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Kiwi kid's letter changes Dunedin's St Francis Xavier school uniform

Publish Date
Wed, 13 Nov 2019, 4:19PM
School’s short rules change after pupil’s letter. Photo/NZ Herald

Kiwi kid's letter changes Dunedin's St Francis Xavier school uniform

Publish Date
Wed, 13 Nov 2019, 4:19PM

She may be only 7 years old, but Kayleigh Dryden has already proven she is not one to skirt around the big issues.

The St Francis Xavier School pupil got sick of wearing her pinafore to school each day.

So she decided to take her problem right to the top. She wrote to the school's board of trustees, asking if she could wear shorts and a T-shirt in summer.

Principal Carmel Jolly told Simon and Phil the board considered Kayleigh's proposal and said ‘that's great, why not’.

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