JOHANNESBURG, July 19 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Swaziland, a southern African country where more than a quarter of all adults are HIV-positive, has banned school girls from wearing miniskirts in an effort to reign in the sexual promiscuity that is spreading the dreaded disease. The London Telegraph quotes an education official as saying that “The ban will go into effect next year and schoolgirls 10 years and older will be required to wear knee-length skirts.” The official said: “We are living in tough times because of HIV/Aids. We need to address the problem of dress code among students because it all starts from there.”
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