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In reply to the discussion: Faith under fire: Student told to remove rosary [View all]hunter
(38,328 posts)The majority of parents strongly support school uniforms and strict dress codes.
My kids went grades K-12 with uniforms and dress codes, right down to what kind of shoes they could wear and the color of shoe laces.
It's definitely is a a safety issue in some communities. Wearing the wrong clothes can get a kid shot.
I don't think this is a "Faith under fire" issue. I see religion being easily accommodated by our school district rules.
The majority here is Catholic (as is our family), but girls covering their hair in high school for religious reasons, etc., doesn't seem to be a problem.
I think a kid like this would probably get an eye roll from an administrator who was Catholic themselves, and maybe a friendly family call from one of the local priests.
There's probably some agenda working this story, possibly gang, but probably some unholy right wing Catholic-Evangelical-Mormon alliance, the same folks who gave California Proposition H8.