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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I don't get it. Is this supposed to be a PSA? Because it's a really odd choice to post this on a random board for kids with special needs. I mean, both as a former special ed teacher and a parent of a kid with special needs now, I think it's a really odd choice to do anything but keep this to yourself, but there are degrees of odd. I'm similarly disturbed that as a long time special educator, this is what you choose to focus on as a point in a child's success and that you demonstrate a clear lack of understanding of...well, so much.[/quote]

Agreed.

And I hate that I have to explain this, but if a SN child is being teased by peers because of his or her clothing then it is the peers who are failing to show appropriate social skills. Maybe if you want to do something helpful you could try to implement a sensitivity curriculum at your school. [/quote]

Ding, ding ding, for the win. Stop accepting that "middle school kids will be mean" and punish them for it. Let them know that mean is wrong an it is OK for kids to be different, and wear cloths they like and that are comfortable to them, even if not the "latest fad." When did the latter become the problem, while the former is "to be expected?"[/quote]

Don't you remember what it was like to be a kid?  Sometimes it is nice just to blend in with the crowd.

It is not about "fads."  It is a simole way to make things just a hair easier for kids who generally have a rough time.

I was the stinky kid in upper elementary. Goodness, I wish my parents would have fought that battle, even if they had to do it every single day.[/quote]

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