School to Put Students in ‘Prison’ Jumpsuits as Punishment

July 30th, 2008

Via: Local Six:

A school in Texas will force students who don’t follow the rules to wear prison-like jumpsuits in a controversial move this coming school year.

Gonzales High School has new navy blue jumpsuits that students will wear if they break the dress code.

Violators will be forced to wear the jumpsuit for the day, the report said.

Some parents said the jumpsuits will make students feel like prisoners but the district said it’s just a way to keep the children dressed appropriately for school.

A school board official said it’s “worth a try” because it’s a way to keep the district’s conservative values intact.

Some students said the plan may backfire on the school.

“I talked to some of my friends about it and they said they are not going to obey the dress code just so they can wear the jumpsuit,” high school student Jordan Meredith.

Before the jumpsuits students who didn’t follow the code had to sit in the office and wait for their parents to bring them clothes or face in-school suspension.

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3 Responses to “School to Put Students in ‘Prison’ Jumpsuits as Punishment”

  1. Eileen says:

    “I talked to some of my friends about it and they said they are not going to obey the dress code just so they can wear the jumpsuit,” high school student Jordan Meredith.

    I can just imagine the whole school wearing jumpsuits like a badge of honor. And besides, won’t have to buy clothes to wear to school. Can spend the money on food, gas, etc. instead.

    Har. “Some students said the plan may backfire on the school.”

    I’d say THANX for the FREE clothes!

  2. Mike Lorenz says:

    It’s like I always tell my students, “In the end, we [the faculty] can’t force you to do anything you don’t want to do. All you have to do is get all of the students to work together. What are we going to do? Suspend everyone?” Oddly enough, there have yet to be any student uprisings.
    – Mike Lorenz

  3. Ann says:

    Punishment. Hmm. More like preparation for the actual prison jumpsuits many of them will be forced into one day, in this society!

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