Social media users were elated after a group of supportive villagers rallied to return a little girl back to school after she was sent away to fetch school fees.

From hair length to skirt length, school uniform policies, or dress codes, dictate many aspects of a student's appearance. They're sometimes challenged by students and parents — with varying ...

They checked the school rules and discovered they simply state that students “should wear uniforms,” with no provisions clearly mandating girls and boys to wear skirts and pants, respectively.

"Some of those students who want to spend their school lives as boys want to wear uniforms with stand-up collars or similar clothing for boys--not slacks for girls. I hope male and female uniforms ...

By wearing this innovative school uniform, students may not need an extra jacket ... It would be a crisp white shirt for both girls and boys. The boys would sport a faded reddish-orange tie ...