Chest binders are used to flatten and hide breasts. Some people can experience negative side effects, including back and chest pains, breathing difficulties, and fractured ribs.
Campaign group For Women Scotland branded it a “dangerous practice” and said it “beggars belief that the school would raise money to pay for these incredibly damaging devices”.
Calling for the school to undertake an “urgent review of policy and safeguarding”, a spokesperson for the group added: “It is as dangerous as breast ironing which, rightly, is illegal in the UK.”
It is understood the idea to raise money for the binders at the planned event next week was conceived by senior pupils on the school equalities group.
The email was said to have been sent from a staff member, with one teacher telling the Daily Record no consultation had been carried out.
The teacher told the newspaper: “Staff would be paying money to raise funds to buy breast binders for young girls and we have no idea if parents are in agreement with this
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