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Please watch the KDKA report on students being sent home from school because they were not wearing an embroidered badge with the school name, U-Prep.
It would seem to be an imperative for students to be in school if they are to rise above the current 37% in Reading Proficiency and 39% in Math Proficiency on the 2010 PSSA.
Are there legal ramifications for denying students their education for such a flimsy reason?
This kind of "priority" puts students "at risk."
- Questioner wrote:
"There have been some interesting court challenges lately on schools' obligation to provide a "free public education" and what that obligation entails. There is a strong case to be made that the school must supply items that students are required to have in order to attend, including uniforms."
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The link to the KDKA report is:
http://kdka.com/local/dress.code.school.2.1918382.html
The report indicates that about 30 students have been turned away from school.
Not sure about the U Prep families, but I know that sometimes I don't get to laundry for a week or more, and I don't have to get to a laundromat. That's a lot of shirts to buy.
This shows how totally wrong PPS is in allowing this type of unreasonable rule. Even the private schools that are being emulated by this type of inane behavior do not require logos as part of their uniforms!
Questioner wrote:
"There have been some interesting court challenges lately on schools' obligation to provide a "free public education" and what that obligation entails. There is a strong case to be made that the school must supply items that students are required to have in order to attend, including uniforms."
Yes, our court is the Third Circuit and all bloggers welcome to read the various court summations and applications that address this issue.
The school must facilitate with the supply with the uniform items.
UPREP has enough of educational issues-than just about badges or logo on shirt. That means they need to buy the shirt with hhe logo.
My advice for now--
They should get the kids logos as stickers to place as on their shirts.
Any entrepreneurs out there that would like to market this item to sell at UPREP?
“Iron on” are not applicable for instant durability at the UPREP office-the secretaries and teachers cannot spend time ironing.
They could be marketed for required use after the first infraction-distributed at a minimal cost.
What a way to institute a uniform policy-is this the answer to increase the PDDA scores?
Maybe yes-with the aide of the Family Consumer Science Teachers doing the laundry at UPREP?
They most likely cut Family Consumer Science Teachers.
http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/143110821104152670/lib/143110821104152670/2009%20Handbooks/Milliones.pdf?4907Nav=|&NodeID=5128
The above should take you to the UPrep Handbook. I checked twice and did not see the Uniform Policy mentioned. So a lot of money is spent and the basics are not covered in the handbook. Will somebody please double check me? I hope I am wrong.
I looked also and it is not there. I recall on the video that the reporter was flipping through a handbook that had more pages than the one that is posted online. If you look at the web address that you posted, it has a 2009 in the address. There is probably a new one for this school year that isn't online which makes it very confusing and misleading for potential parents and students. This is so sad because as of next year, this is going to be the feeder high school for part of Highland Park, Shadyside, Morningside, and other neighborhoods that never wanted it for a feeder school!!!! It will also be the feeder school for those in the new Westinghouse feeder pattern who do not want single gender education!
I looked also and it is not there. I recall on the video that the reporter was flipping through a handbook that had more pages than the one that is posted online. If you look at the web address that you posted, it has a 2009 in the address. There is probably a new one for this school year that isn't online which makes it very confusing and misleading for potential parents and students. This is so sad because as of next year, this is going to be the feeder high school for part of Highland Park, Shadyside, Morningside, and other neighborhoods that never wanted it for a feeder school!!!! It will also be the feeder school for those in the new Westinghouse feeder pattern who do not want single gender education!
Here is a link to a NYT article about a lawsuit filed by the ACLU in California on the issue of fees charged to public school students.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/education/10education.html?_r=1
This situation was briefly discussed at the EFA meeting on Thursday and parents seemed to come down squarely on the side of enforcement of policy. Based on the report on TV the policy at Uprep could be over the top.
This logo thingy...how Orwellian of you.
And how many of the parents at the EFA meeting have children at U Prep? It's easier to support a policy when you don't have to deal with it yourself.
Questioner @ September 19, 2010 6:23 PM
Thank you very much for your input regarding parents and EFA.
Not all schools and their parental communities are represented.
Decisions are made with the majority speaking for others- True representation?
There are never any decisions of any kind made at an EFA meeting. There are plenty of ideas exchanged. There is usually plenty of room for more people toattend. I doubt anyone will every be turned away.
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