Public School Uniform Policy

[CourtClerk]

OP< Why did you CHOOSE to buy your child a pink Aeropostal jacket rather than the NECESSARY school jacket?

And it's Aeropostale for goodness sakes, not Hollister. Clothes are cheap in Aeropostale, you could have gotten 2 if you insist on her having a pink jacket.

 

[justalayman]

I regret sending my daughter to school with the same belt that she was permitted to wear last year... I really am.Had I known that they weren't allowed this year, I would have purchased her a new one, but I opted to save that money because her's was still in good condition.

if the code has not changed since last year, I would appeal their decision and I believe you should as well. While they will likely not allow the belt still, they may reconsider any penalty for her wearing it when she had.

Nowhere on the school's website did it say double seams weren't allowed...just khaki pants (no cargo pants)

then you should be addressing this with the school. If they are not specific enough, they have no right enforcing an unstated rule.

How does double stitched seams effect my children's education ? A freaken belt is meant to hold their damn pants up. Does my child really run faster or jump higher if she is wearing dress out clothes with the school's logo?

No but especially in a school that is having problems, strictly enforcing the rules is very important. The students must understand the school does have the power, not the students.

I was just wondering if the uniform policy was a law...that's all.

essentially, yes. It is not a law the requires uniforms but the law supports the schools right to make and enforce decisions such as a dress code. A uniform is simply a strict dress code.

If the school tells me to cut off all of my children's hair, do I have to do that too ?

quite likely, yes.

What if they tell me what color underwear that I have to put on their butt's ?

I would suggest having them wear whatever color was mandated.

How far are the allowed to go ?

there are not a lot of limitations.

 

[stealth2]

Thing is... you apparently have a history with the school of allowing the children to flout the dress code. So expect that each additional infraction will result in stronger reactions. When your daughter's shoe was eaten, did you call the school and give them a heads' up? Or did you just let your daughter walk blithely into school with out-of-dress-code shoes? Same with the jacket. (And btw, 40 degrees is really not THAT cold. Up here, when they have an emergency drill, they go out in what they have on - which does not include jackets. Doesn't matter if it's 60, 40 or 20 degrees.)

And while they may have turned a blind eye to the belt last year, the fact that there have been multiple times when you and yours have ignored the dress code has ramped things up. What's the point of a dress code if you start allowing kids to ignore it? And no - a belt w/studs isn't black or brown. Any rational person really would understand it means PLAIN black or brown, no decoration.

As for shoes? keds.com - white tennis shoes, canvas, $25-$30 a pair. Buy 2, save 20%; buy 3, save 30%. When you consider your time and gas spent driving to MS, you'd have paid for shipping twice over.

As for choices? Yes, you have choices. Live in a district that doesn't have a dress code. Send your children to a different school. Homeschool. Become involved with the district to make sure that the uniforms put into place are readily available and affordable to the majority of families. Ask about organizing a uniform exchange in the weeks before school starts, perhaps working with one of the local thrift shops. (*) In short - become part of the solution, rather than part of the problem.

(*) And I'm sorry, but if money is that tight? (and I know tight, believe me!) You might want to lower your nose a little when it comes to using clothes from the thrift shops. You - and your kids - might even learn something about conservation and decreasing your carbon footprint.

 

[Humusluvr]

Well put, stealth.

It always bothers me when people decide that because the rules seem trivial to them, they are not going to follow them. They don't ASK why the rules are in place, just deem them stupid and then get angry when they are reprimanded.

We have a no flip flop rule at our school. Girl wears flip flops anyways. Lost her pinkie toe when she tried to walk down a crowded hall and someone swiped her foot with their boot heel.

We have a no studded belt rule. Someone wore a chain belt, and used the belt to beat someone with.

The rules are there to protect the students. It protects them from being singled out, from gang activity, and frankly, it protects them from themselves.

If you want rules changed, come up with a compelling argument, and petition the board. Either follow the rules or get them changed, but quit whining and coming up with excuses because honestly - you're teaching your child to be a brat. You're setting a quite b**chy example, and that's what makes teachers jobs hard.

 

[stealth2]

My daughter's HS doesn't have a dress code. There are ~200 students, total. All nerds. LOL

My son's HS? Most certainly did. And the ONE time he considered wearing something that was out of it? I made it plain that he'd better either bring a change of clothes or be prepared to spend the day in ISS as I would not leave work to pick him up or bring him something to change into. Funny how well that worked.

 

[justalayman]

=stealth2;2639518]My daughter's HS doesn't have a dress code. There are ~200 students, total. All nerds. LOL

I'm betting they have a dress code. Have her try showing up for school without some form of dress being worn at all and I bet they let you know real quick there is some level of dress code.

your statements (in your previous post) are very good though.

 

[stealth2]

Touche.