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Reply to "So how many IB are going to really be at Hardy 2015-2016?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are uniforms an issue for IB parents?[/quote] 1. Their kids don't like them. 2. They're a turnoff for high SES parents, too. Public school uniforms were part of a toolkit that educational reformers used in the late 80s/early 90s (along with tough-love, no-exceptions rules, male role model teachers and even midnight basketball games) to try to bring order and discipline to tough, chaotic, inner city schools. That's not exactly the school atmosphere that Ward 3 parents want, and they wonder what issues remain at Hardy such that it would still feel that uniforms are necessary. (Before folks start pointing out that a few private and even charters have uniforms, which is true, it's this history of how urban public school uniforms came about that carries the negative connotation.) It more symbolic than substantive, but nothing would say turning the page at Hardy like retiring school uniforms.[/quote]
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