Why should school decide how we look?

[FlyingJesus]

Uniforms are a good thing. My school wasn't too strict on personal touches (we had to have hair tied back if it was past shoulder-length, and were only meant to have 1 piercing in our ears if we had to have any, but that one no-one really took notice of) but the uniform itself we were meant to have on properly at all times. I quite liked our uniform because I like looking smart, but even if I didn't I can see the merits of a uniform.

It brings the school together. If you're all in your own clothes you go off into groups with people of similar taste, with a uniform you can still see that someone's a goth/emo/chav but it doesn't seem to matter so much. Unless you were really shut out from other types of people then you could talk to just about anyone in my school.

[FrozenWhisper]

I do see why schools say it, were not allowed to dye our hair AT ALL (a guy had a dullish blonde hair and dyed it bright blonde and got told off -.-), were not allowed badges/pins/ make up/ ANYTHING ( I ingore the necklace rule ) were allowed on stud in each ear. What really annoys me though, is the hypocrital nature of it. Were not allowed make up, atleast 4 girl teacher's wear alot of make, and more wear jewellery (I'm not including wedding rins cause I understand that). One boy had to shave his hair off when he dyed it brown, yet, on of our teacher's dyed his hair black -.-

[Lindzi]

I think its fair enough as far as help + safety goes like with earings and that but whats wrong with a little dye?

[FrozenWhisper]

I think its fair enough as far as help + safety goes like with earings and that but whats wrong with a little dye?

I know, like I said above our school sucks for hair dye, even if you just dye it a natural colour you get told off!

[Fomas]

School's are stupid, they dont gear you up for the real world one bit!
Im glad ive left school ^.^

[alexxxxx]

Why we can't be like Europe (Start Early, end early), no uniform, I don't understand. Countries in Europe don't care, but somehow the UK does. Stupid british values.

[Fomas]

Why we can't be like Europe (Start Early, end early), no uniform, I don't understand. Countries in Europe don't care, but somehow the UK does. Stupid british values.

Yeh but in germany, school is on saturdays and sundays aswell.
Consider yourself lucky.

[MsTanya]

my schools well unfair, the girls cant dye their hair, have extentions, side partenings ecttt

and i got detention 15+ times last year for my skirt being too short :|:|:|

[Lindzi]

You cant have a side parting?

[MsTanya]

naw, but i do [: cnt have fringes and that, but again i do