Filed on June 6, 2018 | Last updated on June 7, 2018 at 10.44 am

The policy was 'gender-neutral' and boys could of course wear a skirt if they wished.

A secondary school in Oxfordshire has reportedly banned boys from wearing shorts in the summer months instead wear a skirt if they wish.

Chiltern Edge Secondary School in Oxfordshire stipulated in their new uniform policy that the only leg wear allowed would be trousers, and the only other option would be skirts - and that goes for both boys and girls.

Parent Alastair Vince-Porteous asked if his son could instead wear tailored shorts, and was told no under the new 'gender-neutral' policy, the Daily Mail reports.

Mr Vince-Porteous told the paper he just wanted his child to wear tailored shorts for two months of the year and that "it's not a big deal".

Another parent complained that it was mean to make kids wear blazers and ties in the summer.

The change in policy comes as temperatures are set to rise over the summertime.