Ok. So my school has got a new Head Teacher. She has changed evarything. You got to wear black/white bra's, we can only wear black headbands. We got to wear shoes, which get uncomfortable walking form building to building though out the week. We have to wear our blazers at all time, even in summer. We can't have earphones in school. If we don't finish our course work in time we get excluded.we can't wear nail varnish

But school is for ever tell in us to be an individual, but how can we be an vidual if we got to wear the same thing.?

Some pupils are talking about a protest, can we do this??

If we can how do we, and do we do it outside of school or in school. School is meant to teach you things for your future, but now all they seem to care about is what you wear!!

HELPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!

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I don't know your school, of course, but I do have some experience with organizations that have rules regarding uniforms. The concept is that by eliminating variability in dress you eliminate a source of distraction or preoccupation with material things like styles and brands, and reduce pressure on young people to conform and "be cool." It lets you focus on the important things that make you an individual - it's not what you wear, but how you express yourself, your accomplishments, and the choices you make in your attitude and behavior that make you an individual. And hopefully you begin to see others as individuals not because of what they wear but because of what they say and do.

Yh but can we protest??

Sure you can protest, whether it will result in any change remains to be seen. You may want to find out first if you could suffer any negative consequences as a result.

Might want to consider something less defiant, which often just results in the administration wanting to put a stop to the disruption and not really pay any attention to your message. You run the risk, and unfortunately even more so with high school aged kids, of some people just jumping in to cause problems... yelling and carrying on and it can end up looking like just a bunch of angry, whinging kids. This will get you no where fast. Even when many adults protest, they do so in a way that just turns people off to their cause instead of bringing about the very change they want.

You need to go about it in a mature fashion. Know what specific changes you want, find out what goes on in other high schools in your local authority. What changes do you think would be a fair compromise and realistic? Ask for a meeting with the head and others in the administration. Acknowledge your understanding for the reasoning behind the use of uniforms and conformity... (do you really understand the reasons behind at least some of them? ) and be prepared to offer reasonable suggestions for compromise. Be able to back up with information from other schools if you can.

Would you have parent backing? That would be something to consider and look into. With enough parents behind you, you will stand a greater chance of promoting change.
You may or may not get the results you seek, but if nothing else you will have gained some valuable lessons in communication and working to elicit change.

Thank you
We no a few teachers who don't agree with some of the rules, and I think they would be willing to help. :)

That would be a good idea... :) Good luck!

Thank you :D

Maybe you can get students and parents to sign a petition. It has worked at my school. If your stubborn head teacher doesn't agree you should get parents together to go to the school to defend. This has also worked well at my school. I don't get the bra thing. Is the shirt white and kind of see-through or does the lady peek into the girls' shirts. What a stubborn person! I'd be so mad. The kids at my school would kill her! (not literaly)

Lol well some shirts are see-through n yup all white

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Uhh I don't know why she would make you wear certain kinds of bras =/ . This is what I say..
I go to a school who is strict like yours, though I refuse to let them control me with their rules. And because of my actions I've been suspended, banned from any school excursions and I am currently being monitored closely- if I do one more wrong thing they'll un-enrol me.
now, I used to believe that the more I try to do the opposite of what the school wants the school will change.
my grades used to be A+ and now, there E-
But now its different. Especially in senior years the school is only trying to prepare us for the work force- the outside world is what some people call it.
my work is quite a popular retail store. And were very strict on uniform and appearance. The better the appearance the more hours you'll get and in the long run, maybe a promotion. Another reason why the work force likes appearance in staff is because of customers. You wouldn't like to walk into a store and see a smelly man with a hairy face and afro hair.. I know I wouldn't.
another reason why she might be doing this is because of school pride. I hate hearing that, but we have to take pride in were we learn and what we do.
so remember- work force and pride.
but the most important thing to remember is that you shouldn't let rules over take your learning. Yes, you should follow rules but concentrate on your leaning. Learn! Trust me.. don't be stupid like me.

work force, pride, learning

Most of you have missed the important point. Read ebaines comment again... and think about it this time.

True... the focus should be on attitude and work performance, but some schools do go over the top in regard to student dress.

There is certainly nothing wrong with uniforms, they can make good sense, but being allowed to forego blazers in the summer, for example, would not impede learning in any way.

There are several areas a compromise can be reached that would allow for some individuality in dress, but also maintain order and a focus on education.

The whole bra thing is weird though... idont really understand that part. And about being yourself... can you change your hair style or something like that or do the head teachers have a hold of that too. I wouldn't know a lot about the specific clothing because I live in a dinky town in Indiana, but their has to be ways to show people that you are different