Leekbrookgull
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Its called Standards. Make no mistake she will get a post in 'private education' and can you blame her ?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-29911712
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-29911712
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Give this head Teacher a 'medal'.
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Diego Napier
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- Mar 27, 2010
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I wouldn't imagine that your Head teacher would've got a similar posting.
I wouldn't imagine that your Head teacher would've got a similar posting.
I understand the reasoning & importance of the School uniform policy , to a certain extent at least.
What I fail to understand is the impact the colour or style of your hair or how many piercings you have has on your ability to learn?
The principal said rules were an important part of growing up to get students ready for "adult life".
Pretty sure that in "adult life" you are free to express yourself with your personal appearance however you see fit. You can have brightly, unnatural coloured hair & as many piercings as you please. Most workplaces do not discriminate against multicoloured, pierced people & they certainly don't send you home to make yourself ready to work.
What I fail to understand is the impact the colour or style of your hair or how many piercings you have has on your ability to learn?
The principal said rules were an important part of growing up to get students ready for "adult life".
Pretty sure that in "adult life" you are free to express yourself with your personal appearance however you see fit. You can have brightly, unnatural coloured hair & as many piercings as you please. Most workplaces do not discriminate against multicoloured, pierced people & they certainly don't send you home to make yourself ready to work.
Leekbrookgull
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Private Education.
No that answer doesn't clear things up for me at all. Could you possibly be a little less vague?
Cian
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School uniforms - a tool of crap teachers to try gain control rather than respect. Hideous invention. I'd be for all state-funded schools banning the damn things as there's so many rackets going on with supply of branded items etc.
Justice
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Irresponsible to send the kids home again at the school gate, I would be f@cking livid if my daughter had been made to walk home again by herself when I was at work and knew nothing of the situation, stupid stupid woman full of her own importance should be sacked and reported for child negligence. If one of those kids had been run over or worse after being sent home would wearing the wrong shoes really of mattered to the devastated parents? A letter home at the end of the day would of sufficed. And the OP wants to give her a medal 
Bevendean Hillbilly
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That depends on what sort of job you have I guess. I would be slightly taken aback if my doctor had multiple facial peircings and a swastika tattooed on his neck. It wouldn't be so much of a problem if it was a bin man or a stockbroker though.
Mr Putdown
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Irresponsible to send the kids home again at the school gate, I would be f@cking livid if my daughter had been made to walk home again by herself when I was at work and knew nothing of the situation, stupid stupid woman full of her own importance should be sacked and reported for child negligence. If one of those kids had been run over or worse after being sent home would wearing the wrong shoes really of mattered to the devastated parents? A letter home at the end of the day would of sufficed. And the OP wants to give her a medal
The school had apparently already told the parents, in writing, that this would be the consequence of failure to adhere to their uniform policy. On that basis, you wouldn't be able to claim that you were at work and "knew nothing of the situation" as you had been given prior warning of the consequences. If you really believe something as petty as this amounts to "child abuse" then it is the parents who should be reported for failing to ensure that their children complied with the schools regulations.
There are some stupid, stupid parents full of their own importance out there.
My wife does, but not during school hours.
Finch
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People from my workplace have been sent home for inappropriate work attire. We will also cancel temp's contracts if they can't turn up with a decent level of dress and hygiene (office setting).
Talk about missing the bigger picture.
I wasn't questioning their clothing or cleanliness. Personal hygiene is obviously important & I already stated to a certain extent I understand the reasoning behind the uniform. My point was I fail to see how the style or colour of your hair or any piercings affects a child's ability to learn? I too work within an office building & the are plenty of pierced & colourful people who don't get sent home & do their job well
Apart from the obvious feeling of 'thank **** this is nearly over', how is production effected by the 'dress down fridays' policy in many offices. Never having worked in an office I can never understand it. It's either suits and jackets or not surely.
There is a connection with the opening question here. 6th formers who stay on at schools with the further education facilities are still mainly funded by parents so the 'who has more money to spend on clothes' argument goes out of the window here as well concerning uniform.
A college where I do a lot of maintenance do adhere to a pretty strict uniform policy (jacket and ties) but you should see what some of the teachers wear. They like their individuality.
There is a connection with the opening question here. 6th formers who stay on at schools with the further education facilities are still mainly funded by parents so the 'who has more money to spend on clothes' argument goes out of the window here as well concerning uniform.
A college where I do a lot of maintenance do adhere to a pretty strict uniform policy (jacket and ties) but you should see what some of the teachers wear. They like their individuality.
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Firstly, there are plenty of places where this sort of thing would happen, and secondly....
why assume she would want to go in to private education.
There are loads of teachers in state education who are excellent teachers, relish dealing with more difficult kids and social issues and would be bored to tears in the world of private education.
surlyseagull
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- Aug 23, 2008
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I think this is all well and good ,but the teachers hardly set a good example with their dress code ... do as I say not do as I do, seems to be their moto ,if you want respect you have to give it.My wife is a teacher at a secondary school and does dress smartly and this subject has been a topic of conversation at the school with her and like minded teachers for a while now.If I have to pick her up sometimes I have a job deciding which are the teachers and which are the pupils in the way they dress .
JamesAndTheGiantHead
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She used the phrase 'part and parcel' in consecutive sentences.
Unacceptable.
Unacceptable.