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I'm also a single parent. I put my two daughters through Catholic school by, at times, working three jobs. They wore uniforms that I paid for, as well as hefty tuition. I made it work. I thought it was important for my daughters to get a valuable education, and it's paid off.
Stephanie Cruel seems to think she shouldn't have to pay for her daughter's uniforms, which she doesn't think necessary. The school offered free uniforms, which she so kindly refused.
Miss Cruel, a great big chunk of my salary goes to taxes in this city. Part of that pays for your daughter to attend that school, for teacher salaries, the books she uses, her after-school activities, lunches and maybe her transportation to get there. I can't afford it anymore and neither can this city! I don't want free uniforms going to these kids. It's ridiculous.
It was apparent in the picture how your 2 1/2-inch nails are so "decorated." That must be something you believe is necessary - $25 every two weeks at a salon is costly, is it not? My nails aren't done because I can't afford it!
Do the math on how much it will cost for your daughter's uniforms. How about if she got a part-time job to help pay for expenses?
You think mandatory uniforms are a bad idea? I see kids walking around with their pants past their backsides and girls looking like they belong on a street corner. I think it's great that schools are doing this. Charter schools have been doing it, and somehow the parents are making it work.
It all comes down to priorities, to how much parents care about their children's appearance, how some discipline in their lives may go a long way in helping them grow into fine adults.
Connie Davis, Philadelphia
A foul reference?
Why is it that every article about criminal ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy mentions the fact that he attended Cardinal O'Hara High School? (Something irrelevant to his wrongdoing and current situation.) Is the People Paper's not-too-subtle anti-Catholic bias showing?
Brian T. Nolan
Rosemont
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