[Flyboy]

Originally Posted by rogermevans

1 it could take that long but likely would only take 5 as most schools have different ties for 6 and upper 6th and in any case they were taking 3 years to phase this in any way so it would only have been an extra 2 years

So...I don't see your problem, they have implemented a phasing in of the change, which is what you were asking for. Three years is plenty of time to phase in a change of uniform. But we are talking about a tie, not a whole uniform.

2 i can think of better things to worry about in behavior than ties

But standards are standards and the school has made the decision on uniforms and the children have to abide by them, because they are the rules. What next? Don't do the homework, because that changed? Or, because the school has decided that they will come down harder on bullies, the children don't have to abide by those rules, because they weren't the rules when they joined the school?

3 yes i know its not their job BUT that is who they mean when most school say they have consulted there was no vote taken parents were invited to a parents forum at which i expect many other topics were up for discussion as long as you agreed lol

PTAs are not consulted about changes in uniforms.

That is not the function of a PTA.

a load of us did turn up for one of these meetings at our school on parking they had a room for 30 ! not the 200 that turned up most of us against the idea but strangely in the annual report they seemed to think their wide ranging consultation had agreed with them so i wouldn't read to much into any claims by the school on parental suport

Why didn't you find somewhere else to park, get the bus, or walk? If you had a problem with their method of consultation, why didn't you challenge them about it?

so we are left with a school refusing to teach a child in its last year because of a tie which will likely end up costing the local authority a fortune as they will have to provide education for the child while the dispute goes through various channels most likely with home tutors all for the sake of which type of tie they wear

The parents have withdrawn their child, not the school, it won't cost the LEA a penny.

i am not against uniform rules but they shouldn't be changed for those already there imho you pick you rules let the new intake decide if they wish to come and obey or go else where thats ok but changing a rule and one where it seems they were following even if not all the same way to be daft

So...if the children refuse to wear the existing uniform correctly and break the rules, why should the school stand for it? The school decided that they should wear a tie, which they can't abuse, but this child still didn't want to follow the rules. So she was sanctioned because of it; as is the prerogative of the school. Should the school not do this to children who break the rules?

if i was the local authority ( as well as trying to get a compromise of the parents ) i would make the governors pay for the extra costs in educating a child they have already had the money to educate off the government

As I said, the parents decided to withdraw the child, it won't cost them anything.