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We had a court case here about a girl in the 11th grade who wanted to wear a Hindu nose stud. She and her mother insisted that she had a right to praice her religion according to our constitution, the school a very strict girls' school with a uniform code insisted that jewellery at school was not allowed. This is true at our schools, girls are allowed wristwatches and one small stud per ear only, no bling.
This has now opened the door to all religious symbols being worn to schools and will finally break down the militaristic style of school dress that is enforced here.
I don't have problem with uniforms per se I have a problem with the way that they are enforced.
These pictures give you an idea. Now imagine that we have a majority age at 18. In other words an 18 year old girl can get married without her parents' consent but if she is still in school, this is what she wears every day and in summer the same outfit but with white ankle socks.
I still say I don't have a problem but with this court case, maybe some of this can be relaxed. Believe me there are teachers at these schools who pay more attention to the fact that a girl's hair is tied up than they do to the quality of her work. Or that a boy hasn't had his hair dyed - that's another one - no dyed hair, absolutely no makeup. and no markings on the uniform of anything other than those belonging to the school. They dress like this every day. American schools are allowed to mess with the ties and wear them slightly loose with open collars, not here, its an infraction.
Last edited by Agrippina; 10-17-2007 at 10:00 AM.
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