Alternate headline: School combats poverty-shaming with wealth-shaming.
A secondary school in northwestern England is barring expensive designer coats in an effort to eliminate “poverty-shaming” for students whose parents can’t afford the items.
Parents of students at Woodchurch High School were reportedly given a letter from the school that stated, “Pupils will not be permitted to bring in Canadian [sic] Goose and Monclair [sic] coats after the Christmas break.”
Pyrenex coats, which carry a similar price tag, are also prohibited.
About 46 percent of the school’s students are considered low-income, according to reports. For example, the school provides free sanitary products and limits backpacks to a certain type, so parents aren’t pressured to buy ones that are more expensive.
“They feel stigmatized, they feel left out, they feel inadequate,” Headteacher Rebekah Phillips told the Independent.
via Weasel Zippers
Enjoy this article? Read the full version at the authors website: https://www.weaselzippers.us