SCHOOL UNIFORMS - COMPULSORY OR NOT?

WARNING:

Queensland Government changed Education Act August 2006

Queensland Government changing Education Regulations after State Election

RE: SCHOOL UNIFORMS

School Uniforms now part of the Act just not the Regulations.

Download new Act 1.5 megs

Read Chapter 12 part 3 and part 10

Don't worry if you can't interpret your school Dress Code

The Queensland Director General of Education is also unable.

You Must Read About This

SCHOOL UNIFORM LOOP HOLE AVAILABLE

This site was developed for Students in Queensland, Australia.

Interstate and overseas visitors to this site must check their own county, state and federal legislation for actions which may be appropriate.

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This menu page will allow you to navigate this information site.

1. Freedom of Information text.

2. Freedom of Information form letter.

3. Internal Review form letter.

4. External Review form letter.

5. Request annotation be placed on file where file incorrect.

6. Judicial Review text.

7. Judicial Review form letter.

8. Doctor's letter re To allow Girls to wear bicycle pants beneath sports skirts.

9. REMOVED PAGE

10. Letter not to interview without parent present.

11. Ombudsman Information.

11(a) Ombudsman's Report to Queensland Parliament October 1998.

12. Has a Queensland teacher the lawful right to hit your child? YES!!! e-mail request for information. activist@rag.org.au

13. Parts of the Act, Provisions, and Regulations.

14. School Uniform Policies of the Queensland Department of Education.  All Queensland Students Must Read this item.

15. Assault by student/s.

16. Queensland Department of Education Policies.

17. Sunday Mail Editorial 17 Jan 1999

18. Sunday Mail Article 17 Jan 1999

19. Education Minister's Press Release on Uniforms 3 March 1999

20. Minister's speech in Parliament 3 March 1999

21. Notes for debating teams

22. Staff uniforms policy change

23. THE DUTY OF CARE OWED BY TEACHERS TO STUDENTS Court Decision

24. DISCRIMINATION ON GROUND OF SEX Court Decision

25. School Uniforms: Where They Are and Why They Work

26. An issue in USA

27. The Courier Mail Wednesday 1 Jan 2003 Page 20 re: Human Rights violation in British school

LINKS  School Uniforms HQ Resource Directory

              http://www.youruniformhq.com

Question Time:

Dear Teacher

Do you think that you are a great teacher or do you know that you are?

Are you one of the few really intelligent teachers that are actually capable of teaching a class of students who are not wearing a school uniform?

How would you survive as a teacher if you were transferred to a school which did not have a school uniform?

The answers I have received are to say at least interesting.  But the questions seems to upset the teachers.  I wonder why!

webmaster

The Information on this page has been placed on the Internet as a guide as to what actions Parents and Students can take to inform themselves on their rights. With these rights also go responsibilities! The information contained on this WEB SITE will show you how to question how and why some actions have been taken by staff at schools and how to access your personal file held at a State School. The Act of Queensland Parliament provide for schools to keep SAFELY certain student records for 5 years for Secondary Schools and 10 years for primary school.

This page was first placed on the Internet 16 Sept 1997.

Write or phone the Department of Education and ask for a copy of the Policy which relates to the issue. Read Education (General Provisions) Act 1989 and Education (General Provisions) Regulations 1989 at your local library or purchase a copy from the Goprint, the Government Printers or ask you local State member for a copy.

What to do when you have a problem with the School Administration.

• First of all your complaint should be made in writing to the staff member concerned, with a copy to the school principal and if appropriate to the Secretary of the School's P&C Committee.
• If this does not resolve the problem then an approach should be made to the Regional office of the Department of Education, then if necessary to the Director General or Minister of Education.
• Copies of these letters could also be sent to your local State Member of Parliament.
• Maybe a letter or two to the Premier.
• Don't forget the media. If all else appears to be failing contact the media. They will not run the story unless it has merit or they are short of a story, but be careful.
• Do your homework first. Write letters have their responses to hand when you talk to the media. Be able to prove your complaint, and that you have tried to resolve the problem by all available normal means but have be unable to do so.

If you don't have a computer, you could rent computers and do more research on this, or visit your local library and do the research on their computers... the issues are important enough that it's worth it.

This page is maintained by

The Rivermouth Action Group Inc

as a community service.

E-mail: activist@rag.org.au