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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sigh.  School is about rules that work for the majority of people.  So maybe your kid is thin and your kid doesn't get high off sugar and preservatives, but other kids do.  So they prohibit for everyone.  Duh.  Maybe your kid doesn't act out super hero characters because of a cartoon lunchbox but others kids do, so no cartoon lunch boxes.  Just go along with it, it won't kill your kid not to have candy for lunch.  If you get this upset this early in the year because of this small thing, you are in for a long hard year. [/quote]

ITA 100%!!!!  Although I think a lot of this stems from the "you cannot tell me how to raise my child" mentality.

[b]We had a school wide parent meeting witht the adminstrators last year. One of the counselors said something that stuck with me.  Parents (mostly new parents) were complaining about a longstanding prohibition on backpacks with wheels.  The counselor said "This is a private school and you are choosing to have your kids attend.  This school is a community and when you chose to come here, you agree to the customs, values and rules of the school community - like them or not. We have a waiting list a mile long so you have to decide what is best for your child." 
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It was harsh and borderline obnoxious...but it did hit home on a few points.  First, this is a choice.  Nobody is forcing you to send your kids to THIS school.  Second, many people are willing to pay for the rules and structure and lot of us are willing to live with some stupid rules to have our kids in that environment. Third, is this really an issue you want to fight about?  [/quote]

Then please don't take go/stay in that school.

I like the no sweets or junk food rule but I would be really pissed if a school administrator said this to me.  To call the school a "community" and then to say, in effect, we do not care what you think because plenty of people will do exactly what we say without complaining, is pretty offensive.  It's true that some of the more exclusive schools can do whatever the hell they want because people will still pay an arm and a leg to send their kids there.  But it's still offensive.  [/quote][/quote]

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