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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of this talk about poor kids accepting hand-me-downs is making me feel some kind of way. I can't quite articulate why, but it's rubbing me the wrong way.[/quote] It's rubbing you the wrong way because it's another way of making poor people feel ashamed for wanting the same stuff that less poor people are allowed to want. There is a meaningful difference between saying, "I make a lot of money and my kids' uniforms are mostly second hand because that's not a priority to me" and saying that poor people shouldn't care about choosing clothing and should essentially be grateful that people are giving them anything at all. Personally, I feel that if DCPS is requiring uniforms, which technically they are as there are policies for penalizing students without uniforms, DCPS should be funding the uniforms for all families. I also feel that way about school supplies, FWIW.[/quote] Spot on, thanks for posting![/quote]
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