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Boys At Exeter Academy Wear Skirts In Uniform Protest
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Why on earth shouldn't these boys school allow them to wear shorts in this very hot weather.
When I was younger, most boys of this age still wore shorts, so why is the Head teacher, being so ruddy obdurate ?
Why on earth shouldn't these boys school allow them to wear shorts in this very hot weather.
When I was younger, most boys of this age still wore shorts, so why is the Head teacher, being so ruddy obdurate ?
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/// When I was younger, most boys of this age still wore shorts /// Ah! remember it well mikey, and what about those pieces of elastic to hold one's socks up?
11:01 Thu 22nd Jun 2017
They have folk coming out in sympathy, in high places. http://
Sqad...some common sense would to be in order here.
In 1976, I shared a flat with a chap worked as a teller for NatWest Bank. The heat that year went on and on with no respite in sight. About mid July, his boss eventually allowed him and other men working at the Branch, to take their waistcoats off, provided they kept their jackets on, and yet the female staff were able to keep cool in short-sleeve blouses and skirts/dresses.
All it would take to please these boys and keep them relatively cool, would be for the Head Mistress to use some much-needed common sense. But it would seem that she is more concerned about appearances, than keeping people cool.
In 1976, I shared a flat with a chap worked as a teller for NatWest Bank. The heat that year went on and on with no respite in sight. About mid July, his boss eventually allowed him and other men working at the Branch, to take their waistcoats off, provided they kept their jackets on, and yet the female staff were able to keep cool in short-sleeve blouses and skirts/dresses.
All it would take to please these boys and keep them relatively cool, would be for the Head Mistress to use some much-needed common sense. But it would seem that she is more concerned about appearances, than keeping people cool.
mikey......it has nothing to do with common sense.
These are the rules which are clear before entry and if you don't like them, then take your son/daughter elsewhere.
My son's knew the rules of the house and as far as I'm aware respected them. Common sense.....rules........different things, but rules state categorically the status quo......common sense is open to interpretation.
These are the rules which are clear before entry and if you don't like them, then take your son/daughter elsewhere.
My son's knew the rules of the house and as far as I'm aware respected them. Common sense.....rules........different things, but rules state categorically the status quo......common sense is open to interpretation.
Sqad....with greatest of respect, the Head Teacher is showing a distinct lack of common sense, by not relaxing these rules, when it would be appropriate to do so.
And I would suggest that a system of rules, not flexible enough to cope with differing circumstances deserve to be challenged, which is what these boys are doing.
Living where you do, I expect you have got used to excessive heat. But until this morning, it was 30 to 34 degrees in southern Britain, which is exceptional.
If the Head had used some of this common sense that you disparage so much, and allowed some temporary relaxation of these very strict rules, the pupils would have been more comfortable and the School would not have been thrust into the limelight.
As I have said, these boys have my support, and if I was the father of any of them, I would be calling into question the ability of the Head on this issue.
Actually, Ms Mitchel would seem to have seen the error of her ways, because, to quote the BBC link,
"However, with hotter weather becoming more normal, I would be happy to consider a change for the future."
And I would suggest that a system of rules, not flexible enough to cope with differing circumstances deserve to be challenged, which is what these boys are doing.
Living where you do, I expect you have got used to excessive heat. But until this morning, it was 30 to 34 degrees in southern Britain, which is exceptional.
If the Head had used some of this common sense that you disparage so much, and allowed some temporary relaxation of these very strict rules, the pupils would have been more comfortable and the School would not have been thrust into the limelight.
As I have said, these boys have my support, and if I was the father of any of them, I would be calling into question the ability of the Head on this issue.
Actually, Ms Mitchel would seem to have seen the error of her ways, because, to quote the BBC link,
"However, with hotter weather becoming more normal, I would be happy to consider a change for the future."
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