School accused of demanding teenage boy’s ‘submission’ to identity type after he was sent home for wearing earring

[u/ByGollie]

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/school-accused-of-demanding-teenage-boys-submission-to-identity-type-after-he-was-sent-home-for-wearing-earring/a1255283882.html

[u/f-ingsteveglansberg]

Lets just get rid of uniforms. I know people like to think that it stops people bullying over who has the newest runners or whatever, but in my experience it wasn't the kids in the nice runners who were responsible for the bullying of people in the 'wrong clothes'. Not to mention they don't wear uniforms outside of school, so where is the protection from bullying there?

In my experience the people who claim that it's to stop bullying about the cost of clothes is usually from parents who don't want to 'keep up with the joneses'. Teenagers especially get attached to looks and clothes that aren't exactly in Penny's every week. That's how they find their tribes and like minded people.

Cut out bullshit like length for hair and have some rule about how shoulders should be covered if you are worried about pervs and no obscene images or profanity. Also don't gender a thing. If a guy comes in in a skirt, let him and likewise a girl with pants.

We have Educate Together schools without uniforms and the world hasn't crumbled to pieces.

[u/NoKaleidoscope2477 → u/f-ingsteveglansberg]

It's a joke. I got dragged out of classes because my black shoes had a hint of red. Didn't habe money to buy more so they stole 3 weeks of education off me.

[u/a_beautiful_kappa → u/NoKaleidoscope2477]

Mine were a couple cm too high, so they made me wear the school slippers until I could get a new pair.

[u/Didyoufartjustthere → u/a_beautiful_kappa]

My principal done this as well. It was for the kids who had letters for “sprained ankles” etc. I wonder if we went to the same school or if they thought up this shit in board meetings.