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To: DryFly
"Wow, I think it's, like, really great that we've got it finally settled," said Toni Kay Scott, 14, who wore the controversial socks with the Winnie the Pooh character on the first day of school last year. "It's pretty awesome."

"I wasn't, like, too nervous because it's not like I was going to go to jail or anything," she said. "I thought it was pretty ridiculous. It's a Disney character. All the little kids wear it, and once we're in middle school we're not allowed to wear it anymore? That's over the top."

The mother was more concerned with what her kid could wear than how she can speak? Obviously, the lack of education this girl got wasn't enough of an issue for the mother to take action, but not being able to wear Tigger socks? Well, I guess that just crossed the line.

38 posted on 12/15/2007 7:01:29 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom
Obviously, the lack of education this girl got wasn't enough of an issue for the mother to take action, but not being able to wear Tigger socks? Well, I guess that just crossed the line.

I never thought I'd see a thread where the majority of FReepers sided with the ACLU...but here's an example of why the public schools can't do their jobs and why there is little or no discipline in many. How many stories have we see where schools try to uphold standards of dress or discipline, or against cheating, and some parent sues?

40 posted on 12/15/2007 7:43:54 PM PST by Amelia
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