Now schools are told to let Muslim girls wear head-to-toe 'burkinis' for swimming lessonsBy DANIEL BOFFEY - More by this author » Last updated at 22:09pm on 23rd June 2007 Schools have been told they should allow Muslim girls taking swimming lessons to cover themselves from head to toe in special outfits dubbed burkinis. An increasing number of pupils are insisting that conventional swimming costumes are "immodest" and, citing religious grounds, have been refusing to wear them. Now councillors in Ealing, West London, are encouraging local pools to stock the £29 Lycra "burkinis" and instructing local schools to let...