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duffyduff

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3. It's a myth school uniforms save money

Reply to eridani (Original post)

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 10:55 AM

Jun 2013

Parents have to buy TWO sets of clothes for their children, one for school, one for all other times.

School uniforms in public schools should not be allowed anyway because students have the right to free expression as long as the clothing is safe and doesn't distract from the learning environment.

The ONLY reason there has been this push for school uniforms in public schools is because dipshit administrators LOVE them. They don't have to do as much work of enforcing dress codes like they did before.

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Does School Discipline Over Uniform Infractions Go too Far? [View all] eridani Jun 2013 OP

It's the same with any issue - reward vs cost. mbperrin Jun 2013 #1

Suspension over uniforms is crazy. knitter4democracy Jun 2013 #2

It's a myth school uniforms save money duffyduff Jun 2013 #3

That depends--my parents cut back a lot on other clothing expenditures to pay for uniforms eridani Jun 2013 #5

You are talking private schools, where they can impose uniforms duffyduff Jun 2013 #7

It's the same policy regardless, right? eridani Jun 2013 #8

So kids are violating the uniform rules to get out of class? Igel Jun 2013 #4

Yep. Put more simply... FBaggins Jun 2013 #6