Forbidden to wear a kilt for Nostalgia Day

[starbkjrus]

My son, D'Argo, and Prestor John's son, (herein called Ryjel, but he hates it) asked their highschool vice principal if they could wear kilts tomorrow for Nostalgia Day, where the students are encouraged to dress in historical costume.

The VP said, according to D'Argo, "No, for the obvious reasons."

D'Argo and Ryjel think we need an X Marks the Scot petition to change the VP's mind.

How would I go about doing this?

Kizmet, still a kilted mother.

Good evening. This just is not the first post I wanted to read when I got home tonight after a long day of VERY stressful work. I'm really sick and tired of the idiots ( Yes, I said idiots) in the education field these days.

Kizmet, as far as I'm concerned the administrators in education these days are completely off base. No clue whatsoever. This is from me who for the last 7 years has been married to the Headmaster of a private school. Every day in his 25 plus years in public education he had to deal with this idiocy. (That's why its now PRIVATE school.)

My advice is for the boys to don their kilts and go to school. You should go with them. This ignorant VP most likely won't dare to interfere with a parent there. If he does, well....the online Scottish community has rallied before and unless I remember incorrectly there were reprimands and resignations that resulted.

Nostalgic dress indeed. If a kilt is not nostalgic then I don't know what else could possibly be.

We as a group (official disclaimer: I cannot speak for XMarksTheScott or it's owners or moderators BUT I think I CAN speak for the general membership) are behind you and the boys. I say go for it and take this fool to the cleaners!

[neo71665]

We as a group (official disclaimer: I cannot speak for XMarksTheScott or it's owners or moderators BUT I think I CAN speak for the general membership) are behind you and the boys. I say go for it and take this fool to the cleaners!

I don my kilt and proudly stand beside that comment.

[Retro Red]

My son, D'Argo, and Prestor John's son, (herein called Ryjel, but he hates it) asked their highschool vice principal if they could wear kilts tomorrow for Nostalgia Day, where the students are encouraged to dress in historical costume.

My 2¢ worth - I wouldn't have bothered asking the VP if it was okay to wear your kilt. I would've have worn my kilt with the full confidence of knowing that a kilt is indeed a historical garment with a long, colorful history & the fact that in the announcement for Nostalgia Day they didn't specify a particular time-period or historical "costume."

As you pointed out for "Clash Day," many students wore clothing that normally would be against the dress code. I'm sure they did this without asking permission.

Anyone else see the irony that yesterday was "Clash Day." I Fought The Law and the law won, indeed!

The moral of this story is - It's easier to ask forgiveness, than it is to get permission.
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P.S. Maybe it's just me, but for Clash Day, I would've dressed up like Joe Strummer or Mick Jones.