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Cortheya

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My school has a ridiculous uniform that you have to wear every day. You can wear polos only. And select colors only. Red is apparently gang related....As is yellow, and brown and everything but black blue and white.
 

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my school if you even defend, that includes blocking a punch, knocking a weapon out of the attackers hand, throwing a punch back, or a grabbing a hold to subdue the attacker, yourself in a fight you get expelled from county schools. This is so dumb so every time they tell us this i protest that it is a bull-$^%# rule.

P.S. if a shirt would have a curse word you have to, tape the word with duct tape, change the shirt, or be suspended.
 

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Obviously, yes.

I can't even say half the things I wanna say without being suspended off forums or games for it. I can't even say half the things I feel without someone thinking I'm trolling.

So instead I just stay quiet and pleasant so I'm not removed from the school or viewed as an asshole for explaining truth to people that they don't wanna see. :/
 

sms_117b

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Me and a friend died our hair blue, I was asked to change mine and she wasn't, The next day I hadn't change mine so they sent me home, I came back with my mum (grown up thing to do at 17 I know) who ripped into the principle for a good 20 minutes because as a boy I was expected to have a "normal" hair colour whereas a girl could colour hers freely. Got to love sexual equality!

Was also sent home for wearing a denim jacket 3 years prior. No denim allowed in school apart from on "Denim day"

UK is slowly becoming a totalitarian country.
 

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vampirekid.13 said:
someone i know just got sent home from school because his shirt "depicts inappropriate material"

he was wearing a t-shirt with the official FCUK logo, and a big FCUK on it.


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the question is this...are we becoming too sensible to where something that innocent can be portrayed as something so bad? it definately seems like common sense and understanding is lost in todays society and we just throw the banhammer too easily at someone IN REAL LIFE.
Yes Common Sense is DEAD!(as you can see in this link)
http://www.trishs.net/obituary.html
Also understanding,a sense of humor,compassion,and for some the ability to think and breath at the same time.

On my last week of 8th grade, I was in this Tutorial class Trying to do my busy work,when this kid about two seats down from me,increase the volume of his voice to under a yell.
I asked him several times to the volume,But he kept up even if the other person started to talk in a lower voice. I then decided to pull a little prank on him.
I leaned over to my friend who was sitting beside me,and said in a fake whisper(Loud enough so he could hear and soft enough it sounded like a whisper) "Hey If I killed some body,would you tell on me"(pointing to person with eyes) he replied "it depends who it is" (both of us chuckle at the kid's look on his face). It seemed to work he got the message(so I thought)and quieted down,and then the next morning some thing happened..... I was called to the principle's office.
She(principle),the assistant principle,and several guidance councilors told me that The boy and his parent's thought I was serious and wouldn't let their son come to school.Then I was asked for my side of the story.
Then something I didn't expect happened,they all told me that since I been here they knew me well enough to know when I am telling a joke.I also asked every Teacher and student I knew,and they all agreed I was joking.
I got a call from the boy's mom as soon as I got home, She kept on saying "I was a bad kid and should be in jail".

I don't know if he was stupid are just had no sense of humor because he was the only person in the school(that I knew) that Thought I was serious.



SODAssault said:
I had the police dispatched to my home, to search my room, because I drew a picture of counter-terrorist officers, clearly marked as being part of law enforcement, with guns. Read that sentence as many times as it takes for the stupidity to hit you like a load of bricks.

I was thirteen. Fucking thirteen.

EDIT: It didn't stop with that one incident in just that one school, either. It continued until I eventually dropped out because I was being pestered to death by overzealous administrative officials constantly having me put on observation, just because I brought a "Guns 'n Ammo" magazine to school.
It doesn't matter how old you are,just look at these links to see what I mean.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-08-22-ariz-suspension_N.htm
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303796,00.html
http://www.net127.com/wiki/Fourth_Grader_Suspended_for_Gun_Drawing_(2001)
 

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I've seen worse happen, in eighth grade a student was suspended for wearing a plain white T-shirt, it was called a gang symbol and there was a mass retalition the next day in which about 75% of the students wore plain white T-shirts as a form of protest. So people do freak out. Sorry if I'm something of a story topper lol.
 

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paypuh said:
IxionIndustries said:
paypuh said:
It's not appropriate in school because it wouldn't be appropriate in the workplace. People get fired for wearing too much cologne/perfume, so why wouldn't kids get sent home for wearing something controversial?

School is there for kids to learn, not make controversial statements. Save that for when you go out on the weekends.

EDIT: On a side note, there was a kid who cross dressed and he came to school several times dress like a woman, and no authority figure said anything to him. I guess it's all about where you grow up.
Yes, well, while the whole theory of "School is here to learn" is kinda ruined by the fact that the schools flip out about random bullshit, and send you home! When you are suspended or sent home, how the hell are you learning? Especially if you are sent home as this guy was
School is meant for learning. Not just for the kid who got sent home, but for every other kid in the school. The school was trying to protect their other however many thousand students while punishing that one who made a bad decision. If that one kid would like to join his friends in class again, he won't make the same bad decision.
Protect? From what?
Yes it is true that a school is for learning, but how would a shirt that said FCUK prevent said learning?
If I sat next to you wearing that shirt would you really be distractet from what we were thaught in the class? Really? If so then might I surgest that you NEVER drive a car if you get distracted that easily. You would endanger yourself and others.
In fact, come to think of it, stay away from traffic in general.
 

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Schools are a special case. Below college, there is an increased likelihood in the number of teachers who suffer to some degree with a superiority complex. The mentality of teaching and administration staff, escpecially in secondary schools, is often highly sensitive and utterly asinine. I used to have teachers that were so completely self rightous, it was insufferable to be around them. I don't condemn all teachers as such, since in my school years I had some fantastic teachers who could teach and interact normally with other people. The education system is full of psychologically ill people, you just have to find a way to deal with it.
 

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A couple of years ago I was sent home from school because I was wearing a CAD t-shirt which said "I play video games for medicinal purposes. My doctor prescribed them to prevent spontaneous gallbladder explosion". The reason was it could be taken as offensive by those with medical conditions. The fuck?

I hate UK schools ¬_¬
 

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vampirekid.13 said:
someone i know just got sent home from school because his shirt "depicts inappropriate material"

he was wearing a t-shirt with the official FCUK logo, and a big FCUK on it.


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the question is this...are we becoming too sensible to where something that innocent can be portrayed as something so bad? it definately seems like common sense and understanding is lost in todays society and we just throw the banhammer too easily at someone IN REAL LIFE.
It was probably just an excuse on their part to send him home for wearing a crap shirt.
 

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I got told I was racist by my year 6 teacher and told to shut up and get on with my work because I was getting bullied by asian lasses... ¬_¬

Not my fault where I used to live was basically all white...
 

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sms_117b said:
UK is slowly becoming a totalitarian country.
Because you're not allowed to wear denim in school? Please :p

Uniforms are really not that bad. For the most part they look smart, and having a uniform code that students should stick to encourages a bit of discipline.

If people think it limits their capacity to express themselves, or that uniforms attempt to remove individuality, then I beg to differ. You will have plenty of time to "express yourself" in college or uni or whatever, and wearing a uniform does not change people's personality or individuality. Putting effort in at school and making friends and such is far more important that fussing about the fact that you dont have to bother deciding what to wear in the morning for 5 days a week.

As far as the OP goes, that is pretty absurd. I guess if your school does not have a uniform then they don't really have the right to tell people what they can and cant wear, they have burned their bridges so to speak. If they did have a uniform code though, it would be more understandable. And yes, society is seemingly terrified of offending anyone, but what ya gonna do?
 

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resultsmayvary said:
I had a John Lennon shirt that said "You're still fucking peasants as far as I can see". I felt like it was just a word, they felt like it was...well...I'm not sure what they felt, but I got sent home.
Where'd you get that shirt? I want one.

In other news, Big Brother is watching you.
 

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Oh, Ray Bradbury, how the masses continue to ignore your prophetic message!

"Masses" being everybody off this site that believes in conservative censorship.
 

sms_117b

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Wadders said:
Because you're not allowed to wear denim in school? Please :p

Uniforms are really not that bad. For the most part they look smart, and having a uniform code that students should stick to encourages a bit of discipline.

If people think it limits their capacity to express themselves, or that uniforms attempt to remove individuality, then I beg to differ. You will have plenty of time to "express yourself" in college or uni or whatever, and wearing a uniform does not change people's personality or individuality. Putting effort in at school and making friends and such is far more important that fussing about the fact that you dont have to bother deciding what to wear in the morning for 5 days a week.

As far as the OP goes, that is pretty absurd. I guess if your school does not have a uniform then they don't really have the right to tell people what they can and cant wear, they have burned their bridges so to speak. If they did have a uniform code though, it would be more understandable. And yes, society is seemingly terrified of offending anyone, but what ya gonna do?
It was a bit of a jump from no denim to totalitarian state, but, the no denim was just me saying, I liked my school uniform.

The totalitarian country statement comes from many other "politically correct" things to do, say, wear, etc. etc. and that people are punished more for doing things politically incorrect than say stealing. The government is really hammering home the "you will conform or else" way of life, and what's worse is we as a population, are just letting them.

EDIT: Wait, sarcasm was detected late, damn it, need sleep.
 
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Yes, yes we do. Swine flu being the big example at the moment. Its as dangerous as normal flu yet due to the "impending pandemic threat" when I go to church instead of shaking hands when we are asked they now suggest we just nod to eachother to prevent spread. God I hate this sort of shit. Oh and political correctness. FUCK THAT!
 

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Xyphon said:
Schools will be schools.....

I got sent home once because I had a mohawk. They classified it as a gang thing. The fuck?
Before you know it, they'll ban spiked hair because it "resembles a weapon"....mark my fucking words...

I noticed that my school could care less about most things, like how I flicked off someone in front of the teacher, or how on two seperate occasions I got into religious debates with my teachers in the middle of class...but God help you if you violate the dress code! My teacher made me take off my fingerless emo gloves, and I saw the vice principal make my friend take the chains off his jeans...Irony: another friend of mine wears a shirt that has an emo razor with blood pouring off the bottem of it, but she's never got in trouble for it...

I'm tempted to just go to school one day wearing a bunch of swastikas on my clothes and growing a hitler mustache...