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FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1985
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SCHOOLS GET NEW CODE ON SALES ITEMS ******
A REVISED CODE OF PRACTICE RELATING TO THE SALE OF STATIONERY, UNIFORMS AND OTHER ITEMS IN SCHOOLS HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ALL SCHOOLS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT URGED ALL SCHOOL HEADS TO COOPERATE FULLY TO ENSURE THAT THE CODE IS COMPLIED WITH.
SCHOOLS INVOLVED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN THE SALE OF ITEMS TO STUDENTS SHOULD ENSURE THAT NO PURCHASE SHOULD BE COMPULSORY, AND THAT PARENTS ARE INFORMED ACCORDINGLY, HE SAID.
+AN ADEQUATE DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEMS SHOULD BE GIVEN SO THAT PARENTS AND STUDENTS CAN EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO PURCHASE THESE ITEMS ELSEWHERE, HE SAID.
IF THESE ITEMS ARE MADE UP IN PACKAGES, EACH ITEM SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE SEPARATELY WITH INDIVIDUAL PRICES CLEARLY SHOWN, HE ADDED.
UNDER THE CODE, HEADS OF SCHOOLS SHOULD ISSUE LISTS OF ALL BOOKS, INCLUDING TEXTBOOKS, REFERENCE BOOKS AND WORKBOOKS, TO EXISTING STUDENTS BEFORE THE END OF ANY TERM WHEN A CHANGE IS PROPOSED, AND TO NEW STUDENTS OR THE IR PARENTS WHEN ADMISSIONS ARE AGREED, HE SAID.
SCHOOLS WHICH USE EXERCISE BOOKS PRINTED WITH THE SCHOOLS' NAMES AND CRESTS SHOULD PERMIT THEIR STUDENTS TO USE EXERCISE BOOKS OF COMPARABLE SIZE, QUALITY AND LAYOUT WHICH ARE ON SALE AT STATIONERS IF THEY ARE CHEAPER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT COMPEL STUDENTS TO PURCHASE THE IR UNIFORMS FROM THE SCHOOL TAILOR, AND SHOULD ENSURE THAT MATERIALS SELECTED FOR THE UNIFORMS ARE OF A TYPE, QUALITY AND COLOUR GENERALLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
THE DESIGN AND MEASUREMENTS OF THE UNIFORM AND SPECIMENS OF THE MATERIALS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS WHO WISH TO MAKE THEIR OWN ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF UNIFOкmo.
WHEREVER POSSIBLE. SCHOOL BADGES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY PARENTS FROM A SOURCE OTHER THAN THE SCHOOL TAILOR.
WHERE SCHOOLS PROVIDE SPORTS CLOTHES, BADGES AND TIES, PRICES SHOULD BE KEPT AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, HE SAID.
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