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PinkNews
March 24, 2018
Transgender columnist Paris Lees, who is the first out trans woman to appear on the BBC's flagship debate show Question Time, put every second to good use in an appearance last night. The panellist spoke on a number of issues including Brexit and the Cambridge Analytica scandal and captivated theÃÂ ...
Haaretz
March 23, 2018
The children wear school uniforms. There are no air conditioners and the .... And these ways, I believe, can be valuable to any educator or social activist anywhere in the world who is trying to help integrate refugee children into their new environment.” While Uganda is taking in refugees and doing things forÃÂ ...
Island Packet
March 21, 2018
Opinion backed by facts is what we talked about, me and all of the fifth grade classes at Red Cedar in their Red Foxes school uniforms, gathered in a sunny area at the end of a hallway. The students wrote editorials for their teachers. And they sent them to me. They are impressive. Unlike most opinion youÃÂ ...
Miami Herald
March 21, 2018
Valbuena snapped his picture — wearing his white school uniform and inspecting a row of Molotov cocktails — and recounted what he had told her on Instagram. As the post went viral, people who claimed they were the boy's family went on television and accused Valbuena of “kidnapping” the child andÃÂ ...
africanews
March 17, 2018
... the incident was contained in a Foreign Affairs Ministry response to a communication from the U.N. Special rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, ... code and school uniforms; and it hired foreign nationals without valid permits and approval of the Ministry of Education regarding their qualifications.
PinkNews
March 11, 2018
A 15-year-old has told politicians to support gender neutral school uniforms, saying that gendered uniforms were restrictive for all pupils. ... telling anyone to take away their skirts, I'm telling you all that pupils should have the freedom to dress appropriately for their personal identity regardless of their gender.
Utica Observer Dispatch
March 10, 2018
Do school uniforms create a sense of belonging, mask socioeconomic differences among students and save parents money? Or do they strip students of ... “Usually, when a school uniform policy is implemented, there are other changes going on as well,” he said. That makes it hard to figure out the specificÃÂ ...
BBC News
March 7, 2018
On the morning of any wedding there's a lot of preparation. On 4 November, Monika's hair needed doing and her make-up had to be artfully applied. The bride needed her maroon wedding sari put on, as tradition dictated. The jewellery set aside for this special day had to be placed on her ears and noseÃÂ ...
Inquirer.net
March 6, 2018
The son of activist-poets, he was named after another activist-poet who died in the South. ... do everything: waking up at 4 a.m. to cook breakfast so he could make his 6 a.m. class, washing and ironing his school uniforms, attending PTA meetings, and, horror of horrors, being present at his first communion,ÃÂ ...
TES News
March 5, 2018
On 1 February, Spielman used a speech at the Church of England Foundation for Educational Leadership to voice her “full support” for the decision of Neena Lall, its headteacher, saying “schools must have the right to set school uniform policies as they see fit, in order to promote cohesion”. It came the dayÃÂ ...
Middle East Eye
February 27, 2018
A lot of Rowley's speech was admirable, in particular his references to Robert Peel, the founder of the modern police force, and his ideal of community ... The appointment of Khan as extremism commissioner, and Spielman's poorly judged intrusion into matters of school uniform, are both part of the newÃÂ ...
The Star, Kenya
February 9, 2018
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko operates one of the sewing machine at Dandora green-light vocational training centre which was launched by Korean ambassador to Kenya Young Dae Kwon ,looking on is Carolyne Nguli principle of the institution.Sonko said that Nairobi parents will soon be getting cheapÃÂ ...
9Honey
February 7, 2018
It's these formative years when we should be setting up relationships with good physical activity and teaching girls about their freedom to move and be in this world. But we are still putting them in dresses and ... Let them run and be free and climb monkey bars. It's as simple as changing a school uniform.
Courier Mail
February 7, 2018
(Pic: supplied). School uniforms are a good idea: they reduce socio-economic disparity; they offer a sense of belonging and unity; the present a consistent public face. Yes, not letting a child wear their choice of clothing does hamper their creative expression. The poor little things can do that elsewhere.
WhatsOnStage.com
February 5, 2018
On a black strip of stage, two women face one another: a girl in school uniform – garishly pink and yellow – and a barmaid in black. They are, in many ways, ... Rather than counting the seconds, as per official advice, they seek security in storytelling – finding freedom through escapism. Raczka gives us anÃÂ ...
The New Yorker
September 6, 2017
My daughter's school uniform, required by the public magnet middle school where she began sixth grade last week, is perfectly nice. .... the right to such overt political expression—the armband, the political button or patch—would still be upheld by courts, the spirit behind that freedom has disappeared.
Mansfield News Journal
December 31, 1999
Senior High junior Kimara Wilson asked the panel what could be done to relax or even eliminate the school's uniform policy, saying it stifles students' artistic expression. "Wearing uniforms, we feel like we don't get a chance to express ourselves like we want to express ourselves," she said. "It seems like ourÃÂ ...
CNN
January 23, 2018
I want to become a doctor, God willing," Halima told CNN, still dressed in her school uniform -- a forest green abaya and white headscarf. "Many of my ... And war has made it worse," Ahmed Al-Qureshi, a Yemeni child rights activist, said. ... Dressed in their school uniforms, they stood in a circle dancing.
The Malaysian Insight
January 22, 2018
In her police report, Amri's wife, Norhayati Ariffin, said there were unknown cars and motorcycles parked near their home the day the activist went ... providing 10kg bag of rice to about 180 less fortunate families, building and repairing homes and distributing used clothes and school uniforms to the needy.”.
The Register-Guard
January 21, 2018
Carrying five-gallon cans of fuel oil from the oil depot to the field tent several times a day was not bad, but my school uniform became saturated with oil and mud. I was smelly ... It has inspired hope for the hopeless, freedom to those in bondage, and equality to those suffering discrimination. The pride andÃÂ ...
The Sun
January 21, 2018
The chair of the school's governing body, Arif Qawi, who supported the ban, has resigned over the issue which also included a proposal to prevent Ramadan fasting during the school week, reported The Guardian. In a statement on their website, the school said: "The school's uniform policy is based on theÃÂ ...
HelloGiggles
January 20, 2018
So I would suggest reaching out to people within [activist] groups, and to find a community and people that share their belief system. PM: The simple .... I was 14 at the time, it was after school and I was in my school uniform, and she was selling candy and gum on the streets in her school uniform. I boughtÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
January 17, 2018
FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits the February 8 Vinalon Complex in Hamheung, northeast of Pyongyang in this photo released by North Korea's KCNA news agency February 10, 2010. KCNA did not state when the picture was taken. The Korean characters read: "Improvement ofÃÂ ...
Starts at 60
January 15, 2018
For those who lived through the 1950s and '60s, a school uniform represented more than just which school you attended. ... Alfie Kohn, an American education activist and author, told the Boston Globe that he believes school uniforms are all about nostalgia, though, rather than because they have anyÃÂ ...
UPROXX
January 12, 2018
The act continues to proudly serve as a reminder that Haitians are a free people and pays homage to our ancestors who fought for our freedom — a fight which we are still feeling the ... It's where laughing children dressed in their crisp school uniforms are eager to show off the latest dance moves. Haiti is theÃÂ ...
iNews
December 28, 2017
Scotland's 32 local councils currently bear responsibility for setting school uniform policy, but Ms Insall said ministers should act to create a coherent ... The schoolgirl's impressive speech at the Lib Dem conference in November led to delegates passing a motion calling for the Scottish Government to takeÃÂ ...
BBC News
December 27, 2017
Indian artist-activist Jasmeen Patheja collects clothes donated by victims as testament to the fact they are not to blame, reports the BBC's Geeta Pandey. ... As we go through the rack, she points out a white dress, a swimsuit, a champagne-coloured gown, a pair of trousers, a school uniform - examples thatÃÂ ...
ECM Publishers
December 22, 2017
As the lead speech communications teacher in Apple Valley High School's Language Arts Department, Voss has developed curriculum used by other ... story of watching one of his classmates be punished by teachers at his school in Thailand for violating a school uniform policy to support his claim that ifÃÂ ...
BBC News
November 11, 2017
Party members at the conference backed a motion calling on the Scottish government to require schools to provide "inclusive, non-prescriptive gender-neutral school uniform policies". In her speech at the conference in Dunfermline, Jess hit out about the "harm that sexist uniforms are doing to young girls".
The New Yorker
September 6, 2017
My daughter's school uniform, required by the public magnet middle school where she began sixth grade last week, is perfectly nice. .... the right to such overt political expression—the armband, the political button or patch—would still be upheld by courts, the spirit behind that freedom has disappeared.
City Limits
August 21, 2017
School uniforms are based on European, male clothing and were imposed in much of the world as a result of colonialism. They do not celebrate diversity but instead impose a very European dominated standard of dress, which is essentially a White standard, depriving many of self-expression based onÃÂ ...
News24
December 31, 1999
Ndoda Ngemntu was a popular ANC youth activist until he was shot dead at a tavern in KTC in October 2015. His murder remains a mystery. Now his mother, Marry ... I figured making food is not as sustainable as giving them school uniform,” she said. His mother said that even though a part of her hasÃÂ ...
Glamour.com
December 31, 1999
When the women of Hollywood walk the red carpet at the 75th Annual Golden Globes Awards in black tonight, it won't be a fashion moment; it will be a stark call to arms. Don't dismiss this visual display of camaraderie as a cheap, easy gimmick, or an attention-seeking grab onto the #metoo movement byÃÂ ...
Haaretz
December 10, 2017
One expression of this process can be seen in the Simhat Torah procession of Bnei Akiva in the older neighborhoods of Beit Shemesh. ... Hacohen says that as a religiously observant person he thinks that those who uphold freedom of religion must enable residents to enjoy their right to swim with theirÃÂ ...
Journal of the San Juan Islands
December 9, 2017
School uniforms tend to require all students to wear only certain colors (often khaki), dress pants and collared shirts. Critics argue that uniforms are too stifling of youngsters' individuality or freedom to express themselves through fashion. However, according to an article titled “Education and Urban Society”à...
The Hindu
December 8, 2017
After successful launch of 'Freedom' brand of chapattis and other food products, inmates of central prisons in the State will now make handloom uniform material for school children. Looms will be installed at prisons and inmates will be given training, according to Minister for Industries A.C. Moideen. SchoolÃÂ ...
Wicked Local Scituate
December 7, 2017
Last October the club paid for 400 school uniforms for the boys – girls must adhere to a stricter dress code and cannot wear uniforms. ... The bridge on Route 3A stretching over the North River was dedicated in Michael's name in 2007, and a scenic freedom trail that runs through property of the ChristÃÂ ...
STLtoday.com
November 27, 2017
He served two tours of duty during Operation Enduring Freedom but was ... winter clothing and school uniforms as well as bicycles and toys.
Middle East Online
November 26, 2017
One activist, Amina Lone, co-director of the Social Action and Research ... it as part of school uniform policies,” a joint open letter to the Sunday ...
Zululand Observer
November 26, 2017
No more restrictive school uniforms; hair and make-up any way you ... Alas, the euphoria of freedom so often is accompanied by recklessness, ...
RT
November 24, 2017
“When are we going to be accepted as British... with the freedom to .... UK which accept girls require them to wear a hijab as a school uniform.
Deutsche Welle
November 17, 2017
"And while I agree that discipline and school uniforms are important, something like this could very easily be seen as a violation of an individual's human rights or their freedom of expression, which is something that the schools should actually be teaching them." The rules in schools are extensive. StudentsÃÂ ...
Schools Week
November 16, 2017
... they had been sent home for violating the school's uniform policy without good cause. ... “It's a question of freedom of speech,” she said.
CommonSpace
November 15, 2017
Also, it noted that negative gender stereotypes of school uniforms was ... Simply by helping to facilitate the freedom of expression for these ...
BBC News
November 11, 2017
In her speech at the conference in Dunfermline, Jess hit out about the ... school she is shown that the boys have more freedom to run about, she ...
New Zealand Herald
November 6, 2017
How is taking away your lipstick an attack on your personal freedom but telling you ... Arguments for school uniforms have long been debunked.
The Conversation UK
October 11, 2017
“Street harassment” is defined by the activist group Hollaback! as .... matter if young people are wearing school uniform, are out at the weekend, ...
Royal Gazette
October 11, 2017
Sometimes just seeing his mother pull his school uniform out of the ... One of the flags was his speech, which didn't develop in line with that of ...
TES News
October 11, 2017
... or break" speech to the Conservative party faithful in Manchester. ... our stricter rules on school uniform – shoes, not trainers, shirts tucked in, ...
News24
October 3, 2017
“This is healthy competition and to ensure that there is no bias, the learners competing do not wear school uniform and only after the results ...
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This article was originally written in October 1998, after a conclusion by the Queensland Ombudsman revived the debate about school uniforms in Australia. What are the argument for and against school uniforms? Are school uniforms merely advocated as an instrument that assists conformity to rules and obedience to authority - in violation with our rights?
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