Why this school in Derby will ditch a shirt, tie and blazer from its uniform
www.bbc.co.uk
The school says the move is practical - but it echoes a wider debate over the role of uniforms.
  • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Will not stop wealthy parents buying new.

    Will just take burden of poor while continuing to hilight the difference in quality.

    • tetris11@feddit.ukEnglish
      4·
      5 months ago

      I agree it wont place a top cap on wealth displays, but it will raise the bottom cap

      Being judged for my mum “shopping at Netto” is still better than being judged for my mum not affording groceries at all. (Netto being the school’s theoretical free distribution network, and groceries being the uniforms in this regretful metaphor)

    • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      5 months ago

      If the school are providing it then that sets a lower floor for how bad it can be. Currently poor kids will just keep wearing it until there are too many holes for it to work as clothing or they run out of siblings to pass it down to.

      • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
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        5 months ago

        You may want to look at school funding and the attitude of the last 1t years of government to such.

        Before considering that the future of school provided uniforms will be any newer or in any better condition.

        • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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          5 months ago

          Everyone will get equally shit clothing, at least everyone will be equal. I mean that is the entire point we keep getting told we need uniforms in the first place…

          • HumanPenguin@feddit.ukEnglish
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            5 months ago

            That assumes those with money. Will not go separately to buy clothing. While those without telly on the school.

            Sorry but that is not the way it will work. Just because schools are required to provide the uniforms. Dose not mean their will not be a market for uniforms outside the schools supply.