thehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 22 hours agoParents in England skipping meals to afford school uniforms, survey findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down10
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minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 hours 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-up4·12 hours 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-up1·5 hours 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.