Do public schools require uniforms?? (Monroe, Weddington: to buy, college, law)
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My oldest is in 8th grade in Union county and is required to ware a uniform to school. Ridiculous in my opinion. Just adds more expense for the parents..
My oldest is in 8th grade in Union county and is required to ware a uniform to school. Ridiculous in my opinion. Just adds more expense for the parents..
What do they really get out of this?
I cannot see how uniforms would be any more expensive than clothing a child in general. You have to wear clothes.
I cannot see how uniforms would be any more expensive than clothing a child in general. You have to wear clothes.
I didn't think so either till they changed the system locally to require uniforms. But once you're in that system, you now have to provide uniforms for your children on top of regular every day clothes. Kids don't wear uniforms outside of school typically. They where jeans, T-shirts or whatever..
Also, people who typically were bargain shoppers when it came to clothes, purchasing at stores like Goodies, TJ max, Marshalls, whenever they found something nice enough are now forced to buy the uniforms that everyone else is buying. There are typically no "deals" on uniforms... And try buying them from the school provided agencies.. That's a joke. The cost of their clothes vs. the regular kids apparel is ridiculous. You'd think you're shopping at designer stores.
It's a racket! I hate it..
And I don't see the benefit. I'd like someone to explain the benefits to me so maybe I could have a better opinion on the issue.
I am all for uniforms. I grew up in a society where all schools public and private all grade levels wore uniforms. When incidents outside of school occured the student coulc be identified almost down to three grade levels to the specific school. Here are a few sites on the pros and cons. The last one is a parent's view for. Hope this helps. The idea of individuality is not a good enough one for me in the argument against. They have all the other time outside of school to be individuals. At school indiviuality can be demonstrated in other ways other than in uniform ex. the school work and projects. Happy reading.
I keep wondering why so many people want a uniform policy when it is clearly against the law. Public funded education is paid by taxpayers dollars. Thus eliminating privatization. Requiring uniforms is just one way to target a certain sector of the population. Yes, you will find a “false policy” in certain sectors that are deemed poor. Schools try to classify it as being uniform, looking, acting and behaving as one. Schools are not jails, and students do not need to assimilate to look and behave as one. No public funded school can sent home a student if they choose not to conform to the “false policy”.
Many parents try to find the logic in this by agreeing that its cheaper for their pocketbooks. We have to look past the cost of dressing students and look at the cost of assimilating students to behave as “monkeys”. Yeah, I said it! Trust me, I’m not trying to be derogatory, but it hurts more poor Blacks and Latino’s, with this made up assimilation process.
People would say so many positive things regarding uniforms: It takes away stigma for those who have and those who don’t. Everyone will have on the same clothes, so no more fighting. Uniforms cost less and encourage learning, among everything else they use for persuasion...bunch of baloney. The fact is even if you keep all students dressing the same, students still knows who has more money. They could tell it by someone book bag (designer bag), coat, jacket, shoes, sneakers, jewelry, lunch, where they live and parent’s car. Thus still creating a separation of those who have and those who do not.
If the policy was mandated for every school, both public and private I will object less, but when it targets a certain sector of the population, I’m against. Could anyone tell me if learning rose by having students in uniforms? I think not...
I didn't think so either till they changed the system locally to require uniforms. But once you're in that system, you now have to provide uniforms for your children on top of regular every day clothes. Kids don't wear uniforms outside of school typically. They where jeans, T-shirts or whatever..
Also, people who typically were bargain shoppers when it came to clothes, purchasing at stores like Goodies, TJ max, Marshalls, whenever they found something nice enough are now forced to buy the uniforms that everyone else is buying. There are typically no "deals" on uniforms... And try buying them from the school provided agencies.. That's a joke. The cost of their clothes vs. the regular kids apparel is ridiculous. You'd think you're shopping at designer stores.
It's a racket! I hate it..
And I don't see the benefit. I'd like someone to explain the benefits to me so maybe I could have a better opinion on the issue.
My kids went to Weddington Middle and the dress code was not a mandatory 'uniform'....you could buy anything that fit the dress code requirements. Has that changed?
We had no trouble outfitting the kids for school for less than $100 each by bargain shopping...and that might be a generous estimate. There were plenty of deals on khaki pants and polo shirts. I liked it and so did the kids. They wore khaki's outside of school sometimes, as well as jeans. You can wear a solid color polo shirt anywhere. It wasn't a big deal at all.
The benefit is that it levels the playing field in one area and provides one less distraction for the students who are there to LEARN, not debate who is wearing the cutest top. No one was picked on because of their clothes...which DD has already noticed changed in high school. If you don't wear 'name brands' other kids will call you out for it. Is that what you want kids focused on at school? If not then uniforms or dress codes are an easy and (can be) inexpensive solution.
Kids don't wear uniforms outside of school typically. They where jeans, T-shirts or whatever..
It's a racket! I hate it..
Be the parent, make them.
I see kids playing and riding bikes after school in their uniforms.
And I'm talking about very simple things like navy/khaki pants (boys) and solid knit shirts.
It's just 'normal' clothes. I see kids walking out of Providence HS wearing $30 T-shirts & $80 jerseys, while I am talking about $7 polos you can get at Target.
I don't think that the uniform policy targets a certain sector of the population. Schools have enough to deal with. If some of the dress code violations could be fixed by uniforms, why not? It frees up the teachers to focus on other important matters. I have heard male teachers feeling uncomfortable telling female students that their dress is inappropriate. Have you seen what some students wear to school? If it creates a better learning environment, I am all for it. As for "assimilation and to behave as monkeys" not true. Some teachers and schools do that alone without the use of uniforms, that's called traditional methods of teaching.
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