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Hoping I wasn't too snippy, but difficult child 2's teachers need to get it together...
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 392808" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I think you wrote a good letter and I'm glad it had a positive outcome.</p><p></p><p>Any teacher taking offence at what you wrote definitely would be on a power trip.</p><p></p><p>And Janet, good on you for standing up to the deputy. I had to do similar things at times when difficult child 1 and easy child 2/difficult child 2 got "out of uniform" notes from their school for sometimes ridiculous reasons. With easy child 2/difficult child 2, she was physically very small and the school uniform did not come in her small size - we had to have shirts specially made, and as for the school trousers - forget it! They were supposed to wear black trousers so we found a pair of stretch black pants (which on her never got to stretch, so they looked like the same tailored pants!). But the biggest "sin" as far as the school was concerned, was that in mid-winter easy child 2/difficult child 2 was turning up wearing a heavy black wool coat that had been her sisters, a uniform item at another school. A sensible item. No logo on it, so it shouldn't have been a problem. The allowable school uniform did not have anything that would keep our girl warm enough on the dawn boat trip. She added a black beanie, black gloves and black scarf - all school colours. She actually looked very smart, and was warm, too. But we got the "out of uniform" note - she was supposed to only wear the nylon spray jacket as her only "warm clothing" item. Ridiculous!</p><p></p><p>The note I sent to the school challenged the school staff to make easy child 2/difficult child 2's morning trip, wearing nothing but allowed school uniform items, and not become deathly ill. I wasn't polite as you were in your note, gcvmom. I said, "If you can catch the sunrise ferry in midwinter as she does, wearing only the items you require and not the added layers of heavy black wool coat, scarf, beanie and gloves and STILL feel that an out of uniform note is justified, then we will discuss this further. Because as tis stands, the rule appears to be getting laid down by staff members who drive up to school five minutes before class commences, arriving in heated, insulated comfort while wearing whatever a staff member is permitted to wear, which is of course far more suitable to the season than is possible given the current limited options available with the school uniform. As it stands now, this is a serious health issue and if you wish to pursue this, I will make it a major health issue at state level. So instead, let us be sensible and practical, recognising that this girl is trying to stay well and also doing her utmost to dress in accordance with school colour schemes. Her appearance does not disgrace the school in any way."</p><p></p><p>Some years later made the exact same design black coat, black gloves, black beanie and black scarf to be allowable school uniform items in winter.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes you can strike a bureaucrat who likes to throw weight around. That's when you have to throw weight back and finish with "let's please be sensible about this."</p><p></p><p>But generally most staff are sufficiently commonsense to start with. But not completely, or we would not need to write the occasional letter!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 392808, member: 1991"] I think you wrote a good letter and I'm glad it had a positive outcome. Any teacher taking offence at what you wrote definitely would be on a power trip. And Janet, good on you for standing up to the deputy. I had to do similar things at times when difficult child 1 and easy child 2/difficult child 2 got "out of uniform" notes from their school for sometimes ridiculous reasons. With easy child 2/difficult child 2, she was physically very small and the school uniform did not come in her small size - we had to have shirts specially made, and as for the school trousers - forget it! They were supposed to wear black trousers so we found a pair of stretch black pants (which on her never got to stretch, so they looked like the same tailored pants!). But the biggest "sin" as far as the school was concerned, was that in mid-winter easy child 2/difficult child 2 was turning up wearing a heavy black wool coat that had been her sisters, a uniform item at another school. A sensible item. No logo on it, so it shouldn't have been a problem. The allowable school uniform did not have anything that would keep our girl warm enough on the dawn boat trip. She added a black beanie, black gloves and black scarf - all school colours. She actually looked very smart, and was warm, too. But we got the "out of uniform" note - she was supposed to only wear the nylon spray jacket as her only "warm clothing" item. Ridiculous! The note I sent to the school challenged the school staff to make easy child 2/difficult child 2's morning trip, wearing nothing but allowed school uniform items, and not become deathly ill. I wasn't polite as you were in your note, gcvmom. I said, "If you can catch the sunrise ferry in midwinter as she does, wearing only the items you require and not the added layers of heavy black wool coat, scarf, beanie and gloves and STILL feel that an out of uniform note is justified, then we will discuss this further. Because as tis stands, the rule appears to be getting laid down by staff members who drive up to school five minutes before class commences, arriving in heated, insulated comfort while wearing whatever a staff member is permitted to wear, which is of course far more suitable to the season than is possible given the current limited options available with the school uniform. As it stands now, this is a serious health issue and if you wish to pursue this, I will make it a major health issue at state level. So instead, let us be sensible and practical, recognising that this girl is trying to stay well and also doing her utmost to dress in accordance with school colour schemes. Her appearance does not disgrace the school in any way." Some years later made the exact same design black coat, black gloves, black beanie and black scarf to be allowable school uniform items in winter. Sometimes you can strike a bureaucrat who likes to throw weight around. That's when you have to throw weight back and finish with "let's please be sensible about this." But generally most staff are sufficiently commonsense to start with. But not completely, or we would not need to write the occasional letter! Marg [/QUOTE]
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