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Originally Posted by Dezzy

Well no, the press attention was a result of the Headtwat's decision to prevent these kids from learning. It was a consequence of HIS decision, not the cause of the disruption itself.

The whole fashion excuse is stupid, bullies will always find a reason to bully others. To try to limit bullying triggers is a pointless endeavor because there will always be a trigger regardless.

The whole idea that uniforms=discipline is also flawed. At my school, if you didn't have the correct uniform, you'd be put into isolation and made to do lines until your parents coughed up the money to buy an overpriced replacement from the school itself and guess what? Our school completely lacked discipline despite the draconian level of strictness over the uniforms. It only reinforced my opinion that uniforms are just a way for schools to force parents to pay for public school.

There's no benefits for students when it to uniforms, they don't prepare you for working life, they don't aid in education (they can actually be a distraction in summer or hot weather), they don't aid in discipline and they don't prevent bullying from occurring. They only benefit a school's profits.

The school published its rules, the vast majority of parent and children complied. The media attention came from the disruptive element that didn't want to comply, and wanted to undermine the schools efforts for improvement.