School Rules Not Tackling the Right Issues
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ha nor ha nor, when rain that time, always got a lot of free shows to see. And the Top ppl in the school just dont give a damn about it. Leave all those poor girls over there covering themselves with books.Originally posted by mahawarrior:There's also another problem with the school rules...
That is, one of the reason given for the need of students to wear school uniform is decency and modesty. As such, students cannot modify their school uniform (such as shortening the skirts, etc).
But I've noticed that some school uniform (especially secondary schools) are white...and almost transparent! Some decency! I personally think wearing mini skirts to school would be more modest than wearing that kind of 'can-see-through' uniform...
When ask for change of colour, they will say, white is the colour of the school, it stands for purity. In the end, ask girls to cover up more or bring jacket nxt time.
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well for my school GUYS get the free haircut by the discipline mistress.Originally posted by spinsugar:Eh same with Nanyang Girls'. Frickin strict.. this was in '96 till '99. We'd have "inspection" during assembly in the morning.. they'd check if your hair was more than 1 inch below the ear), whether ur skirt was rolled up and/or altered shorter, whether ur socks were too long, etc etc...
Some girls who ignored repeated warnings abt their hair would be publicly shamed, and get free hair cut by the discipline mistress!
Luckily, the rules were changed once the interim principal left.. WHEW!
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Enforcing STUPID communist-like rules, and expect students to develope creative thinking??? That's a farking laugh!
Punish students ONLY when they misbehave or have gone totally out of line. Other than that, I believe it would be helpful to allow them to BE THEMSELVES but not to the extent of sporting tatoos, and body-piercings.
Some degree of personal freedom would be healthy, while sparing the rod will indelibly ruin the child.
But I must remark that applying such Communist Rules, will only generate REBELION.
I mean, if the schools insists, then might as well go all the way follow Prison Rules - BALD for all inmates, male or female! -
I think so too... wat are they thinking man... the schs
Results are the priority... not looks... -
most excellent statement.Originally posted by kawasaki2:When the people fear their government, there is tyranny. When the government fears its people, there is liberty.[/i] -
some schools should really learn to be flexible..
dun need everything also law by law..
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why should one fear the other? and i honestly don't believe there's liberty when the govt fear its people, anarchy's more likely.Originally posted by kawasaki2:When the people fear their government, there is tyranny. When the government fears its people, there is liberty.[/i] -
Originally posted by ShutterBug:
I agree that some schools really kiam kan one lor
I really don't understand what's the matter with Schools these days.
Apparently, their rules are enforced over seemingly trivial pursuits, while behaviours and attitudes of students, are pretty much untethered.
Looks like Regulatory Retadardation to me...
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[b]GIRL'S DESPERATE PLEA TO SCHOOL
Stop picking on my hair
By Veena Bharwani
January 27, 2007
TIE your hair up if it's long. No outlandish or punkish hairstyles. And certainly no dyeing or streaking.
PRI 1: Siti (above, right) with her sister in an album photo. Even as a child, Siti had always had lightly-streaked hair. Her mother had to show her baby photos to her teachers before they believed her
Such rules are common at girls' schools. But what happens if you are born with natural light brown streaks?
Take the case of Eurasian student Siti Mohd Said Galistan.
The Sec 4 Normal-Technical student at Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (PLMGS) said she has faced countless scoldings and spot checks from teachers who don't believe her streaks are real.
According to her, the school even threatened to have her hair genetically-tested after her parents spoke to The New Paper about her predicament.
'They just refused to believe the streaks are real. It's very frustrating as every year the same thing happens. I explain and I get scolded,' she said.
Siti, 16, said she was born with light brown streaks in her hair.
Her father, Mr Galistan Joseph Peter, 54, has similar streaks in his hair, said her mother, Madam Salamah Ali, 56, a housekeeper.
Two years ago, Siti said the school even called in a hairdresser to see if Siti was telling the truth about her hair.
'The hairdresser told them my streaks were natural,' she said. Hairstylists we spoke to said it was possible to tell between natural streaks and artificially-coloured streaks by looking at the roots.
If the roots also display the streaks after one month, then its natural.
According to Siti, after the hairstylist had verified that her streaks were natural, her form teacher issued her with a 'hair pass' as a form of explanation for other teachers in the school.
For two years, Siti carried the pass with her. But according to her, the pass, which has yet to be renewed this year, never worked.
SAME OLD PROBLEM
SEC 1: Siti gets into trouble in school for having streaked hair. In Sec 2, she had to carry a special 'hair pass' explaining that the highlights in her hair are natural
In fact, Siti had been having this hairy problem with the school ever since she joined it in Sec 1.
Siti's mother said she has made several trips to the school to explain that Siti's streaks are natural.
She has even gone with baby photos of Siti.
Frustrated with the many complaints this year, Madam Salamah decided to dye Siti's hair dark brown to avoid all the problems.
'I didn't dye it black as it won't be close to Siti's natural hair colour, which is dark brown with light brown streaks.
'Of course, I'm not a professional hairdresser. And so after I dyed it, unfortunately, her hair still appeared to be streaked.
'It's too costly to go to a hairdresser and do it. It would cost $75. I'd rather use the money at the market,' said Madam Salamah, who has four other children and earns $1,800 a month.
She sent Siti to school with an explanatory note on why she did it.
'I didn't want anymore fuss. I just wanted it to be over. I thought with her hair dyed totally, she won't have any more problems.'
SEC 4: Siti with dyed hair. Her mother (left) dyed her hair in a last ditch effort to make her hair look 'normal' -- HEDY KHOO
However, during a spot check on 11 Jan, Siti said she was singled out and scolded again - this time for having dyed hair.
Siti was not allowed to go to class until her mother rushed down to explain.
Said Madam Salamah: 'I took a cab down in the middle of the work day and they told me Siti's hair had to be dyed a much darker colour.
'They wanted me to dye Siti's hair in front of her form teacher and the principal. Why should I do it? Hasn't my daughter been humiliated enough? Dyeing and re-dyeing is very bad for her hair and scalp.
'I paid $24 on a taxi rushing down to talk about the same issue. It's just ridiculous and a waste of time and money,' said Madam Salamah.
'Why can't they focus on more important things like her N Levels, which are coming up this year?
TEARS OF FRUSTRATION
'My daughter has come home and cried many times in frustration because of this,' added Madam Salamah.
Siti claimed all this has affected her morale.
'I really don't like school anymore. I can't concentrate because of this,' she said.
When contacted, the school declined to go into details of Siti's case and would only say in an e-mail response that they had met her parents and that the issue had been resolved.
On their hair policies in general, the school said: 'Students should not have coloured or highlighted hair when they are in school uniform.'
But what happens if a student's hair is naturally coloured? The school did not answer.
Siti's elder sister, Shahida Said, 19, a former PLMGS student, said that hair rules in the school were even stricter in earlier years.
'When I was in Sec 2, the school did not allow students to have long hair. If your hair was below your collar, you had to cut it.
'Your hair was not allowed to be too short as well, as it isn't feminine. A schoolmate of mine had to wear a wig to school because her hair was too short.'
Another former PLMGS student confirmed this incident.
Said the girl, who declined to be named: 'That girl cut her hair so short that she looked like a boy. The school gave her a wig to wear as punishment.
'The didn't want us to have long hair as they didn't want us to waste time making unnecessary trips to the toilet and comb our hair too much.'
The New Paper understands that PLMGS has since adjusted its rules and now allows students to have long hair.
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tell them they dun believe, they dun even fukcing care about the students...they just need "uniformed" robots. -
Schools learn from gabramenOriginally posted by laurence82:important things dont care, small things kick a big fuss
Just like Gomez-gate!