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pnwmom

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17. Not just Catholic schools. The public schools in the two states I grew up in required girls to wear skirts.

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #16)

Wed May 1, 2024, 05:59 PM

May 1

We wore pants under our skirts to walk through the snow, and then took them off when we arrived.
The no pants rules finally disappeared after girls in shorter and shorter mini skirts filled the schools.

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Yup, and people complain in the news here about multi-year waits for private pool memberships IronLionZion May 1 #13

No options where I grew up, either. ShazzieB May 1 #14

If you really don't like your kids send them to Catholic School. twodogsbarking May 1 #15

And the uniforms have their advantages and disadvantages IronLionZion May 1 #16

Not just Catholic schools. The public schools in the two states I grew up in required girls to wear skirts. pnwmom May 1 #17

This is a perfect analogy! senseandsensibility May 1 #18

Near where I live (there's a rich area on the hill), C Moon May 2 #19