flyers about dress codes at cleveland middle school

No...but at the price of a pair of rainbows they can and obviously are seen as a status symbol. At least by the school management. As to the sunglasses.....the kids are in school....there is no need for them to be propped on top of their head. Because we all know that sunglasses have been and are status symbols depending on brand.


It's ashame that the parents now days don't do enough parenting with their kids and worry more about wheither or not their kid can wear a pair of $40-$60 sandals to school or if thier kid can sit in class with thier sunglasses propped on the top of their head (holding their brain in apparently).


Craig

 

THANK YOU!!!

People, quit trying to be your kid's friend.

 

^^ I agree totally....my daughter got mad at me last night because she says I still treat her like a child...well..hello until you are 18 and support yourself in your own house..you are a child and will follow my rules My kids know if they do something they are not suppose to in school they will be punished at home as well. Sunglasses aren't allowed in schools in the first place. Rainbows, that's ridiculous...are they going to stop kids from wearing reeboks, nikes, etc...it's just a brand.

 

Actually, according to Jo Co dresscode, you're not supposed to wear flip-flop type shoes period.

 

But the two school that my kids go to allow it....the JC dresscode is a blanket guideline, but the schools can and do vary the code.

 

That's what I was thinking - a safety issue. We couldn't wear them when I was a kid either.

 

I would think it would apply to any open toe shoe if it were a safety issue....

 

No, just a "thong" flippy/floppy shoe. Concerns of tripping, or somebody accidentally stepping on the back of it... esp in crowded school hallways. I about fell over last week when I rolled the wagon onto the back of mine last week (not Rainblow - Teva). I looked like I was doing the herky-jerk out in the middle of the street.

 

MM's school allows it too. However, me being me, I just thought I'd point out that Rainbows probably aren't that big of an issue considering that flip flops aren't supposed to be allowed anyway.


As for the sunglasses, thats just stupid. Take your dern glasses off your head.

 

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That's no worse than me...I love wearing open back shoes (but they always fly off my feet) LOL

 

Don't get caught with "colored" shoe laces either. That's also gang related under the code. Give me a break ....please!!!!!!

 

People miss the point. It's not about what's worn, it's about you say to the world, and yourself.

These are people in their formative years. Does the Chairman of General Motors have a stud in his tongue?

Puuuuu-leeeezzzze!!!!

 

For your information I'm not "worried" about it at all! I was just merely passing along some information "in fun" that pertained to the thread!
Maybe I should pick on you for all your mispelling....but wait, then that would be slipping to your level. :roll:

 

I've tried to stay out of this one, since I vehemently oppose uniforms, but please explain to me the link between my child wearing rainbow sandals and poor parenting?

 

And I was merely making a comment about the information you had passed on. As to my spelling errors, I've explained how alot of them occur in the past, but then again if they were bad enough then the spelling/grammar police here would jump on me, but apparantly my posts contain enough viable conversation that the spelling police over look the errors. Now to the post in had that you so kindly quoted. I believe that there are 2 spelling errors both with the same word which if you typed at more than 20 wpm you would know that it is a very common error. The I before E thing has always caused people problems especially those who do type fast.

So before jumping on my case about my spelling maybe you should actually read and comprehend my statement. Because it was true when I was in highschool and is even more so now. "Status" symbols ie. Rainbow Sandles, Fendy sunglasses, etc. are ways for kids to flaunt their parents money and has and will continue to cause strife between those that have and those that don't. Maybe not everyone but there are goups out there that it does cause resentment between. Same can be said for strife between Jocks/cheerleaders and computer/band geeks.


Craig

 

Perhaps you are not in the group I was targeting with my comment, but then again if you have to ask the question maybe you are.

My point is that if parents would be parents and not worry about being their kids best friend and making sure the kid has all the "right" stuff to fit into a clique then half of these conversations wouldn't exist. If you are more concerned about wheither or not your child can wear Rainbows to school then your childs education then your priorities as a parent are in the wrong place.

Here is an extreme example. Say you have a daughter and the school dress code allows them to wear short skirts, tight tops, and medium height heels. Would you be the first one to run out and buy that type of clothing or would you complain about that fact that other parents let their children dress that way; and that by dressing that way the other children are causing a distraction and hindering your child's ability to learn?

I do have one question for you. Would mind explaining why you vehemently oppose uniforms in school?



Craig

 

Since the usual spelling/grammar police seem to be lying down on the job, I guess I'll jump in here. :wink: "A lot" is 2 words -- one of my pet peeves. "Overlook," on the other hand, is one word. You spelled "sandals" right in your earlier post. You probably meant "e.g." instead of "ie.", a common mistake; e.g. means "for example;" i.e. means "that is."

Bandmom, "misspelling" has 2 s's.

But to get to the point of your post, Craig, I think you are absolutely right that expensive and highly recognizable clothing and accessories are a source of strife between "haves" and "have-nots" in school. I'm not crazy about the idea of school uniforms, but I think the idea does have merit. Providing a selection of 2 or 3 shirt types and several colors of shirts and pants allows for some individuality, and rules about having shirts tucked in and belts of an appropriate length would not be a bad thing, either.

(I usually preview and proofread my posts before I hit the "submit" button, and I usually find a lot of typos. One of my most common mistakes is that my fingers think the letters "in" should always be followed by "g"!) :lol: :lol:

 

I agree with what you've said Craig to a point. My children own rainbows, but I made them buy them with their own money (trying to instill the value of a dollar in them). I don't see anything wrong with parents buying the things they want to for their children, as long as they don't give their kids everything they want....example...my 12 yo purchased her rainbows 2 years ago and now informs me they are "worn" out and she really "needs" a pink pair of them....I told her she better save her babysitting money to purchase that pink pair then On the other side of the coin....I could afford to buy them for her, but I choose not to. I also choose not to purchase her that cell phone she "desperately" needs, because "all" her friends have one....I told her she could save her money and buy one that is pay as you go and she pay for it all. I will not purchase her a cell phone, until she is old enough to drive and then she will have to work and pay me back for it every month. The only reason she will get one then will be for safety reasons.

I do however purchase most of their clothing from stores like Gap, etc.....when I can go to the outlet and buy Gap jeans for $14 and shirts for $7...I can't even go to Walmart and buy clothing that cheap. Not to mention...I have a 9 yo who is a tall slim and Gap clothing fits her...my 12 yo is a plus size girl...so the womans shirt sizes fit her, but her jeans I have to get at JCPenneys. My children really don't care about the "name" brand of items they wear, as long as they like the way it looks, but sometimes the "name" brands are the only sizes that fit the speacilty size kids!

I do however believe that many of today's parents are too focused on making sure their children "fit" in and purchasing items just because all of the other cool kids have them. That is not the case in my home. I've taught my children values..with money and people. They know if they ever come home where they have picked on a child because of physical disabilities or because that child couldn't afford things like others...they will never see the light of day again...I don't tollerate ignorance in adults or children (because their parents should teach them better)! On the other hand I have taught them to defend and take up for themselves if they are ever being picked on..they will never get into trouble if they didn't start it.

 

I don't usually post my opinions on here but, I feel everyone is missing the point on why they are not allowed to wear these items. Gangs are invading our schools! They no longer have the normal signs that they belong to a gang like tatoos, cetian jewlery, etc. They are wearing things that identify themselves with normal everyday teenages. If they were to walk in with big tatoos, or signs, they would not be allowed into the schools.
Hubby, just had two gang members from a new gang that has branched off from MS13.( one of the most deadly gangs of today) in his CLASSROOM. They were wearing wooden rosary beads.
By the way, hubby teaches at Weat Johnston!!

I think all of you need to start worrying about this issue (gangs) in the schools, instead of what shoes, sunglasses, etc. your children are not allowed to wear. These gangs are REAL and are in our SCHOOLS!! I am sure if a gang war was to break out in the high school you would all be the first to come down on the school teachers, and administartors on why they didn't deal with finding these kids. Please educate yourselves on these gangs and keep a look out for them, because they are here!

Please cut the schools a break, they are only looking out for the welfare of our children. God forbid if something were to happen to anyone of them if it could have been prevented by a few simple rules.

My Opinion : The kids should have to wear uniforms to school.
Sex Education is should be taught in school starting in the 4th grade for girls (period issues) and 5th grade for boys, and every other year from that point on. That is the way it is up north. They don't have the problem of teen pregnancies like they do down here!! Parents (not all) are not talking to their kids about shhhhhh- Sex. It is sad to go to a football game and see a young girl walking around with a baby and being proud that it is hers.
I'm sorry but this is how I feel.