100 Pupils Sent Home For Wearing Incorrect Shoes.

[anotheoldgit]

Is it any wonder some of our children are not used to discipline with parents such as this?

Regardless of the excuses of only being told by text the day before term started, these parents were actually informed of the 'uniform' policy by letter twice last term, as well as informing the pupils during assembly.

However I thought the caption under this picture rather amusing.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/09/03/1409752719688_wps_14_PIC_BY_SOFIA_BOUZIDI_CATE.jpg

*** Absolute cobblers: Angry mother Michelle Clark with son Ellian showing the text from the school ***

[Sqad]

I have no sympathy with the parents........the school rules are clear and must be obeyed for the child to remain in that particular place of education.

Discipline is an important factor in preparing the child for his future.

[wolf63]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2742091/Booted-100-pupils-sent-home-secondary-school-not-wearing-black-leather-shoes.html

[ummmm]

Yep...we know the rules.

I do think they should let them wear less formal shoes though.

[jno]

can't really see what's wrong with Lewis Guthrie's shoes, they look like black leather to me.

[grumpy01]

I realise there has to be some type of uniform/shoe dress code.Surely though to send children home and deprive them of a days education is a bit draconian.Surely a warning letter or text to parents would have sufficed and action then taken if correct shoes/uniform not complied with in a reasonable time frame.

[wolf63]

I think that the school could have handled it differently but they are right to insist that the uniform rules are followed.

The boy in your link AOG would be sent home from many schools for that dreadful hair cut.

Some parents seem to think that rules are there to be challenged and as a method of getting themselves and their offspring into the Daily Mail.

[grumpy01]

What is they say about rules though Wolf.They are there for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

[kvalidir]

I really cannot see the point in school uniform, it seems so pointless, such a bone of contention and just seems to get everyone's backs up. why not just allow people to wear what they want and actually place importance on learning rather than egotistical point scoring. I've lived here, in the US and in Germany and only here do they have compulsory School uniforms ( it didn't affect me since I didn't go to school) but the standard of education in Germany is really very high and doesn't suffer from the lack of uniform at all. I'm sure families have better things to spend money on than this.

[ummmm]

Kval...without school uniforms you'd really divide the haves from the have nots. At least school uniform more or less makes everyone equal.

[jno]

two letters and a text the day before? Sounds like plenty of notice to me. As long as the message was clear and they're not suddenly deciding now that they're banning swooshes or something.

[jim360]

I never had a problem with school uniform. Indeed I was never keen on free dress days. It only gets people's backs up when they make it do so.

[kvalidir]

People always say that here Ummm, but there are rich kids and poor kids in Germany too and it doesn't seem to matter. Don't the poor kids just wear the rich kids stuff from jumble sales, charity shops and gumtree though here?

[jim360]

Your Answer Here

[jim360]

Mobile sucks. Anyway...

Uniform at school is partly meant to provide a sense of community. I expect there are other ways to do so but it is usually fairly effective.

[kvalidir]

Yes everyone can hate it together! ;-)

[ummmm]

I don't know.

Besides that uniforms are much more practical. It cost me £12 for two white shirts from M&S...I'd rather he wore those on a day to day basis than the t-shirts he wears at £20-£30 a pop.

[anotheoldgit]

kvalidir

/// I really cannot see the point in school uniform, it seems so pointless, such a bone of contention and just seems to get everyone's backs up. why not just allow people to wear what they want and actually place importance on learning rather than egotistical point scoring. ///

Discipline (toeing the line so to speak) is all part of learning, perhaps that is what's wrong with society today, we have allowed discipline to slip.

[ummmm]

Obviously not if 100 kids have been sent home from school.

[anotheoldgit]

kvalidir

Am I right in thinking that you do not go to school and that you are taught at home?

If I am then it would be daft for you to don a school uniform.

[grasscarp]

The school should not have sent the pupils home. Absolutely wrong. No excuse at all. They have responsibility for the children during the school hours and they really thought this was a good idea?