Thread: We don't like the new school tie; our daughter isn't going to school.
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Old 09-11-2009, 17:23   #40
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Re: We don't like the new school tie; our daughter isn't going to school.
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Originally Posted by haydnwalker View Post
I don't think the "clip on ties" were the issue here. I would be very against clip-on ties personally. Kids need to learn how to tie them. And if she were a well behaved pupil, maybe she would have gotten a warning so she could tell her parents about it. Also if they were going to be "phased in over 3 years" then whats the problem on the schools part? What if parents cant afford them right now?? So long as the tie is in the school colours or whatever, then the style, IMO is irrelevant!
But it's very relevant. Having the tie at half-mast and the knot about a foot wide, disrespects the uniform and in turn, the school itself and looks slovenly. There is a dress code and the school has rules, so it is just as much to do with fllowing rulles in a wider sense than the actual tie.

If it was a case of learning to tie a tie, I would have thought that at fifteen, most teenagers would have already learned that.

The problem about the phasing, is that this little madam was part of the phased introduction, but decided that the rules do not apply to her, like they do to everyone else.
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