Now A Student Walk-Out 'Racism'.

[Paigntonian]

https://metro.co.uk/2021/03/31/pimlico-academy-pupils-stage-protest-over-racist-uniform-policy-14335079/

[Zacs-Master]

Just to be clear, untitled, would you do us a list clarifying the situations where it's ok to adhere to the law and which aren't? Otherwise were guessing, you see.

[Untitled]

You know full well I can’t do that Zacs and I would not presume to know what is best in every situation because nobody does... but I would say that protesting rules that are unjust or unreasonable can be a good thing for people to do. Otherwise we’re all just lemmings... All that we can do is assess each one and try to understand the case they are making. In this case there seems to me a degree of justification.

[THECORBYLOON]

MUSHROOM, "there have to be rules, otherwise society would not be able to function."

If every single law and regulation were always enforced, would society be able to function?

[Zacs-Master]

That’s it, untitled, just leave things vague. Always best.

[naomi24]

Untitled, what a ridiculous question. Are you here to convince people?

[zylaphone]

15.18 Totally agree

[Untitled]

I'm here to discuss the news... and there isn't much discussing to do if we don't try and convince each other is there? I suppose the alternative is that we all wait with baited breath for the proclamation of Naomi and then we all agree with it! :P

[Untitled]

When you ask me such a broad question Zacs you'll either get an essay or a necessarily vague answer... I'm not the type to write huge long pompous answers so I'm afraid for present purposes it will have to do.

[naomi24]

Untitled, if you’re here to discuss, discuss. Attacking other members isn’t discussion. It’s the first sign of a failing argument.

[Zacs-Master]

‘ necessarily vague answer’ you keep doing that, son.

[shoota]

Just heard a student at this place say something along the lines of 'if something else happens we don't like we'll strike again.
If I were the headmaster I'd write a school rule along the lines of 'Two strikes and you're out'.
Don't like the regime?
Go elsewhere.

[Untitled]

I didn't attack you.

[New Judge]

I simply don't know what the fuss is. You go to school; you wear the uniform as directed. There is no need to ask "what's wrong with a brightly coloured hijab". It's against the rules - that's all you need to know. Uniforms are designed to be, well...uniform. There's a good reason for it and the excuses made on here for non-conformity simply don't wash.

My old school was founded 408 years ago. During that time a rigorous uniform policy has been enforced. In the seven years I was there, there were pockets of uniform rebellion from time to time. I took part in a minor one of them myself - a tale I related here a week or two back. It was swiftly quashed by the school assisted by my parents when they got to hear about it.

The tragedy with this episode is that the rebellion is being defended and the rebels are being given air time. As one of them said, when something else upsets them they will rebel again. The lunatics, I'm afraid are slowly taking over the asylum.

[bednobs]

i do find it slightly odd that people (EG) burleyshirley are advocating sticking to the rules where on another post he/she was advocating NOT sticking to the (covid) rules

[Atheist]

Afro hair isn't a choice, apart from the length it's allowed to grow. A rule about long hair would be comprehensible, but a law against black curly hair is daft.

[bednobs]

there is surely a compromise - if you have big hair, either wear it in such a way ot wont cause an obstruction to others vision, or sit at the back

[webbo3]

untitled @14:22
\\You don’t believe in the right to strike paigntonian?//

you strike when you work, you play truant when you are at school.

[david small]

A decent education is in fact a privilege. Give them too much privilege, and they demand it conditions on their terms.

[jourdain2]

It's called school rules and school uniform. If anyone doesn't like it - change schools. Much more sensible to obey the rules for a few years and get your education.

I hated, really hated, having to wear a beret to-and-from school - and the 6th form did send a polite round-robin asking to be excused; to no avail. So we had to continue with the hated berets.

Express your personalities/cultures outside school hours - as we did and stop mouthing-off.

[Untitled]

they were obeying the rules... and then the rules changed in a way that appears to be quite unreasonable: they decree that colourful hijabs which were fine until this year are suddenly not fine, and that the natural hair of some of the students is now unacceptable.

I do not care if the protestors are students... I care about whether or not they are right.