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Name: Kara Kindall on Mar 27, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Megh Willard on Mar 27, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Catherine Willard on Mar 27, 2007Comments: The whole point of implementing uniforms, from what I understand, is to decrease problems at schools. But from what I've seen (I am a student at Hume-Fogg), all this is doing is causing more problems, angering the students. Furthermore, there is little conclusive evidence that shows school uniforms actually make much difference. While short term studies may show a decrease in problems, studies done over a long period of time show no change. Uniforms cause more problems than they solve.Flag
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Name: Traci Simms on Mar 27, 2007Comments: This whole standard attire thing is just ridiculous. It's just another reason for kids to hate school. It takes away from our individuakity and it's just totally pointless.Flag
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Name: Cheldon on Mar 27, 2007Comments: waste of time and money.Flag
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Name: Laurelyn on Mar 27, 2007Comments: Standard School Attire not only stifles creativity, but it's also expensive. Metro would have to spend thousands on clothes for students who are on fee waiver. That money could be put to better use, like librarry books, computers, art supplies, teachers paychecks, cafeteria food that isn't dripping with grease, etc. Also, Metro neverr asked the opinion of the people this effects the most, the STUDENTS!!! We should have a voice in what is done to us, make decisions WITH us, not FOR us, because we are not stupid, and we do NOT appreciate having decisions made without us.Flag
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Name: Patrick Connor on Mar 27, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Andrew Owensby on Mar 27, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 27, 2007Comments: I am an alumna of Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet School. One of the reasons my school was able to succeed was because we were allowed the freedom to express ourselves peacefully. Dress is a means of peaceful free expression. Standard school attire will only cause problems, not solve them.Flag
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Name: Jessica Cohen on Mar 27, 2007Comments: The students are directly influenced by this decision, but have not been asked, thats not right!!! many people cant AFFORD to buy the uniform standards, there fore it is not logical!!!Flag
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Name: Hannah Talley on Mar 27, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Bleu on Mar 27, 2007Comments: yess...definately... NOOOOO UNIFORMS!!!!Flag
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Name: Shoshana on Mar 27, 2007Comments: I like being a kid and we have enough toruble being ourselves in the world as is. Unifourms don't do anything. They show no inequality simply faliure, failure that the kids didn't get to express themselves at their own school where they sned most of their time.Flag
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Name: Grace on Mar 27, 2007Comments: I HATE UNIFORMS THERE IS NOOO POINT WHAT SO EVER SO ITS JUST A WASTE OF ALL OUR TIME!!Flag
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Name: Kristin Wells on Mar 27, 2007Comments: It stifles creativity and freedom of expression. We need to focus our attentions on educating our children and making sure that every child is at the grade level that is appropriate for their age, regardless of their attire.Flag
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Name: K. Allyn Cosey, II on Mar 28, 2007Comments: While I understand why it is practical to have uniforms or standard attire, I believe this is completely stupid in the real world. Practicality in this instance is illogical and against free will. This is just another example of a government-run entity dictating, as Josip Broz Tito, Nikita Khrushchev, or Nicolae Ceausescu would have liked to see in America, what everyone does and says to the finest point of analysis. There is no point, other than complete and total uniformity, of mandating such often impractical and often ineffective standards. I know why MNPS is doing this, and I know that it would probably not be very comfortable to fit a pistol down your pants. My solution to this problem lies in the school system's and teacher's union's being dissolved and getting those school vouchers, which compose one of the few good ideas Bush has thought up, made law and made accessible to everyone. We have no good reason to follow such flawed and inexpressive rules that will do nothing but invoke rebellion and result in a tremendous spike in suspensions and, ultimately, a spike in teacher vacancies. I very strongly urge Dr. Garcia and his team, with all due respect, to repeal this amendment to the dress code if he wants his school system to flourish as he does.Flag
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Name: Spencer Swindell on Mar 28, 2007Comments: We have all this technology, all this man power, and all this money. Why are we wasting all these resources toward something as futile as what we wear to school Shouldn't we use this toward something more productive such as better booksFlag
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Name: K. Allyn Cosey, II on Mar 28, 2007Comments: Just a reminder...PLEASE check your grammar, spelling, and syntax before posting a rebuttal to the policy change. If you want them to believe us you need to be convincing.Flag
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Name: Sarah Herbert on Mar 30, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Michael on Apr 2, 2007Comments: By spending so much of its time on the standard school attire issue, the school board is ignoring the real problems that uniforms will supposedly solve. The problems faced by students and teachers may seem unsolvable at times, but waiting until real solutions are found is preferable to pretending that standard school attire will solve aynthing. Standard school attire will not save parents money, as students may agree to wear uniforms during school (if only to keep from being suspended), but they will not want to wear them outside of school. Some testimonials state that students absolutely love to wear their uniforms to the mall, to concerts, etc, but everyone knows this isn't true. Also, a stricter dress code is not the solution to ending gang violence. There is no way that gangs will disband simply because they can no longer use clothing to identify themselves. The standard school attire issue is simply busywork for the school board, to make it appear as if they are solving problems.Flag
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Name: Gigi Drumright on Apr 4, 2007Comments: I am a parent and I don't agree to the SSA. They should enforce the current dress code. I don't want to tuck in my shirt and sit in class 8 hours a day. I am a professional and I dress nicely without tucking in my shirt. How does tucking in a shirt prevent someone carrying a weapon They could put in in their sock!!!Flag
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Name: Nick Currier on Apr 4, 2007Comments: ssa sux lolFlag
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Name: Dana Currier on Apr 4, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Linda Carter on Apr 4, 2007Comments: Vote NO on SSA!!!!!Flag
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Name: Elizabeth Ames on Apr 5, 2007Comments: This is a waste of time and resources on a policy that is unproven and expensive for families.Flag
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Name: Tyler Whitaker on Apr 5, 2007Comments: There are NO good arguments for SSA. It does nothing to level the playing field. I have NEVER been distracted by inappropriate clothing at school. If I'm not focused, it is because I'm tired, or drawing, or reading. It isn't because of my wardrobe.Flag
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Name: Dylan on Sep 21, 2007Comments:Flag
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Name: Alicia on Jul 30, 2008Comments: I recently transferred from a private school which has uniforms and I am absolutely against SSA. Creativity struggles to survive in a school in which the students cannot express themselves through clothing. At least in the case of uniforms, they did not limit us in accessories and if we felt the need to bend the policy the school listened to the opinions of the students and changed them. SSA causes more anger than peace at the fact that students' possible fashionable creations are limited in patterns! Now, I'm not sure about other people, but never have stripes or a little splash of color distracted me. Constant surveillance is required by teachers to attempt to catch a momentary lapse of apparel judgement by students, and precious time that could be spent teaching is wasted by correcting clothing. As several people have pointed out, statistics do show that SSA does not make a difference in grades and why should it All you are doing is making the people you should be trying to convince to love learning, become leaders, and relish creativity angry at the fact that they aren't being listened to. School should prepare us for the real world, and I feel that the real world does not have SSA. Also, being able to make good wardrobe decisions are widely cherished skills. We should be learning how to dress appropriately for things such as job interviews. I am quite certain that if SSA is abolished it will be appreciated by students and not affect the learning process in a negative way.Flag
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