Re: 128 students suspended at Ind. school

On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:08:24 GMT, "toypup" <toypup@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Exactly how much does it cost for the acceptable attire versus what they are
choosing to wear? It's not more expensive to find clothing that meets
standards at OP's school, I can pretty much guarantee that. If droves of
students are showing up in clothing not to code, knowing that the code is
being enforced, then droves of students are thumbing their noses at admin.
Personally, I don't see that happening in our area. I don't think that is
happening everywhere. Most kids want to be in school. The kids who come to
school repeatedly not dressing up to code that is being enforced don't want
to be there.

Or they can't afford the clothing. Why is that such a tough concept
for you to understand? Perhaps what they're wearing are
hand-me-downs.

In OP's case, it sounds like her school has droves of students who don't
want to be there (and therefore don't want to learn), not because of the
dress code, but just in general. She keeps saying she's just trying to get
them to come to class. That suggests they don't want to be there, and it's
not because of the dress code. She's just afraid the dress code will give
them an excuse not to come to class at all.

And her concern is a Bad Thing...... Why?
If she wants to reach at risk kids, then the worry about the dress
code is a valid one, imo.

Nan

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