You either have a uniform policy or you don’t. How could you sign a waiver to opt out? The principal’s right: Go find you another school, fool!
A dress code is reasonable to set expectations. Uniforms are for socialists.
As a pretty much life-long Arkansas resident, and now living in North Little Rock - anyone who sends their children to any of the public schools in Pulaski County are taking a big chance. There is a reason there are so many private schools around here - and more coming online all the time.
There is a reason for the charter schools popping up (that don’t have to follow all the district/state regulations)... something different has to be done.
I am sure we are not getting the whole story in this case. When I was a teacher, I got accused of “yelling at students” ... but funny thing is - I didn’t. But students and parents pull that card out when their argument falls on its face.
Back to my initial statement - how can anyone who loves their child send them to a public school in Pulaski County (Little Rock, North Little Rock, or Pulaski County Special School District)?
Unfortunately, PCSSD demonstrated why the district is so bad - other than the decades-long desegregation struggles that encompassed the whole county - the teacher’s union rules, and a judge basically handed power back to the union after the district tried to kick the union out.
The school’s web site states “Uniforms with school logos are required.” The motto is “Where mediocrity and excuses are unacceptable.”
http://www.cloverdalemagnetmiddleschool.com/index.html
So many people have come to expect the rules to be bent for them.