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[–] MBech@feddit.dk 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There was no doubt in my school in NZ who was poor and who wasn't, based on how someone's clothes fit them or how worn they were. The youngest in a poor family would have some very worn clothes that had been passed down from their siblings. Often 2 sizes too big or too small.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

right, which is a real issue for the parents having to buy the uniforms every year. Im wishing for an ideal scenario where the school is tasked with trading in/out uniforms year after year and the parents just wash them

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Will not stop wealthy parents buying new.

Will just take burden of poor while continuing to hilight the difference in quality.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

I agree it wont place a top cap on wealth displays, but it will raise the bottom cap

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

If the school are providing it then that sets a lower floor for how bad it can be. Currently poor kids will just keep wearing it until there are too many holes for it to work as clothing or they run out of siblings to pass it down to.