Yeah, It's contrived if you ask me, as if they're trying to frame thier discontent by linking it to the climate so that it's given special attention. Ends up undermining them, its so dishonest.
I'm not sure what it's like in the UK; have you anything to back the bolded up? Certainly in Ireland it is very uncommon for the uniform itself to change. The school I went to has had the same uniform for at least 35 years and it would be taken very negatively if it were to change. A school in Dundalk made the news earlier this year after changing their uniform for the first time in 65 years, although in that instance it was brought forward to modernise the uniform and was done with 80% agreement by the parents.
My kids schools PTA arranged second hand uniform sales (and the school gives hefty discounts to lower income families as well). That's like literally the only thing the PTA does. All the fundraisers every year are basically for that too.
Well, people in Germany know how to dress for work environments without ever having to wear school uniforms. Not sure if that's a strong argument.
In my experience, the one time a school in my area changed uniforms and everyone had to replace it, there was a decent stink about it because people didn't like being expected to shell out for an entire new school wardrobe.
Any dress code in a workplace as restrictive as these school uniforms would be challenged quite hard. It also seems to be quite contradictory as it is a school with a speciality in arts and performance, areas not explicitly noted for their uniforms.
That's your morals man. Uniforms are not everywhere in Europe and personally I consider them a bit fascist. Also news flash, I work at a tech company and everyone dresses as they like.
Don't you still have to buy them regular clothes for non-school hours?
Reminds me of a protest in 2017 where a school's insistence on no shorts during a blistering summer prompted a fashion revolution in England and the world didn't end.
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I hate to think that pants are male attire at this point in history. That's definitely limiting for women.
And see I always felt that forcing girls to wear skirts or "girl clothes" was sexist lol. I would have been miserable. I hated wearing dresses growing up, they weren't practical for playing, I had to worry about the wind blowing it up, boys lifting my skirt, being cold because I wasn't allowed to cover my legs like the guys did. I get what you're saying but I can't help but see it differently. I envied boys for being able to wear clothes that were comfortable, and designed for the wearer and not everyone else.
I see what you're saying. I guess I feel that pants are gender-neutral and that skirts are the gendered clothing. Forcing girls to wear gendered clothing is sexist to me more than everyone wearing pants (something that almost every woman in the world already owns and wears regularly).
