Brighton and Hove schools in short skirt blitz (From The Argus)
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Brighton and Hove schools in short skirt blitz
3:00pm Wednesday 4th August 2010 in News By Emily-Ann Elliott
Hemlines will be falling when the new term begins, as schools take a stand against skimpy skirts.
Secondary school headteachers in Brighton and Hove have written to parents to warn them about the clampdown.
From September many will only allow girls to wear skirts specified by the school, which will be of a standard length.
Some will even have the school's logo on them to make sure they are easily identifiable.
The crackdown comes after concerns about the increasingly short skirts some female pupils were wearing to classes.
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Number Six
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3:26pm Wed 4 Aug 10
Come to think of it.....
Surely not!
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4:05pm Wed 4 Aug 10
I wonder if anyone has ever worked out the cost to the taxpayer of time spent enforcing school uniforms, let alone the time wasted which could be spent perhaps on.... education.
lisaoutthere
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4:09pm Wed 4 Aug 10
adorable
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4:13pm Wed 4 Aug 10
Surely not!
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4:14pm Wed 4 Aug 10
lisaoutthere wrote:Yes and in most of Europe and America kids do not wear school uniforms. Discuss.
Good move! Kids in this country look like total slobs. And then go on to look like adult slobs...
Whitedot
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4:31pm Wed 4 Aug 10
adorable wrote:Yes but not too tight or fashionable of course
Why not make trousers the uniform for girls instead of skirts or is that too obvious!
FC
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4:41pm Wed 4 Aug 10
Surely not! wrote:Really? Are you REALLY going down the route of "cost to the taxpayer" on this one? In my past experience, it's a simple case of the child be spotted in the school hallway and being told off. 30 seconds at the most. Hardly a 45 minute lesson wasted on the uniform code is it?
Well surely someone will have to go around with a ruler checking the length!
I wonder if anyone has ever worked out the cost to the taxpayer of time spent enforcing school uniforms, let alone the time wasted which could be spent perhaps on.... education.
So in conclusion, YOU are a waste of taxpayer's money.
PeteBrighton
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5:04pm Wed 4 Aug 10
Gubbins
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5:26pm Wed 4 Aug 10
lisaoutthere wrote:Definitely agree. A long overdue policy.
Good move! Kids in this country look like total slobs. And then go on to look like adult slobs...
hahahehe
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5:39pm Wed 4 Aug 10
lisaoutthere wrote:well seeing as its aimed at girls i'll correct you and say they actually look like s.l.u.t.s
Good move! Kids in this country look like total slobs. And then go on to look like adult slobs...
LarryTaylor
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6:45pm Wed 4 Aug 10
Whitedot wrote:Defo. Hanging round Hove Park at 3.30pm will be no fun anymore. Jimmy Savile will be gutted.
Gutted.
Surely not!
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6:59pm Wed 4 Aug 10
FC wrote:Well I think your experience is wrong. much teachers' time is spent dealing with this issue. Teachers are paid by the tax payer. teachers training is paid by the taxpayer. They spend time formulating uniform policy, constantly reminding parents and pupils of what the uniform is and enforcing it, doling out detentions, sending letters home. I personally would prefer it if they spent that time in other ways. That, FC, is what you call an opinion. I assume your opinion is different. Good for you.
Surely not! wrote:Really? Are you REALLY going down the route of "cost to the taxpayer" on this one? In my past experience, it's a simple case of the child be spotted in the school hallway and being told off. 30 seconds at the most. Hardly a 45 minute lesson wasted on the uniform code is it?
Well surely someone will have to go around with a ruler checking the length!
I wonder if anyone has ever worked out the cost to the taxpayer of time spent enforcing school uniforms, let alone the time wasted which could be spent perhaps on.... education.
So in conclusion, YOU are a waste of taxpayer's money.
Perhaps you could spend 30 seconds learning what a conclusion is?
TheInsider
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7:02pm Wed 4 Aug 10
In a few years they are the only items of clothing which will fit most kids.
Surely not!
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7:06pm Wed 4 Aug 10
TheInsider wrote:Brilliant!
Why not make all teenagers wear bukhas.
In a few years they are the only items of clothing which will fit most kids.
I think you have found the solution.
lisaoutthere
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8:17pm Wed 4 Aug 10
Surely not! wrote:The Europeans somehow go on to develop some style... that gene must not have made it across the Channel. Or the Atlantic for that matter.
lisaoutthere wrote: Good move! Kids in this country look like total slobs. And then go on to look like adult slobs...Yes and in most of Europe and America kids do not wear school uniforms. Discuss.
P.S. @TheInsider: Brilliant burkha idea. Perfect also for teen pregnancy wear.
EroThraX
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10:13pm Wed 4 Aug 10
EroThraX
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10:15pm Wed 4 Aug 10
EroThraX wrote:In regards to Surely not!
But they also usually have dress codes to control things such as hair, underwear showing, skirt length, reasonable clothing etc.
My quote was deleted.
bertnz
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12:30am Thu 5 Aug 10
Oh well the boss will be happy with the extra hours..
workingmama
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5:06am Thu 5 Aug 10
Some of the skirts worn by school girls were only fit for a hooker.
I am suprised their parents let them out the door like that especially as their underwear was on show most of the time because the skirt just did not cover their backside.
pun master
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8:24am Thu 5 Aug 10
Surely not! wrote:We don't spend time formulating the policy, that comes fromSLT and the Governing Body. The enforcement of the rules on uniform, along with every other rule, is part and parcel of our everyday lives, so doesn't specifically take up any extra time. The reason for this crackdown is largely due to the rise in sexual bullying, distractions in class, self-respect issues and common decency.So one could conclude that it is actually an efficient use of taxpayers money as it is helping make society a tiny bit better....
FC wrote:Well I think your experience is wrong. much teachers' time is spent dealing with this issue. Teachers are paid by the tax payer. teachers training is paid by the taxpayer. They spend time formulating uniform policy, constantly reminding parents and pupils of what the uniform is and enforcing it, doling out detentions, sending letters home. I personally would prefer it if they spent that time in other ways. That, FC, is what you call an opinion. I assume your opinion is different. Good for you. Perhaps you could spend 30 seconds learning what a conclusion is?Surely not! wrote: Well surely someone will have to go around with a ruler checking the length! I wonder if anyone has ever worked out the cost to the taxpayer of time spent enforcing school uniforms, let alone the time wasted which could be spent perhaps on.... education.Really? Are you REALLY going down the route of "cost to the taxpayer" on this one? In my past experience, it's a simple case of the child be spotted in the school hallway and being told off. 30 seconds at the most. Hardly a 45 minute lesson wasted on the uniform code is it? So in conclusion, YOU are a waste of taxpayer's money.
Surely not!
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9:49am Thu 5 Aug 10
pun master wrote:One could only make that conclusion if one had provided evidence to support the argument pun master. C-
Surely not! wrote:We don't spend time formulating the policy, that comes fromSLT and the Governing Body. The enforcement of the rules on uniform, along with every other rule, is part and parcel of our everyday lives, so doesn't specifically take up any extra time. The reason for this crackdown is largely due to the rise in sexual bullying, distractions in class, self-respect issues and common decency.So one could conclude that it is actually an efficient use of taxpayers money as it is helping make society a tiny bit better....
FC wrote:Well I think your experience is wrong. much teachers' time is spent dealing with this issue. Teachers are paid by the tax payer. teachers training is paid by the taxpayer. They spend time formulating uniform policy, constantly reminding parents and pupils of what the uniform is and enforcing it, doling out detentions, sending letters home. I personally would prefer it if they spent that time in other ways. That, FC, is what you call an opinion. I assume your opinion is different. Good for you. Perhaps you could spend 30 seconds learning what a conclusion is?Surely not! wrote: Well surely someone will have to go around with a ruler checking the length! I wonder if anyone has ever worked out the cost to the taxpayer of time spent enforcing school uniforms, let alone the time wasted which could be spent perhaps on.... education.Really? Are you REALLY going down the route of "cost to the taxpayer" on this one? In my past experience, it's a simple case of the child be spotted in the school hallway and being told off. 30 seconds at the most. Hardly a 45 minute lesson wasted on the uniform code is it? So in conclusion, YOU are a waste of taxpayer's money.
mtmoocher
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11:07am Thu 5 Aug 10
workingmama wrote:OMG, you've turned into your mother!
About time too. Some of the skirts worn by school girls were only fit for a hooker. I am suprised their parents let them out the door like that especially as their underwear was on show most of the time because the skirt just did not cover their backside.
Voter99
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1:26pm Thu 5 Aug 10
Lord Tilford
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2:28pm Thu 5 Aug 10
How standards have dropped in this country!
beccapenny
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2:52pm Thu 5 Aug 10
We used to roll our skirts up to the desired shortness,so they were easily and quickly lengthed again to avoid parental and teacher disapproval! Cunning trick!
But it's really not nice to see girls walking round looking like little scrubbers!
PeteBrighton
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5:07pm Thu 5 Aug 10
Baldseagull
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11:16pm Thu 5 Aug 10
PeteBrighton wrote:If any member of the coalition is to bend over backwards, I hope they are not wearing a short skirt.
I agree with voter99 wholeheartedly. Our dear old coalition bend over backwards to say how they won't ban certain 'uniforms' yet we see this happening locally which is possibly (allegedly) pandering to people from the comunities in favour of the 'other uniform'.
Surely not!
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10:55am Fri 6 Aug 10
PeteBrighton wrote:And now translate into English please?
I agree with voter99 wholeheartedly. Our dear old coalition bend over backwards to say how they won't ban certain 'uniforms' yet we see this happening locally which is possibly (allegedly) pandering to people from the comunities in favour of the 'other uniform'.
Old Ladys Gin
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11:15am Fri 6 Aug 10
Number Six wrote:I reckon there are probably a lot of stands taken concerning these skirts! Either that or vibration on the top deck of a bus.......
Wish I could have taken a stand against skimpy skirts when i was that age
Come to think of it.....
Old Ladys Gin
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11:17am Fri 6 Aug 10
Gubbins wrote:You've obviously been to Newcastle on a Saturday night. Trust me anything seen in Brighton pales in comparison, if you're straight!
lisaoutthere wrote:Definitely agree. A long overdue policy.
Good move! Kids in this country look like total slobs. And then go on to look like adult slobs...
ukboy21
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9:44pm Sat 7 Aug 10
KeefyH44
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10:32am Sun 8 Aug 10
ukboy21 wrote:Did anyone understand this ramble or is it just me? THIS is the standard of education today?
patcham high school and social services who used to be in whitehawk but are now in moulscoomb and cpt at brighton police will not agree to longer skirts as they all accept a boy of 16 emailing a girl of 14 saying that if she never had sex with him she would be beaten up angela embrie fromm s s said that it was ok for him to say that patcham school said she is ok in school but when she leaves its down to her what happens when she leaves school
Whitedot says...
3:11pm Wed 4 Aug 10