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Letters: Stop the whining about school uniforms

RE THE article about mandatory uniforms at Northeast High, and one particular parent who was so upset about it:

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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Posted 06:35 AM, 11/06/2009
urkidnmepal
Hit the nail on the head, Connie.
Posted 08:20 AM, 11/06/2009
jackpaul
If I read one more comment about that one ladys nails I'm going to scream. What about the 200 other parents who DON'T get there nails done and still can't afford the uniforms? And you tell me where in the world, in this recession can someone find a part-time job? Your lucky to find and keep a full time one. Leave that lady and her nails ALONE!
Posted 08:30 AM, 11/06/2009
Yo_wake_up_Philly
Connie Davis for Mayor!
Posted 08:42 AM, 11/06/2009
Magistra
jack, what people are harping on is the lying hypocrisy of claiming you cannot afford something, while indulging in luxuries like custom nails. In other words, the lady is a phoney. She just does not want her kid in a uniform. It isn't sexy enough. And breaking school rules is of course the thing to do. It makes you look cool with your friends.
Posted 08:43 AM, 11/06/2009
cpepe
Thanks, Connie! You are correct. I'll bet her daughter is walking around in $150 UGGS, carries a Coach handbag and has an iPhone, too. Mama bear should give up her claws so her daughter can have the required uniforms for school. Ridiculous!!
Posted 08:43 AM, 11/06/2009
cpepe
Thanks, Connie! You are correct. I'll bet her daughter is walking around in $150 UGGS, carries a Coach handbag and has an iPhone, too. Mama bear should give up her claws so her daughter can have the required uniforms for school. Ridiculous!!
Posted 08:43 AM, 11/06/2009
cpepe
Thanks, Connie! You are correct. I'll bet her daughter is walking around in $150 UGGS, carries a Coach handbag and has an iPhone, too. Mama bear should give up her claws so her daughter can have the required uniforms for school. Ridiculous!!
Posted 08:43 AM, 11/06/2009
cpepe
Thanks, Connie! You are correct. I'll bet her daughter is walking around in $150 UGGS, carries a Coach handbag and has an iPhone, too. Mama bear should give up her claws so her daughter can have the required uniforms for school. Ridiculous!!
Posted 08:46 AM, 11/06/2009
longshanks
Connie for Mayor!
Posted 09:10 AM, 11/06/2009
bill at
"If I read one more comment about that one ladys nails I'm going to scream. What about the 200 other parents who DON'T get there nails done and still can't afford the uniforms?" Well jack, it's time for you to start screaming. Cruella D'Nail is the biggest phony and fraud out there, and the real disgrace is that the p!gs at the Daily News keep giving this brain dead ho a platform. The bimbo keeps yapping about the cost of the sweater, which has been pointed out again and again is OPTIONAL. Cruella would have known that if she bothered to show up at any of the parent meetings where the issue was discussed, but she was probably busy getting her nails done. Over 98% of those students complied with the rule. And Cruella D'Nail responds by finding a doctor to give her a note so her baby-momma-in-waiting can wear black pants. Is there any way we can find out who this quack doctor is? Lord only knows how much insurance fraud a charlatan like that is perpetrating. jack, when you enable this kind of nonsense, YOU are a major part of the problem.
Posted 09:13 AM, 11/06/2009
suburbmon
This is a serious issue with social ramifications and should not be downgraded to disputes over a manicure. It's about respect. It's about accepting responsibility. It's about rules. If those disgruntled parents don't respect the rules how can anyone expect their children to show respect in any aspect of their lives? Parents set a bad example when they sabotage the rules instead of upholding them. Stop complaining. Start respecting your children by taking an interest in their appearance, their character, and their education.Start respecting school school policy and show your children that while we don't always agree with the rules they're in place for a reason. Parents are the steppingstones of education, quit stepping around the real issue. R E S P E C T
Posted 09:17 AM, 11/06/2009
Imagine
If a child is unwilling to dress properly for school then how much attention is the child going to pay to learn? Uniforms may not be the answer for every school, but I am glad that my child goes to one that does require them.
Posted 09:59 AM, 11/06/2009
longshanks
Not to mention that uniforms can actually save money. Rather than having to go to the mall and spend hundreds of dollars on clothes throughout the year, the kid wears the same thing over and over again. Shut and follow the rules. Problem solved.
Posted 10:52 AM, 11/06/2009
nuggett
Big deal , wear the uniforms.....it will save you money fools, and it will eliminate the trampy clothers you will allow your daughter to buy for herself in an effort to be her friend instead of her mother....Grow up moms.....your girls have their whole lives to look trampy
Posted 11:16 AM, 11/06/2009
johnny o
Right on, Connie Davis! And you are not a racist, but a REALIST.
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