the dress code.

However, the judges refused to consider the case, according to On Monday’s order list. (Related: SCOTUS Orders Louisiana to Add Second-Majority Black House District)

“Today’s announcement is a win for the thousands of students who attend public charter schools in North Carolina and 3.6 million like them across the country,” said Leah Tobacco Marr, ACLU Women’s Rights Project Director. rice field. Said in a press release. “Girls in public charter schools have the same constitutional rights as girls in other public schools, including the freedom to wear pants. continue.”

BREAKING: Today, the Supreme Court upheld a federal court decision in our case against a public charter school in North Carolina.

Public charter schools are supposed to respect the constitutional rights of their students, but the school’s “skirts only” rule for female students violated those rights.

— ACLU (@ACLU) June 26, 2023

The school’s founder, Baker Mitchell, said the dress code requirement was to promote “chivalry.” according to In the lawsuit, the ACLU told the Associated Press that the girls “sent a message that the requirement to wear skirts sent a message that their comfort and freedom to participate in physical activity were less important than their male classmates.” There are,” he claimed. The school now allows girls to wear pants, following a previous federal court ruling.

The ACLU and Charter Day School did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.

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