DisneyOma
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I don't think this was the right way to deal with this. The girl should have been taught there is nothing wrong with buying clothes at a thrift store instead of parents backing up her belief that thrift store clothes are horrible
A Utah woman forced her fiance's 10-year-old daughter to wear an unflattering wardrobe to school after a teacher said the girl was bullying another classmate over the way she dresses.
A teacher at the Viewmont Elementary school in Murray last week emailed Mark, the father of Kaylee, and his fianceé Ally, explaining that she was harassing another student for three weeks, Fox13 reports. The last names of the family were not revealed to protect their privacy.
“She would take her out on the playground and call her names, and tell her she was a slob and tell her she dressed like a sleaze,” Allly told the station.
As punishment, Ally went to a local thrift shop and purchased around $50 worth of clothing that she thought her daughter wouldn’t want to wear. Kaylee said she cried when she first saw the clothes, Fox13 reports.
Kaylee added that students talked behind her back about the clothes when she wore them to school last week. Her teacher was notified beforehand and the punishment lasted two days.
“We did it because we wanted our daughter to learn something very valuable that touched home and touched her heart,” Ally said.
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I think she went to the thrift store to find some inexpensive clothing, clothing that looked worn, clothing that wasn't brand-new fancy label. I know you can find that fancy stuff at a thrift store, but you can also find some sad looking stuff there too. I guess she could have run into a walmart and got some clothing that wasn't trendy label, but perhaps the thrift store was closer?
You don't think putting her in thrift store clothes to shame her drives home that thrift store clothes are bad? Not a snarky question just curious. The attitude that people who wear non designer clothes are "less then" had to come from somewhere. My guess is she got that attitude from home. Like I said, not entirely sure exactly what I would do.
I think the girl thought labels were important - the stepmom-to-be might not have. People are putting their own spin on the situation.
My younger daughter was bullied in middle school about her clothing. Her UGG boots were the short ones, her pants bootcut, how dare she wear designer labels? When those little mean girls were seniors in high school my daughter shared her experience with the teachers responsible for superlatives for students. Those girls got no recognition at graduation. "Revenge is a dish best served cold"