Mark's Mom, I would guess that you'll encounter little resistance since you personally are going in to settle things. Sometimes teachers and administrators like to dismiss a student making a request that doesn't meet the specifically written down requirements, but parents getting involved aren't usually written off so quickly. I would HIGHLY recommend against just letting him show up at the door if someone is going to be standing there checking the appropriateness of everyone's attire. IMO, it's never good to gamble on the idea of some random school staff member having an ounce of common sense.

So, all that being said, I COMPLETELY agree with Nighthawk's post. If someone says ANYTHING but an emphatic, "Why yes he can wear a kilt!" just start throwing out words like discrimination, and cultural heritage. Hot button things like that will bring negative attention to the individual administrators will change their minds pretty quickly.


Quote Originally Posted by Nighthawk View Post
My first though- go and talk to the school administration. Most times, they can be reasoned with- especially if it's a parent doing the reasoning. If they won't be reasonable... well, they don't really like the mention of cultural prejudice, and then there's that buzzword "diversity." Put those together with "newspaper" and I suspect they will see reason. You really think they would deny entry to a black student in an African Dashiki?

BUT- try reason first! Go into the school with your son, sit down with the admin, and discuss the issue.