Wearing an expensive coat as 'to show the difference between rich and poor' is forbidden under the school rules of high school

When noticing, it will be winter after autumn has passed, and we often see how salient workers and students walking walking with thick coats and jackets. In England's high school it is reported that a school has set out school regulations that "school regulations say" You must not wear expensive jacket "" because inequalities arise between wealthy students and poor students. "

High school bans Canada Goose and Moncler jackets to protect poorer children - CNN
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Northwest England, Birkenhead Rebecca Phillips principal of Wood Church high school, as students do not scrounge expensive clothing to parents, "We can not allow longer the wear of expensive jacket" in November head I sent a warning letter to the guardian.

At Woodchurch High School, there are an increasing number of students wearing high class jackets and going to school, down jackets and coats of Canada Goose and Moncler that are over $ 1,200 (about 140,000 yen) are on the rise. Therefore, after Christmas, we are prohibiting the use of these courts by school regulations.

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Principal Phillips told CNN's interview: "A high-class jacket as banned in the school regulation brings a lot of inequality among the students, and it is a shoulder to a student and parents who are not wealthy financially struggling I will make you think. " Also, it seems that students also complained that "the price of the jacket you are doing in school is about the same as the rent paid by parents."

According to a survey by CNN, about 46% of the 1427 students attending Woodchurch High School are not economically endowed, and high schools are in a situation where social inequality does not affect children's studies , Various measures are introduced. In 2016, parents complained that brand-name rucksacks are prevalent in schools, and schools introduced "controlled bags". In addition, it is said that female students are offering sanitary products for free.

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At other schools in the UK, as a consideration to families who are not economically affordable enough to prohibit bringing expensive stationery or going out with their families, the homeroom teacher says, "Where did you go to the weekend and have fun?" There are also situations such as being asked to ask questions and CNN reports.

Supporters of measures to deal with poverty stated that 'the attendance rate of students in low-income brackets is improving', arguing that bullying due to economic inequality is decreasing.