There are occasions when the highschool systems appear to be fully no longer in touch with the communities they're in. Our college is wrestling with poor teacher parent relations. There are a variety of reasons for this. One of the most significant reasons is that the new principal for the middle college is new to the area. He doesn't have a good appreciation of the community and the people in it. Also he is retired from the army and has a tendency to treat the scholars as if they were in basic training camp. I don't mind discipline, effects and rules, but he appears to take things to the limit.
My son is in junior school. He's growing so quick that we will barely keep garments on him. It feels like I am able to buy him a new pair of pants and 2 weeks later his ankles are showing. He's getting near to the same size as my partner, so for one or two months they're going to be ready to share pants. My child returned home from college with a note from the principal saying that all of the participators is the choir concert must wear black pants, white shirts and dress shoes. Any one wearing anything more wouldn't be permitted to sing.
The black jeans were a bit too long, but this was better than being too short. The following day my boy came back home with another note saying the choir members would be wearing robes for the concert. Apparently the principal modified his mind after spending a few hours on the phone with annoyed elders.
