Re: This has to be illegal

[Carol Holst <kceh@AIRMAIL.NET>]

Perhaps they could also present stories like that of The World of
Opportunity in Alabama and send the money there (just an example, but
it's a very good one)? I have to wonder who chooses the charities those
dollars go to.

Our district got some more negative publicity in the Houston Chronicle
last Thursday (unusually high number of drug offenses). Incidental
information, for your reading pleasure...

Teresa or J Glenn wrote:
>
> This is a good idea.  If there are clubs such as the Fellowship of
> Christian Athletes and others who espouse a particular worldview, I
> would think that Margaret's daughter could form her own anti-uniform
> club (The Nonconformity Club?) and as you pointed out in an earlier
> post, they could raise money to buy kids coupons to not wear uniforms
> 5 days a week.  ;)
>
> Teresa G.
>
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Juanita Doyon
>      To: ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU
>      Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 2:54 PM
>      Subject: Re: This has to be illegal
>
>      You need to approach it from the funding standpoint.
>      Students are being denied a right, during the school day,
>      because of money.  Is there a fund at the school to provide
>      a dollar to kids who don't have it, so they can wear jeans
>      too?  What is the district policy on activity fees?
>
>      There are always things that kids who have money get and
>      kids who don't have money don't.  But this is a basic
>      freedom to choose, and it's during a normal school day, not
>      an extra or co-curricular activity.
>
>      Does the school allow clubs?  What are the basic set-ups
>      that the clubs have to go through?

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