A debate has broken out at a top city high school over uniform policy with girls stating they feel discriminated against.
Female pupils at King David High School in Childwall say they want to be able to wear trousers like the boys - as well as questioning policy over a ban on leggings in PE.
But King David head teacher, Michael Sutton, says there are complex cultural considerations involved related to the fact it is an Orthodox Jewish school.
He also highlighted that rules also apply to boys, including that all pupils must wear jogging bottoms in PE.
But Mr Sutton said the school "is listening" to its students and is committed to open discussions.
Girls at the school started a petition this week calling for changes, which has so far attracted more than 300 signatures.
The petition, started by Laura Starkey, states: "We want justice for female students in our school and the freedom to express ourselves without being limited to things that boys can do and we cannot."
Mr Sutton told the ECHO that several other complaints made on the petition are untrue - including that teachers have told girls the uniform policy must be followed to "not distract the male teachers and students".
He said: "As an Orthodox Jewish School, our longstanding uniform policy is an expression of our ethos, as is the case in many other schools of a religious character around the country.
"We are proud to be a school that places, equality, inclusivity and respect for Jewish values at the centre of everything that we do."
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A similar debate broke out at Wirral Grammar School for Girls last month.
Head teacher Elaine Cogan described a number of pupils starting a petition calling for girls to be allowed to wear trousers as "unacceptable behaviour".
The debate comes amid a national reckoning on sexism, harassment and abuse in schools and universities.
A website called Everyone's Invited, founded in June last year by Soma Sara, saw a flood of anonymous stories describing incidents in schools.
