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On Thu, 20 Nov 1997 08:17:19 -0800, alexbell@superzippo.com wrote:


>> Karen Toombs (ktoombs@idt.net) wrote:
>> 
>> Your statement makes it seem as if you support the idea that the way a child
>> dresses dictates how well that child will behave in school. Somehow, I doubt
>> there is such a causal relationship, at least to enough of an extent to
>> justify a dress code in school. A better way to improve the behavior of
>> disruptive children is to require disruptive kids to show up at school one
>> hour early or on a weekend for study hall detention with their parents there
>> too. Parents of disruptive kids must also be held accountable for ther kids'
>> behavior. If meaningful reforms such as requiring parental responsibility
>> were implemented, our public schools would be much more effective learning
>> institutions for everyone. Teachers and well-behaved kids cannot be
>> effective participants in the learning process if class is frequently
>> disruptived by a few spoiled apples regardless of how the kids are dressed.
>> 
>> The best thing that can be said about the idea of a school code is that its
>> much less worse than other ideas I have heard. Have a dress code if you want,
>> but its sad that so many people put forth inane ideas such as this when the
>> real soluation is to require that parents raise their kids properly in the
>> first place so that kids have enough self-esteem to voluntarily dress sensibly.

Amen, Sister!  This is just another fine case of inadequate parents
attempting to blame the schools for their children's crappy behavior.
If kids were getting proper moral and ethical training at home we
wouldn't have to worry about what they wear at school.

Michael OKC