And then there's whatever the crap this is:http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,396362,00.htmlhttp://www.clickorlando.com/slideshow/education/17036681/detail.htmlRefuge in absurdity:First of all. Prison uniforms should be bright colors, like orange to make it hard for prisoners to escape
http://www.costumeshop.us.com/orange_prison_jumpsuit_47985_prd1.htmThe thing they are talking about is black... dark blue? So if you use your patented shiv to escape, you can easily blend in at night? This looks like work coveralls, which as the article notes, is a tad insulting given that if work coveralls = prison uniforms, that has a negative implication on honest people with jobs requiring coveralls. The district didn't have to use the term "prison" anywhere in there. Naturally, they just had to make sure the "jumpsuits" were both made by prison inmates and styled after the prison uniforms they are forced to wear. Come one, come all, into 1984....
I love this kid:The senior class president, Jordan Meredith, said some students plan to turn the policy on its head — instead of considering the jumpsuits a punishment, they'll make them cool.
"I don't think that jumpsuits are going to work, because my friends actually, instead of it being a punishment, they'll see it as an opportunity to be like, rebels," said Meredith, who also isn't sure whether his hair, dyed bright fire-engine red, will pass muster. "I don't think there's going to be enough jumpsuits for everyone in the school."
This hits the guys in the district purchasing department right in the wallet.
This school can basically kiss the idea of any alumni donations goodbye....
Because wearing everyday street clothes is distracting, but a prison inmate uniform... is not?