thehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 days agoParents in England skipping meals to afford school uniforms, survey findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down10
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkParents in England skipping meals to afford school uniforms, survey findswww.theguardian.comthehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoJust scrap school uniform entirely and don’t allow any obvious branding on clothes. It’s such a fucking waste of time.
minus-squareLazylazycat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoAgreed. The argument that it’s an equaliser is delusional and clearly made by people who didn’t have to wear 20 year old hand me downs for their uniform.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoRecently saw the average parent has to pay £350 for secondary school uniforms. That is more than I spend on food for the whole of winter for myself, and more than my entire wardrobe.
Just scrap school uniform entirely and don’t allow any obvious branding on clothes. It’s such a fucking waste of time.
Agreed. The argument that it’s an equaliser is delusional and clearly made by people who didn’t have to wear 20 year old hand me downs for their uniform.
Recently saw the average parent has to pay £350 for secondary school uniforms.
That is more than I spend on food for the whole of winter for myself, and more than my entire wardrobe.