"Good day to you sir and Greetings from Bonnie Scotland.

I was concerned to hear that you recently held a dance where a young man of Scots descent was not allowed to wear the Kilt, As you know the Kilt is the national dress of scotland and is worn on formal occasions by Scots and by people of Scots descent, or anyone else with an interest in celtic culture. As this was a formal dance the young man in question was honouring his Scots ancesters by wearing the Kilt.

As a fellow teacher I feel it is my job to encourage young people to explore the past and learn from it, After the 1745 battle of Culloden and the ensuing massacre, the wearing of Tartan, and the Kilt was banned by the British, this was a dark time in British history and we have since learned to live in peace with our English neighbors, and learned that banning symbols of peoples culture is wrong.

I suggest you get on the net and do some reseacrch into Scots history and the Highland clearances, as you have a Scots surname your self you may find out about your own familys history.

Its NOT just about stopping a young man wearing an item of clothing, the Kilt is more than that, it repersents this young mans heritage and the heritage of some of the greatest and bravest men in history, Scots made a massive contribution to the founding of Modern America, and Canada.

Please take this opportunity to show these young people that Heritage is there to be treasured and not to be forgotten. "

I sent this earlier on to the principal.