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A high school in Birkenhead, England, banned students from wearing expensive jackets because they perpetuate the inequality between classmates. This is part of the goal of the school to end the "shame of poverty".
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A guest wears a Canada Goose red jacket in the streets of Paris during Paris Fashion Week.
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The school is committed to minimizing the differences between its students – two years ago, it required all students to use the same backpack. This also reduced the number of non-uniform days because students were bullied for their outfits. The dedication of the school to the equality of its students is not without reason: 46% of its population, out of 1 427 students, come from families with low incomes.
<p class = "canvas-atom-canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "A former student wrote to Phillips to tell him that the the decision was a step in the right direction because the school should not be a place where "the economic context of the students rubs on their faces and prevents them from educating" according to CNN. "data-reactid =" 59 "> A former student wrote to Phillips saying that this decision was a step in the right direction, because the school should not be a place where" the economic context of students rubs to their face and distracts them from learning, "according to CNN.
A view inside Canada Goose's flagship store in the United States on November 16, 2016 in New York.
Other schools in the UK have taken similar measures, one of them prohibiting expensive pencil cases, with the aim of equalizing the chances of students.
Canada Goose – a Toronto-based company – sells jackets that cost several hundred dollars. Many styles cost over a thousand dollars.
The ban will come into effect after the Christmas holidays.
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