Legal action against School due to the cost of School uniforms, Please advise

balletshoes

Poppy9 wrote: »

Did anyone else have to make their own cookery apron in 1st year at comp. A white tabbard that we had to embroider with our name and keep nice in readiness for cookery in the second year!

Yep - mine had pink gingham trim around the pocket (and lots of very noticeable pin holes in it near every seam).

balletshoes

thorsoak wrote: »

Yes!!! I did! And a hat!

a hat? that would have been cool - we never got to make a hat.

Poppy9

thorsoak wrote: »

Yes!!! I did! And a hat!

Oh I forgot we had to make a matching headband!!!!:o

balletshoes wrote: »

Yep - mine had pink gingham trim around the pocket (and lots of very noticeable pin holes in it near every seam).

Wow that sounds posh. We had to tack our double turned edges before sewing on the machine. A few wonky lines if I remember rightly.

I also made a school skirt! It was horrendous. I made the waist band with the wrong side of fabric showing and it was too big. My mother wasn't wasting the "expensive fabric" and unpicked it all and remade to fit me and I had to wear it. It was a flippy A line skirt!

aliasojo

Pleaseadvise wrote: »

I'm fine with the concept of uniform, but I resent paying extra because my children are girls.

At their school the boys need just white shirts and black trousers, which you can get anywhere. The girls need fitted white blouses with the correct collar shape, sleeve length and hem - they aren't allowed to tuck them in, so they can check the hem shape - and similarly the skirts have to have the right length, shape and kick pleat position, ensuring you have to get them from the official supplier.

Now that's something I would think was more worthy of a 'mission'.

I'd be questioning that rule without doubt.

The skirt rule is borderline, I can see that there could be room to buy completely inappropriate skirts, fit/length etc so I can see the logic in that part. Boys trousers are one length, you wont be seeing a lad turning up in trousers halfway up his bum.

peachyprice

Poppy9 wrote: »

Did anyone else have to make their own cookery apron in 1st year at comp. A white tabbard that we had to embroider with our name and keep nice in readiness for cookery in the second year!

We had to embroider our name onto our aertex PE shirt and skirt.

I also made a denim skirt and a towelling bikini, the towelling was way too thick, it was all lumpy, awful thing.

thunderbird

Goldiegirl wrote: »

The best thing that happened was in 1972, when girls could wear green or black trousers. I always preferred trousers (and still do) so that was great for me

I would have preferred trousers but we had to wear skirts. Oddly, some schools local to me now have banned skirts!

Love all these stories of bizarre uniforms and items made in sewing classes! :rotfl:

peachyprice

thunderbird wrote: »

I would have preferred trousers but we had to wear skirts. Oddly, some schools local to me now have banned skirts!

Love all these stories of bizarre uniforms and items made in sewing classes! :rotfl:

Hah, my daughters school have just issued a threat to girls who continually break uniform rules by wearing their skirts too short of being forced to wear trousers for a term

WantToBeSE

Thats cheap compared to my sons academy school!

duchy

saayinla wrote: »

Perhaps I didnt make my whole intention clear , this is just not about the cost but the fact that kids are not allowed into class if the uniform is not 100% as provided by the school, I dont want compensation but I am talking more along the line of allowing parents to decide if they want to buy from the school or elsewhere, as long as it confirms to the uniform standards

There is no obligation to send your children to school -especially one specific school. You have choices -you can move your school to one that has a less strict uniform code or you can homeschool.

So yes you are allowed to decide -but frankly if you think you should choose a child's education based on the fact the school has normal prices for uniform rather than ASDA special deal prices-you say be regarded by some as short-sighted.

Honestly I don't think these prices are extortionate -and as the only way you'd be able to afford to challenge the legality (and almost certainly lose) would be a class action -eg lots of parents standing together and lobbing in a few hundred each as the legal fees would be thousands -you may want to rethink legal action as a solution.
Perhaps trying for election as a parent governor and attempt change from within would be an option you'd consider ?

duchy

Our local high school is skirts optional
Most of the girls wear trousers and the ones who wear skirts all have them ridiculously short and always seem to be the girls walking hand in hand with their also uniformed teenage boyfriends. I can see why the schools would ban skirts -they don't do the girls any favours as they become a fashion item (and I'm sure a battle at school over regulation length)