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Can they ban a tie?

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JustMyType · 14/07/2011 10:13

DD of a friend is due to go to Secondary next September. She likes her shirt and tie that they wear at her (perfectly ordinary) Primary and is a bit cheesed off that the uniform for big school is polo shirts. Certainly they don't look as nice and it does seem a bit of a backward step. I think they used to have a tie about 5 years ago. Her mother laughingly said perhaps they could get hold of one and send her in that. She'll probably have gone off the idea by then anyway, but presumably if anyone did that it would be treated as any other 'violation'.

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mummytime · 14/07/2011 10:43

Maybe the mother needs to complain about the uniform? My kids have a tie as part of theirs, but also the girls are restricted to one style of trousers (2 or skirts). But wearing anything but the correct uniform is strictly forbidden. They are allowed to wear House Polo's after half-term in the summer, and they look pretty smart, but they are restricted to buying them from school, which means the quality is quite high. The school even has a rule which says jumpers can be worn over shirts but not with the house polo shirts, and this is enforced.

To turn up in the incorrect uniform at the start of the autumn term in year 7 is asking to be a target.

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JustMyType · 14/07/2011 10:37

Yes, I don't think it was on their 'actually to do' list, just a thought really. I think part of the problem is that almost all the girls seem to wear those incredibly tight nylon trousers with the said polo shirt so the overall combination isn't very smart looking. She'll just have to stand her ground and wear a skirt with tights if she's still so inclined at the time.

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nagynolonger · 14/07/2011 10:26

I don't see why a polo shirt can't look smart. If they are all dressed in matching trousers/skirts/jumpers they will look smart. I would prefer an open neck blouse for girls and a shirt and tie for boys which is what my own secondary school had many years ago. I think older teenage girls look silly in ties.

feckwit · 14/07/2011 10:23

What IS the point of tie? But aside from that, you can't send a child to school in the incorrect uniform, otherwise what is the point of actually having a uniform?

Malcontentinthemiddle · 14/07/2011 10:21

No, if they've changed the uniform then hunting out the old one and wearing it will just look silly.

VelveteenRabbit · 14/07/2011 10:19

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HauntedLittleLunatic · 14/07/2011 10:14

Not sure - probably.

Worst still the child is likely to be bullied and so not really advisable - although I realise that it was originally said in jest

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