Board Considering Consistent Attire Program (CAP) Proposal for 11 Elementary Schools;
Input Welcome Before April Board Meeting
Policy Draft
Presentation: November 2011
Presentation: Feb. 29 Parent Information Meeting
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11 comments:
I'm all for it
This should also be in the middle and high school levels too.
The issues are in the middle and high levels, but they know they can't enforce them there without lots of referrals from groups they don't want to have referred. So put the policy in elementary schools where they have a prayer of getting kids to do it.
Elementary school is a good start, then bring in mid and high.
I'm sure Delmar Elem parents are all for it since it is already working very well at Delmar Middle/High.
I personally do not agree with the consistent attire program. This will not stop gangs, it will not make them all smart, it will not stop bullying. It will increase our deficit because we will not only have to feed our FARM students, we will also have to dress them now.
Why do these school marms have to obfuscate everything? The proposal is no more about a "Consistent Attire Program" than a shovel is a "Manually operated crater crating device". Aren't they smart enough to say UNIFORMS?
If you think having uniforms will improve academics, improve student behavior or remove the influence of gangs in the elementary schools, please explain to me how all the students dressing in the same clothing will accomplish these things. When you are done explaining that to me, then please let me know how our county will afford to provide the required clothing to all those students who can't afford it. Maybe, just maybe, after you enlighten me in these areas, I'll consider handing over my responsibilities as a parent for dressing my child to WCBOE...NOT!
No BOE money will be used! Remember this when next year comes. Remember this when someone has to adminster the vouchers and run the on site clothing store. This is baloney and in no way can the stated benefits be measured.
Will any anyone be responsible when all these wonderful benefits do not materialize? Of course not, there is no measure now.....
Imagine going to work and asking your supervisor for $200,000 for a new program. When they ask for what you'll simply say, "We'll be eliminating divisions between our diverse groups of employees, everyone will work harder and faster, production will increase, admin assistants will look just like the VP's, everyone will be happier....work utopia!. I cannot prove it but trust me."
You'd be the unemployment line....exactly where many making these false claims should be.
Screw that my kids will go to school with the clothes that i allow them to wear.... im not buying special clothes for school and im certain that the BOE is not gonna provide them and the cleaning of them
Oh good grief people! Uniforms for school are no more expensive than the regular school clothes you would buy. As long as they meet the color, collar, sleeve and hem requirements the brand doesn't matter. (With the possible exception of gym attire.) You don't have to buy at Land's End or Rose Uniforms or French Toast! Wal-Mart, Sears, Macy's and many other stores carry the colors and styles you would need! The only restriction I'm aware of in the private schools are the appearance of outward brands or tags. Believe me, it helps with laundry loads! It certainly keeps my school clothing budget in control as my child will not be able to ask for a wardrobe from Hollister or Aeropostale or some other such overpriced clothing. The only thing I have to suck up on is shoes and summer clothes.
And there are definite advantages in dressing for the occasion. School is not a playground. School should be just as important to a child as a job is to an adult. They can be free spirits on the weekend just like we adults do. (You'd be surprised how many job applicants come to an interview in flip flops, jeans and a t-shirt) And yes, I do believe that it will significantly cut down on what are obvious indicators on knowing who "has" and who "has not". Get the focus off the appearance and back to the academics in our schools.
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