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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060827/..._st/dress_code

128 students suspended at Ind. school
Classrooms were a little less crowded at Morton High School on the
first day
of classes: 128 students were sent home for wearing the wrong
clothes.


Why not a proper uniform, with a range of things to cover lots of
tastes and individuality, but not turning it into a fashion show.

Because with a uniform that parents have to go out and buy their kids
an entire new wardrobe just for school? (And if the 'range' is broad
enough to cover a wide enough range, it's no longer a uniform, but a
dress code.)

I applaud the principle for sticking to her guns. The parents were
sent letters over the summer informing them of the dress code. There
was no excuse for the kids showing up on the first day improperly
dressed. THe principle made it clear that the rules WILL be followed.

Big deal. Trust me, that woman cannot consistently suspend large numbers of
students and kids (they are kids, after all) will push those boundaries. I
do not support anything that removes a kid from class. Give the kids
detention but do not remove them from class unless they have committed some
act of violence. Why don't people get this? Punishing kids by taking away
their time in class helps no one and hurts the kids and the school.


(Though I suspect that in future the results of incorrect dress will
be more like those in my daughter's school -- the kids will be made to
change their clothes.)

Naomi



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