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[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (49 children)

Education is, unironically, the best tool to combat inequality, but the effect only kicks in after the students have finished school.

In the meantime, uniforms cut down on bullying. What else do you want them to do? They don't have a magic wand, nor do they have magic money to hand out to struggling parents.

Edit: unironically some of the dumbest takes I've ever read on the internet in this thread.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What else do you want them to do?

How about working with troubled kids to address the underlying issues?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You think schools don't have councillors? What do you think these "underlying issues" that contribute to inequality are?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

You think schools don’t have councillors?

Oh some do, but it's certainly something which could use a lot more funds. That would definitely be much better at tackling bullying than school uniforms.

What do you think these “underlying issues” that contribute to inequality are?

I was talking about the "underlying issues" of bullies.

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