http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2009/04/30/pointless-rules/ The blog of the South West Surrey Home Educators Group Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:22:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2009/04/30/pointless-rules/#comment-743 Riaz Wed, 06 May 2009 23:33:55 +0000 http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/?p=156#comment-743 One of my primary schools had no uniform but boys had to wear short trousers. Why was this? Because of a policy going back to the 1940s that poorer parents might not be able to afford long trousers so it would be unfair on their children if they had to make do with short trousers whilst their classmates with more affluent parents wear long trousers. This short trousers policy was finally abolished in 1987. One of my primary schools had no uniform but boys had to wear short trousers. Why was this? Because of a policy going back to the 1940s that poorer parents might not be able to afford long trousers so it would be unfair on their children if they had to make do with short trousers whilst their classmates with more affluent parents wear long trousers. This short trousers policy was finally abolished in 1987.

]]> http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2009/04/30/pointless-rules/#comment-720 Bubble Fri, 01 May 2009 07:44:43 +0000 http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/?p=156#comment-720 It is about power showing the children who is in control/charge of them! It also acts as a way to take peoples minds off real issues along with creating with the parents split because 1 or 2 children would not follow this rule and then the other parents would turn on them! It will never change! wish it would! It is about power showing the children who is in control/charge of them! It also acts as a way to take peoples minds off real issues along with creating with the parents split because 1 or 2 children would not follow this rule and then the other parents would turn on them! It will never change! wish it would!

]]> http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/2009/04/30/pointless-rules/#comment-718 Maire Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:14:57 +0000 http://www.swsurrey-home-ed.co.uk/wordpress/?p=156#comment-718 There should be outrage at things like this. Why is any human being given such power over another, it just encourages abuse. There should be outrage at things like this. Why is any human being given such power over another, it just encourages abuse.

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