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By: JM325 on 10/27/08
Can we survey parents regarding "Standard Attire?" I think the NO JEANS idea that was floated earlier in the fall is CRAZY. The current policy of "no sagging permitted" may need to be enforced more frequently but that's no reason to punish the other 95% of the kids who wear jeans.
Can we survey parents regarding "Standard Attire?" I think the NO JEANS idea that was floated earlier in the fall is CRAZY. The current policy of "no sagging permitted" may need to be enforced more frequently but that's no reason to punish the other 95% of the kids who wear jeans.
By: mypopculture on 10/27/08
My youngest son attended a private Christian school for kindergarten. They wore khaki or navy pants, and solid color polo's. We loved it. They got to wear spiritware on Thursday's and had casual Friday's. I'm telling you if you ever implement a policy like this, you will never want to go back.
My youngest son attended a private Christian school for kindergarten. They wore khaki or navy pants, and solid color polo's. We loved it. They got to wear spiritware on Thursday's and had casual Friday's. I'm telling you if you ever implement a policy like this, you will never want to go back.
By: attagirl on 10/28/08
I never want the government telling me or my kids what to wear. There should be guidelines such as no belly skin showing, no spaghetti straps, no short shorts or short skirts, no tank tops, etc. But to go so far as to dictate color and style is way overboard.
I never want the government telling me or my kids what to wear. There should be guidelines such as no belly skin showing, no spaghetti straps, no short shorts or short skirts, no tank tops, etc. But to go so far as to dictate color and style is way overboard.
By: lightchick on 10/28/08
I like the idea of standard attire. Don't look at it like the government telling you what to wear and instead consider that the school board is trying to create a better environment for our children. Quite frankly, I don't want my teenage son looking at girl's thongs showing through or hanging out the tops of their pants while he is supposed to be concentrating on Chemistry.
I like the idea of standard attire. Don't look at it like the government telling you what to wear and instead consider that the school board is trying to create a better environment for our children. Quite frankly, I don't want my teenage son looking at girl's thongs showing through or hanging out the tops of their pants while he is supposed to be concentrating on Chemistry.
By: Paused on 10/28/08
Considering the number of morons I see wearing flipflops in cold weather....someone needs to step in and teach "what not to wear".
Considering the number of morons I see wearing flipflops in cold weather....someone needs to step in and teach "what not to wear".
By: momof3 on 10/28/08
If your child was raised right, he wouldn't be trying to look at girls' underwear, but that type of girl is going to have her thong hanging out of her "uniform" pants too. And yes, I've raised children myself and they all had good Christian values and knew how to conduct themselves (i.e. what to and not to look at) so I'm not talking unrealistically. If you want your children to wear a uniform, then pay for them to go to a private school like mypopculture. There's something to be said for freedom of expression and individuality. It is the government trying to step in and control just one more facet of our lives. As attagirl said, have a dress code with mandatory lengths of shorts and skirts and ban spaghetti straps, tube tops and bare midriffs but let the kids be kids and wear jeans and tennis shoes, and tasteful T-shirts with colors and designs that reflects that child's individual likes. It worked when we were kids, it would work now if people didn't think they had to dictate every little thing. The school board needs something else to worry about like over-crowding, having portables at every school, class size, and increasing teacher's salaries. Give kids a choice. If they want to dress like little preppies with khakis and polo shirts, let them. If they want to wear jeans and a T-shirt, let them. And Paused, I still wear my flip-flops because I CAN! I'm don't grab my boots and winter coat the first time the temperature dips below 60°. Now let someone try to pass a ruling saying I can't!
If your child was raised right, he wouldn't be trying to look at girls' underwear, but that type of girl is going to have her thong hanging out of her "uniform" pants too. And yes, I've raised children myself and they all had good Christian values and knew how to conduct themselves (i.e. what to and not to look at) so I'm not talking unrealistically. If you want your children to wear a uniform, then pay for them to go to a private school like mypopculture. There's something to be said for freedom of expression and individuality. It is the government trying to step in and control just one more facet of our lives. As attagirl said, have a dress code with mandatory lengths of shorts and skirts and ban spaghetti straps, tube tops and bare midriffs but let the kids be kids and wear jeans and tennis shoes, and tasteful T-shirts with colors and designs that reflects that child's individual likes. It worked when we were kids, it would work now if people didn't think they had to dictate every little thing. The school board needs something else to worry about like over-crowding, having portables at every school, class size, and increasing teacher's salaries. Give kids a choice. If they want to dress like little preppies with khakis and polo shirts, let them. If they want to wear jeans and a T-shirt, let them. And Paused, I still wear my flip-flops because I CAN! I'm don't grab my boots and winter coat the first time the temperature dips below 60°. Now let someone try to pass a ruling saying I can't!
By: gum232 on 10/28/08
Whew! Ding ding ding! One corner we have protect our kids and let them learn (oh, yeah - the reason they are in school!) and in the other corner we have let them show individuality which can possibly disrupt learning. Ok, trust me, I don't have the money to be out buying a whole new wardrobe for my children, but if kids are still kids - they make fun of those that don't have on the "logos" or name brands. We do not support purchasing "logos" and being FREE walking bill boards for singers, actresses, etc. SOAPBOX ---THEY SHOULD BE PAYING US FOR ADVERTISING!! Children are in school to learn and that is that. There are problems I would assume in every school daily that disrupts and takes away teaching/learning time to correct dress code violations. It's not fair to the students that are in code and losing valuable education time. I want my children to learn as much as they possibly can while in the public education system and if clothes are a distraction resolve the problem and move forward. Let our children learn!
Whew! Ding ding ding! One corner we have protect our kids and let them learn (oh, yeah - the reason they are in school!) and in the other corner we have let them show individuality which can possibly disrupt learning. Ok, trust me, I don't have the money to be out buying a whole new wardrobe for my children, but if kids are still kids - they make fun of those that don't have on the "logos" or name brands. We do not support purchasing "logos" and being FREE walking bill boards for singers, actresses, etc. SOAPBOX ---THEY SHOULD BE PAYING US FOR ADVERTISING!! Children are in school to learn and that is that. There are problems I would assume in every school daily that disrupts and takes away teaching/learning time to correct dress code violations. It's not fair to the students that are in code and losing valuable education time. I want my children to learn as much as they possibly can while in the public education system and if clothes are a distraction resolve the problem and move forward. Let our children learn!
By: ThinBluLineTN on 10/28/08
Attagirl, you are a ditz. Color of clothing has a lot to do with how gang members communicate. Wake up...it's not 1978 any more. DUH.
Attagirl, you are a ditz. Color of clothing has a lot to do with how gang members communicate. Wake up...it's not 1978 any more. DUH.
By: etech30 on 10/29/08
Kids have so many choices now they practically tell their parents what to do. We tend to forget that these kids are still kids, (even if they are just shy of 18), and thus need to get over it. Obviously, if the rules that were implemented (prior to uniforms)actually worked, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
In terms of freedom of expression and individuality, then join a club (which alot of, ironically, require uniforms). No one complains about uniforms in football, baseball, cheerleading, soccer, ROTC, etc. Yes, those are optional to join, but you don't hear any complaining that the mean evil school isn't letting my poor little boy express how he wants to wear his own uniform, not the one the school makes him wear.
Kids have so many choices now they practically tell their parents what to do. We tend to forget that these kids are still kids, (even if they are just shy of 18), and thus need to get over it. Obviously, if the rules that were implemented (prior to uniforms)actually worked, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
In terms of freedom of expression and individuality, then join a club (which alot of, ironically, require uniforms). No one complains about uniforms in football, baseball, cheerleading, soccer, ROTC, etc. Yes, those are optional to join, but you don't hear any complaining that the mean evil school isn't letting my poor little boy express how he wants to wear his own uniform, not the one the school makes him wear.
By: emw247 on 10/29/08
As the mother of two wonderful , not perfect, sons who have been "raised right" I find the statements of schizzle a bit shallow. All red blooded boys look, it is how God made them. They are visually stimulated regardless of what they have been taught. Having said that I think that if the dress code that is in place was actually enforced this whole topic wouldn't be an issue.
As the mother of two wonderful , not perfect, sons who have been "raised right" I find the statements of schizzle a bit shallow. All red blooded boys look, it is how God made them. They are visually stimulated regardless of what they have been taught. Having said that I think that if the dress code that is in place was actually enforced this whole topic wouldn't be an issue.
By: Jimbo on 10/29/08
This was a done deal from the very beginning. It was decided to go to uniforms next year and the advisory committee was just formed in order to make it appear that there was actual community involvement. There was not. The panel was made up of people who are employed by the school system. Even the parents on this panely are employees of the school system.
This is being rammed down the throats of parents for no good reason.
If this panel had done any actual research, they would have found that since instituting a uniform policy in the Nashville City Schools, that the crime rate has gone up there, not down.
Is that what our school system desires? Really????
A dress code enforced now is working, no doubt about it, a uniform policy will not and has never worked as claimed anywhere it has been put in place in public schools, the research, if any had actually been done, would have shown this.
These are public schools, not private schools, any comparison made such as that is an apples to oranges comparison and is illogical.
This school board, as well as the school board in Nashville are only playing semantics games. This is a uniform policy, not a standard attire policy and has such, must follow the guidelines that have been set up by the courts in that they must offer a opt out option to parents who have religious, philosophical and deeply held political beliefs, failure to adopt this opt out option will guarantee that money will have to be spent defending this in court, and that will be less money available to spend on actually educating children, not a wise use of resources.
My advice to the board is that they should carefully weigh their options, do they want to institute a policy with no known benefits and spend money defending it in court, or do they want to continue with a dress code that is working and spend that money on educating the students in Rutherford County.
This was a done deal from the very beginning. It was decided to go to uniforms next year and the advisory committee was just formed in order to make it appear that there was actual community involvement. There was not. The panel was made up of people who are employed by the school system. Even the parents on this panely are employees of the school system.
This is being rammed down the throats of parents for no good reason.
If this panel had done any actual research, they would have found that since instituting a uniform policy in the Nashville City Schools, that the crime rate has gone up there, not down.
Is that what our school system desires? Really????
A dress code enforced now is working, no doubt about it, a uniform policy will not and has never worked as claimed anywhere it has been put in place in public schools, the research, if any had actually been done, would have shown this.
These are public schools, not private schools, any comparison made such as that is an apples to oranges comparison and is illogical.
This school board, as well as the school board in Nashville are only playing semantics games. This is a uniform policy, not a standard attire policy and has such, must follow the guidelines that have been set up by the courts in that they must offer a opt out option to parents who have religious, philosophical and deeply held political beliefs, failure to adopt this opt out option will guarantee that money will have to be spent defending this in court, and that will be less money available to spend on actually educating children, not a wise use of resources.
My advice to the board is that they should carefully weigh their options, do they want to institute a policy with no known benefits and spend money defending it in court, or do they want to continue with a dress code that is working and spend that money on educating the students in Rutherford County.
By: lightchick on 10/29/08
momof3, I assure you my son is being raised right as you put it. He is a repectful young man. To say girls should be allowed to where whatever they want and any boy that looks should be damned is stupidity. I personally have seen a girl at Riverdale High School wearing sheer white pants with a bright green thong that could clearly be seen through her pants. I'm not a guy, and I'm not attracted to women, but I couldn't help but notice that!!!
momof3, I assure you my son is being raised right as you put it. He is a repectful young man. To say girls should be allowed to where whatever they want and any boy that looks should be damned is stupidity. I personally have seen a girl at Riverdale High School wearing sheer white pants with a bright green thong that could clearly be seen through her pants. I'm not a guy, and I'm not attracted to women, but I couldn't help but notice that!!!
By: weeeezzll on 3/18/10
I have an idea, why don't we just require all of the kids, boys and girls alike, to wear burqas. This way they have no skin showing at all. Then they will all look alike and act like automatons. Some of the dress code policies at my daughter's middle school have absolutely no point except that they meet someone's arbitrary definition of modesty.
For example, in my daughters middle school they are not allowed to dye their hair an "un-natural" color. Why? If my daughter decided that she wanted green hair would that really prove to be more distracting than the brunette that shows up one day with platinum blond locks? What about the blond that chooses go red? All three will cause a flurry of attention the first day. Then everyone will become accustomed to it and it will just become another thing that teenagers are oblivious to.
Pointless and arbitrary rules like these take up valuable resources to maintain, and enforce. Those resources could be put to use improving the education of our children.
I have an idea, why don't we just require all of the kids, boys and girls alike, to wear burqas. This way they have no skin showing at all. Then they will all look alike and act like automatons. Some of the dress code policies at my daughter's middle school have absolutely no point except that they meet someone's arbitrary definition of modesty.
For example, in my daughters middle school they are not allowed to dye their hair an "un-natural" color. Why? If my daughter decided that she wanted green hair would that really prove to be more distracting than the brunette that shows up one day with platinum blond locks? What about the blond that chooses go red? All three will cause a flurry of attention the first day. Then everyone will become accustomed to it and it will just become another thing that teenagers are oblivious to.
Pointless and arbitrary rules like these take up valuable resources to maintain, and enforce. Those resources could be put to use improving the education of our children.
By: weeeezzll on 3/18/10
While I'm ranting about stupid RCS policies. Why on earth does RCS still have a Corporal Punishment policy. Sure, it only applies to students whose parent want them to be beaten by school official. However, corporal punishment has been shown to be ineffective at deterring bad behavior and opens the school system to potentially costly litigation should an official accidentally cross the line.
We don't condone it in our courts for use on adults, why would be allow it in our schools for our children?
While I'm ranting about stupid RCS policies. Why on earth does RCS still have a Corporal Punishment policy. Sure, it only applies to students whose parent want them to be beaten by school official. However, corporal punishment has been shown to be ineffective at deterring bad behavior and opens the school system to potentially costly litigation should an official accidentally cross the line.
We don't condone it in our courts for use on adults, why would be allow it in our schools for our children?
By: weeeezzll on 3/18/10
Wow...I just realized who old this article is...
Wow...I just realized who old this article is...
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