‘Specialised uniforms can defeat the aim of dress codes’

EXPENSIVE specialised uniforms can defeat the aim of dress codes designed to put all pupils on the same level at school, a parents’ leader claims.

‘Specialised uniforms can defeat the aim of dress codes’

The restrictive choices for parents on what brands and crests they need to have on their children’s uniforms and school sportswear is becoming more of a difficulty, according to National Parents Council-Primary (NPC-P) chief executive Áine Lynch.

As the St Vincent de Paul and children’s welfare organisation Barnardos warned this week that rising costs are creating huge financial pressures for families, she said schools must consult more with parents about their uniforms as well as the cost implications of changing school booklists regularly.

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