Williamwood High School scrapped its traditional positions of head boy and head girl and replaced them with two gender neutral ‘captains’ elected by other pupils.
However, the move ‘backfired’ after both posts were secured by male candidates, while none of four girls who put themselves forward were chosen.
One of Scotland’s top state schools has prompted an angry backlash after its head girl was replaced with a boy in what was supposed to be an ‘inclusivity’ drive.
Williamwood High School scrapped its traditional positions of head boy and head girl and replaced them with two gender neutral ‘captains’ elected by other pupils.
However, the move ‘backfired’ after both posts were secured by male candidates, while none of four girls who put themselves forward were chosen.
Source: School’s equality drive ‘backfires’ as head girl replaced by…a BOY!