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given the importance of exams it would have IMO been more sensible and reasonable if the teacher chose to exercise a bit of discretion rather than bloody-mindedly sticking to the rules.
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Fair point, but since when was it acceptable to choose which rules to stick to and which to break - and whether to be allowed to break rules if you think they're "silly" or something equally pathetic? |
I didn't say it was "acceptable" for him to break the rules, nor that he should be "allowed" to break the rules, nor even that this rule was "silly", however I don't think that what the teacher did was reasonable.
All he needed to do was to say "ok, because it's your exams I'll let you stay *today*, but if you come in with those tomorrow you're out". |
Bleh.... we don't know the history do we.
The kid KNEW that they were against the uniform regs and he admitted that - he also said he'd got away with them, but so what, ignorance or not being caught isn't a reason to carry on. They'd presumably also been told to wear full school uniform- which of course includes correct footwear- and if they weren't, they'd be refused entry into exams! In that aspect, the kid had no leg to stand on.
And let's not forget he was also offered a choice. Spare shoes, that DID fit in the regulations- which he turned down for alleged "medical reasons". He had the choice to take the exam in the spare shoes or to not take it in his chavwear, he chose to walk out. Which provokes a few thoughts...
- if he had a genuine medical reason to wear his chavvy trainers, he should have checked
- his condition cleared up quickly enough for him to conform to the rules next time
- if he'd cared about the exam he would have taken the spare shoes and sat the paper
He may have also had warnings about not wearing proper uniform *not necessarily footwear* in the past, the school may also have a zero tolerance policy in exams.
As it stands, we have a brief one-sided account of the incident. It would be interesting to see detailed statements from both sides, and also if there's any history, because apart from what we know, there's little about the incident itself. Personally I feel the school were right sticking up for the rules but OK, if others feel Little Johnny is able to get away with whatever he wants to and has a right to sit exams regardless, etc etc, than that's fair enough- but boy, the PC brigade is really beginning to really **** me off!