Could school uniform be illegal under the human rights act? My friend thinks it is "Freedom of Expression"

Question

My friend believes that school uniform is illegal under "Rights of a Child" Is there any way this could be correct?

My friend believes he has a case against school uniform. He think's it's completely illegal and totally pointless

Thanks for all the answers so far, I think you may well be right. This post was pretty much to prove him wrong.

Answer 1

She can argue it, but then I would counter-argue 'social contract theory.'

Answer 2

That is somehting that your friend might have to get someone in the legal field to look into. The only functin that uniforms serve as far as public schools is to make an effort to stifle independant thought and expression. It is just another useless rule that is beinf foisted on a segment of th population that doesn't have any say or representation in decision making process. The idea is to make everyone the same so that no one actually matters as an individual. Essentially it is a way of programming the youth of America to believe that being different is unacceptable and that if you aren't what others say you should be you are worthless. It is nothing more than an effort to create a new generation of obedient, hive-minded little worker drones that can't even wipe their own posteriors without a map and detailed instructions.

And as far as the "Rights of a Child" thing goes, the one right that is never mentioned is the Right of Choice. Those under 18 don't really have much by way of that in this country. They pass laws that effect them, but don't give them a voice. Any one that "claims" to represent their interests, only speaks of the reasons that passing said laws would be beneficial to them. NO one ever says, "These are the concerns of the pepole that this law will impact." And that is because no one ever ASKS them. One of the ways that a society is judged is on how we treat our youth, and in this country, that treatment is deplorable.

Answer 3

Illegal? Don't know, I doubt it. Irrelevant? certainly. I live/work all over Europe and a school uniform is just not on the radar. Nobody has one exept for some VERY expensive private schools and not many of those either. Just don't see the point of it in the UK. Everybody else seems to get along just fine with jeans and T shirts (oh yeah, that would be uniform then ;-)) It's what goes on between the ears that counts

Answer 4

No it's not illegal, it's just a dress code that is suppossed to make everyone "equal" and as a school identity.

Although many people at my daughters school don't wear it, they get sent home only to go again in Rockports (urgh) etc.

A lot of business's and nightclubs have a dress code.

Maybe at some point in the future they will abolish it, as many cannot wear the uniform due to religious reasons.

Answer 5

the folk you've been heavily programmed to call "liberal" are something yet. What they're is neo-bolshevists who locate the biggest parts of what the former KGB used to call "sensible idiots" among the ranks of those who imagine they'd like liberalism and desire some different person to prepare 'em how that's performed so that they ought to not ought to get *their* palms dirty. See? that's like a spread of echo of what you're driving at the following. Oddly adequate, many of the folk who're those neo-bolshevists exploiting the liberal-sorta/wanna-bes are of a similar extraction you're suggesting we ought to ask even if warfare serves any objective. pass figure! The snake bends round and starts eating that's personal tail. the following is your homework: seem up which U.S. president initially recognised the state of Israel, and then do somewhat more beneficial in-intensity analyze and see in case you'll locate the prevalent quote attributed to him on the nature of those human beings whose prestige as a rustic he'd established.

Answer 6

Uniforms in schools are definitely a positive thing.

Answer 7

We're really getting beyond a joke here.
We could argue that anything we are told to do is illegal against the human get-a-life's act, but we do them because sometimes, we just have to do what we're told.
your friend sounds like a spoiled brat im afraid, tell them to do what they're told and get over themselves.

Answer 8

Perhaps. Though stop thinking like this and try wearing your uniform to school. Just think how much you will enjoy changing into your 'Cool duds' when you get home.

Answer 9

What does the human rights act say? If you read the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution, it guarantees freedom of speech. That doesn't cover dress. Sorry, schools and employers have a right to specify a dress code.

Answer 10

Well it would take years and vast expense to take the school to court so untill a ruling is made you will have to wear the uniform.
And by the time the rulling was made you will have left school anyway..

Answer 11

Tell your friend to stop being a poltically correct idiot. Its these sorts of views that detract from the real important issues in the world.