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Republic Poly sends warning e-mail to students
By Amanda Jacquelin Phua
October 27, 2010
The long running debate on what is proper attire for tertiary students flared up again last week, when some Republic Polytechnic (RP) students were warned that they could be banned from lectures.
The warning came via an e-mail to students. It said: "Please note that students are not allowed to enter the class if they are found to be improperly attired."
After directing the students to the handbook on what constituted proper attire, it went on to say: "If you are seen wearing slippers, a stern verbal warning will be issued first by your class facilitator.
"If the warning is not heeded, and you return with slippers on the subsequent days, you will be refused student entry to the class, and will be marked as absent."
This is not the first time that the issue has been discussed or raised publicly.
In 2008, private school MDIS clamped down on students wearing shorts or skirts that ended 15cm above their knees.
The same year, students in local universities were reported as saying that they did not feel they dressed too sexily, though they were dressing down a fair bit.
