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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If a large enough bloc of Mann/Key/Hyde parents insisted on reversing the uniform policy, it could work.  Hardy could quickly become a small darling of NW.  But as long as the face of the school is OOB in need of discipline, that can't happen.[/quote]
You know, I'm starting to wonder whether I would want to send my kid to school with kids whose parents are overwhelmed by their unresearched and unverified assumptions about Hardy based on what they think public school uniforms [i]must[/i] mean.  That is, they can't see the difference between what is [i]really[/i] going on at the school and what they believe everyone [i]thinks[/i] about the school.  It might be best if all you folks who are suspicious about uniforms don't send your kids to the school because I'm not sure I would want my child to associate with children whose parents don't teach them to do research and engage in critical thinking.
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Do the research and check the reasons why the introduction of public school uniforms in urban schools became an educational fad in the late 80s and into the 90s.

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Not saying that those are the precise reasons why Hardy became the sole public school west of Rock Creek Park to require uniforms, or that the conditions that led to uniforms still exist today, but why would Hardy want to be associated with what urban public school uniforms usually imply about the school?[/quote]

If you do the research on Christmas trees, you'll find that they were  a pagan custom relating to bringing the green and light of springtime into the darkest days of the winter.    Also December 25th was called "Sol Invictus" in pre-christian roman times, meaning "victory of the sun"  - a few days after the winter solstice when it became clear that the sun was winning out over darkness and would return again.

Does this research prove a negative association of Christmas with less desirable religions?  Does it make you want to stop celebrating Christmas or stop putting up a tree? [/quote]

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