Greater Nanticoke Area School DRESS CODE !! (Scranton, St. Marys: home, buy, private schools)

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by MermanMike

Everyone will be focusing on clothes more now than before I think.

True and they'll be thinking up ways to get around it. I can remeber in school there was no earring policy for boys and that was up until '89 when I was "paroled". I'm not sure when it changed but the one kid ended up taking them to court. My only though was good for him, we need more kids like him. I never had a earring in HS but if I did I probably would have done the same thing.

[Polaris]

I am not a parent so I really can't get in the middle of this dress code thing.
But was remembering when I went to Nanticoke H.S. That was 1966-70. Just came out of St. Marys Parochial School. Had to wear uniforms there. Our parents didn't think anything about it. Just bought them.
When I got in H.S. it was finally nice to wear some nice clothes. But we did have a dress code then. I remember Mr. Diksa our Principal always measuring the skirts and dresses of the girls. I think it couldn't be past 3 inches above the knee. We used to laugh about it. I don't think we were even allowed to wear makeup! Girls were always being sent home.
Those were the days when their weren't designer clothes. The only designer clothes at that time were Keds sneakers. You had that blue label on the back of a pair of sneaks and you were considered classy. And the only kind of jeans I remember ever buying were Wrangler then.
Seems all us girls wore the same kind of style of clothes. We never even looked at labels. (Just the sneakers ha ha.)
You want to complain about dressing for school. The gym suits we had to wear were the worst! They looked awful on everyone.
One thing I can say about when I went to school no matter what the kids could only afford at least we all looked neat and clean cut. With the way I see the kids walking around the malls I think the way some of them dress is really getting out of hand. And I am sure most parents would agree with that. But then I guess every generation went through their ODD faze. And once we got into the work force we ended up dressing appropriatley (sp?) for the job.

[The Commish]

Originally Posted by thecoalman

Disagree with it... the one argument I hear is that kids will no longer be ostracized for not having the "in" clothes but that's complete BS because there is most certainly going to be the "In" brands for the uniforms unless they force all the kids to buy from the same vendor and/or specify what brands they can wear.

Yeah, I'm guessing uniforms mean uniform, as in the same thing.

Originally Posted by thecoalman

It also places a financial burden on the parents because now they have to purchase two sets of clothes. One for school and another for after and if you want to take my above argument even a step further it will be the kids with the least amount of money that will be sticking out like sore thumbs because they don't have another set for after school.

After school? What kids are going out constantly after school? Sports or play clothes are separate purchases anyway. The kids might need something for the weekend, but that should be it.

Originally Posted by thecoalman

Lastly kids are there to learn but part of the learning process is learning to express your freedom...(edited out totally off-topic part)

"Expressing your freedom" is cliched nonsense.

Express your freedom in math, science, English, or, imagine that, art class. The advantages of a uniform policy simply outweigh any of the nonsense arguments disfavoring it.

[Summering]

I think the black gothic has not been a good thing since the Columbine School
tragedy. Those shooters were always wearing black, long, garb.

A great thing for the Moms is no more trips to tons of stores looking for brand names that will pass the "hip" test. What a time saver this will be for families.

Everyone is equal. Which then puts the emphasis on learning.
No emulating the latest rock star, or basketball player. Who has the best
dressed looks this day? Everyone now looks the same, so the interest should be
on Math and Science, History and Geography......That's a good thing.

The bandanas being banned is because ( most likely) some of the bandanas are signs of belonging to a gang. Unfortunately true.

[ScranBarre]

Originally Posted by Summering

I think the black gothic has not been a good thing since the Columbine School
tragedy. Those shooters were always wearing black, long, garb.

A great thing for the Moms is no more trips to tons of stores looking for brand names that will pass the "hip" test. What a time saver this will be for families.

Everyone is equal. Which then puts the emphasis on learning.
No emulating the latest rock star, or basketball player. Who has the best
dressed looks this day? Everyone now looks the same, so the interest should be
on Math and Science, History and Geography......That's a good thing.

The bandanas being banned is because ( most likely) some of the bandanas are signs of belonging to a gang. Unfortunately true.

You are right on the money about the bandanas. Pittston Area also banned males from wearing plain white t-shirts because they likewise could have been misconstrued for gang affiliation. I had one friend who was called into the office one morning and had to stay there until his mother could get out of work and rush up to the school with a different shirt for him to wear because it was feared that wearing his all-white t-shirt would provoke a gang message. Granted Pittston Area is known more so for its SUVs and Desperate Housewives nowadays than it is for its out-of-control gangsta wannabes, but I can see the benefits in nipping that issue in the bud before it does become a problem.

I agree about the Goth look as well. There used to be an odd student at our school who would wear a long trench coat in and out of the building, even on relatively warmer days. After Columbine that just gave me a sour taste in my stomach.

P.S. If it were up to me moms would stop trying to "surprise" their children with back-to-school clothing. My parents have pretty good taste for fifty-somethings, but my mother bought me several pairs of boxers last Christmas that I cringe when wearing because they are all weird plaid designs and resemble something senior citizens would wear. "Nobody's going to see them anyways" she said, when she noticed I wasn't 100% pleased with the antiquated look to them. Little does she know that someone does see them, but that's for another day! LOL!

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by The Commish

Yeah, I'm guessing uniforms mean uniform, as in the same thing.

You don't think they have designer uniforms? It's the same thing with the rest of the clothes. You can have two pairs of jeans that are exactly the same material, same design, same quality etc and one will cost 3X as much because of a label. It will be no different with uniforms unless as I stated above they require them to stick to a certain brand...

What kids are going out constantly after school?

Well I don't know how you were brought up but the first thing I did after school when I was kid was get on my bike and go somewhere and do something before dinner.

[FightinPhils]

Originally Posted by thecoalman

You don't think they have designer uniforms? It's the same thing with the rest of the clothes. You can have two pairs of jeans that are exactly the same material, same design, same quality etc and one will cost 3X as much because of a label. It will be no different with uniforms unless as I stated above they require them to stick to a certain brand...

In Scranton, you can't wear designer labels. Part of the dress code is that the khaki pants cannot have brand labels on them. So basically, you have to buy the pants that are designated "school uniform" pants, and they are not expensive. The shirts, also, are monogramed with "Scranton School District" and are not designer label shirts. So its not as if the rich kids are showing up with Abercrombie and Fitch or Gap shirts and the poor kids are wearing K-Mart shirts.

[FightinPhils]

Originally Posted by ScranBarre

You are right on the money about the bandanas. Pittston Area also banned males from wearing plain white t-shirts because they likewise could have been misconstrued for gang affiliation.

I always wondered if those plain white t-shirts had some gang connotation. I always see the "hip hop" "ghetto thug" wanna-be types wearing huge oversized plain white t-shirts.

[tonyy74]

ENFORCE the current dress code and do your jobs;if I wanted my child to wear a uniform I would send them private school. Control the situation but let the student council(if they have one) have a say in the dress code & treat them like "young adults".I find it interesting that on the 1st day of school,I went to the Elementary Center to sign a waiver (AGAINST) concerning CORPORAL PUNISHMENT of my child & the School Principle,MR LONG, had NO idea CORPORAL PUNISHMENT was in the GREATER NANTICOKE AREA EDUCATIONAL CENTER STUDENT HANDBOOK 2008-2009.What other IMPORTANT aspects of EDUCATION are School Administrators,School Superintendents,School Directors,School Principles & School Teachers clueless????

[JHorner1]

Just another perspective -

A local school here in Uniontown PA tried to impose a dress code about 10 years ago, and the residents were outraged, and threatened to take the board members to court for violating the students right to free expression. The board backed down after about 3 weeks, and no attempt has been made since.

For those opposed to dress codes, this link might be informative

http://www.bmezine.com/news/legal/20050407.html