A school in the United Kingdom has forbade students from wearing “expensive” jackets because doing so may “poverty shame” other students.
A letter sent by officials from Woodchurch High School in Merseyside informed parents that “pupils will not be permitted to bring in Canadian [sic] Goose and Monclair [sic] coats after the Christmas break.” Such garb can cost up to $900, according to Reason.
The Independent reports that according to headteacher Rebekah Phillips, parents had asked for the prohibition:
“We are very concerned about the fact that our children put a lot of pressure on parents to buy them expensive coats,” she said. Pupils were attending classes in coats that cost up to £700, she said, adding “a lot of parents at our school cannot afford that”.
Those pupils who did not have expensive outerwear were upset, she continued. “They feel stigmatised, they feel left out, they feel inadequate,” she said.
Phillips said some parents previously had had an issue with students’ “designer rucksacks.”
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SOURCE: College Fix
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