Magigi wrote:"The students complained that the new purple uniform is too long, ugly and not meant for their age.The girls are said to have cut their skirts to their desired length, only to attract the wrath of the deputy head".
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...Is the length of the dress affecting their self esteem and hence their concentration levels... The principle should allow them to cut them to this level...

And they expect to reach form 4???? At this rate wengi wao hawata rudi shule come january if they are left to have their say. I think parents have become too liberal with their children. In my time one didn't have a say in the type of uniform, we put on whatever was shoved at us.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.... Leo Buscaglia