Re: School Uniforms

[D & P Wade <dpwade@POWERUP.COM.AU>]

Here in Australia, most schools require students to wear uniforms.  Many
schools have 'uniform shops' where new clothing can be purchased, but
recycled clothing is also available at very low cost.  The recycled uniforms
are always clean and in good condition.

You may be interested to know that the staff at our school have chosen to
wear uniform as well - it means we can claim clothes on our income tax, as
well as making ourselves readily identifiable to the students and the
public.  We can choose from a huge variety of clothes, including different
shirt and skirt styles, shorts, skirts, dresses, vests, jackets, etc, etc.
The fabric pattern, colours and a logo unify us.  The company's site is
http://www.neatntrim.aust.com/neatntrim/cgi-bin/Forms/enquiry.cgi

Trish Wade
Teacher/Librarian
Geebung State School
Brisbane, Australia
geebungs@geebungss.qld.edu.au
http://www.geebungss.qld.edu.au



-----Original Message-----
From: S. Griffith <afn11720@AFN.ORG>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Date: Saturday, January 08, 2000 2:17 AM
Subject: Re: School Uniforms


>We have a lot of migrant workers, those who cannot afford uniforms have
>help, but a polo shirt and jeans costs less than Tommy shirts at the mall,
>since our 'uniforms' are off the rack clothes they don't cost more that
>other off the rack clothes and are usually cheaper b/c they are not
>allowed to wear logos. This helps cut down on the need to dress to impress
>your peers.
>
>Sandy in Florida
>Media Specialist, Mulberry Middle School
>Reply to
>afn11720@afn.org
>
>On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Wanda Nall wrote:
>
>> Sandy was there any economically disadvantaged that could not purchase
the
>> proper clothing?  In my community, there is a population that probably
gets
>> clothing from the " Good Shepherd" which would be a clothes closet
managed
>> by volunteers and the clothing is cheap.  10c for jeans etc. and probably
a
>> lot of it gets given away so I think we would have some that might not
have
>> access to the uniform until some were donated to the closet.
>>
>>
>> At 01:36 PM 1/6/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>> >Our county went to mandatory uniforms for k-8, we love it, they wear
blue
>> >or white polo shirts, 2 or 3 school choice colors, and black or khaki
>> >pants, or shorts, or
>> >blue jeans, the teachers love it, some parents complained and filed a
law
>> >suit, we will see what happens. The kids look great, no butts hanging
out,
>> >no bra straps. Many of the teachers wear the same thing, today I have on
a
>> >white polo shirt that says "I Teach Kids", and denim skirt
>> >
>> >Sandy in Florida
>> >Media Specialist, Mulberry Middle School
>> >Reply to
>> >griffith_s@popmail.firn.edu
>> >
>> >On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Virjean Griensewic wrote:
>> >
>> >> If any of you work at a public school where the students or staff are
>> >> required to wear uniforms, please respond to me and tell me the pros
and
>> >> cons of this.  Or if you know of an article about school uniforms, I
would
>> >> be happy to know about that too.  (This is for my daughter's school
>> >> assignment.)  Thanks.
>> >>
>> >> Virjean Griensewic, Media Specialist
>> >> Dakota Meadows Middle School
>> >> North Mankato, MN 56003
>> >> vgrien1@mail.isd77.k12.mn.us
>> >>
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>> Wanda Nall
>> Library Media Specialist
>> Northwest Primary School
>> 400 Moreman
>> Hereford, TX 79045
>> wnall@tenet.edu
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