"Banty" wrote in message
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In article , nimue
says...

Tori M wrote:
I found it to be distracting to be in classes with kids wearing CoEd
Naked shirts (until the school figured them out lol) This was also
the "start" of the baggy jeans to your ankles pants.. kids yanking
them up all the time. I dont want to see anyones undies. I dont see
what the big deal is of wearing Jeans that fit and then going home
and changing and expressing themselves on their own time. Some
people might be suprised at how nice it is to walk without your pants
falling off all the time.

I think it is absolutely ridiculous to suspend kids who violate the dress
code. Hello? The kids need to go to class to learn. We should not
punish
kids by taking away their opportunity and responsibility to learn. That
is
utterly counter-productive. Give the kids detention if you must, just
don't take them out of class for violating a dress code. They need to
know
that going to class and getting an education takes priority over nearly
everything.

OK - so you object to the punishment and not the rule?

I agree that suspension is a pretty unimaginative way to deal with it.

to me: unimaginative = clear-cut. If you don't were the right dress, you
don't come to school.

So, how
about in-house detention, and in black slacks and white shirts as required
wear.
IF the parents can't support that (and run out and get the clothes), then
their
true value on education would be apparent. It would make the point, and
the
clothes would add the embarassment factor that would make the point to the
kids
in question.

Would you go along with that?

Banty

The kids were essentially sent home on the first day of school because they
either were not wearing appropriate attire or were using cell phones. The
student dress code is available on the internet and presumable, students and
parents were able to get a copy of it if they didn't have it from the
previous year. Clothing stores in the area sell the apporpiate clothing that
is consistant with the dress code (no logos except school logos) in the
appropriate color. I am sure not only did the high school students get the
message that only appropriate clothing is to be worn, but the kids at the
other two high schools in the district and the lower grades got the message,
too.

If the policy is uniformly enforced, then it becomes a non-issue.

The kids have plenty of ways to express themselves with wearing jewlry and
othe ways. Hats and other colors are often allowed in schools to decrease
the visibility of gang symbols.

IMHO, the school did a good job.

http://hammond.k12.in.us/StudentParentGuide.pdf

Jeff


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