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eridani

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5. That depends--my parents cut back a lot on other clothing expenditures to pay for uniforms

Reply to duffyduff (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 04:10 AM

Jun 2013

I rather liked the uniforms, because I hated to spend time deciding what to wear. In any case, they couldn't afford the cool stuff, and I was spared harassment at school with the uniform.

There were no punishments for infractions, as there was only one real infraction--girls rolling up the waists of the skirts to make them shorter. The solution was that one of the nuns would order her to unroll the waist.

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Does School Discipline Over Uniform Infractions Go too Far? [View all] eridani Jun 2013 OP

It's the same with any issue - reward vs cost. mbperrin Jun 2013 #1

Suspension over uniforms is crazy. knitter4democracy Jun 2013 #2

It's a myth school uniforms save money duffyduff Jun 2013 #3

That depends--my parents cut back a lot on other clothing expenditures to pay for uniforms eridani Jun 2013 #5

You are talking private schools, where they can impose uniforms duffyduff Jun 2013 #7

It's the same policy regardless, right? eridani Jun 2013 #8

So kids are violating the uniform rules to get out of class? Igel Jun 2013 #4

Yep. Put more simply... FBaggins Jun 2013 #6