• bouh@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Maybe instead of throwing money for uniforms it could be used to hire teachers, repair the building, or buy furnitures? Just a couple of ideas you know…

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      8 months ago

      You’re missing the point. None of those things would help poor kids not appear poor and get bullied.

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      8 months ago

      Do the whole pay for the uniforms? Here in Australia parents do, and it’s ridiculously expensive.

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        8 months ago

        Ridiculously expensive? I’m in Australia too, how much do you think they cost?

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          8 months ago

          Primary is affordable cause you just go into bigw

          Secondary, the blazer alone is like $400 and there’s only one store where you can get it. Eventually he’ll lose it and we’ll have a big discussion about money.

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              8 months ago

              Mate, welcome to port Melbourne college. I may be off with the exact number on the blazer but a basic set of uniform with 3 shirts, pants an single blazer was close to 1k . Nitpick as much as you want but I have the receipts and they are hurtful.

              Add to that a laptop, because port Melbourne primary used iPad but nooo, not enough for college.

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        8 months ago

        There’s no good option for it : either the parents pay for the uniform and it’s a tax fir the poors, or the government pay for it and the money would be far better spent on teachers and stuff.