England High school bans Canada Goose coats to combat ‘poverty shaming’

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A British high school has banned Canada Goose, Moncler and other expensive luxury coats to stop students bullying other kids from lower-income backgrounds.

"There has been feedback from children, who say 'Gosh, that is our rent for the month,'" the school’s head teacher Rebekah Phillips told CNN.
Reducing children’s anxiety from failing to keep up with latest fashion of their wealthier peers was one of the reasons given for the decision

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According to the letter, the decision came after school administrators became “mindful that some young people put pressure on their parents to purchase expensive items of clothing."

"These coats cause a lot of inequality between our pupils," Phillips said. "They stigmatize students and parents who are less well-off and struggle financially."

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The trend towards so-called “poverty shaming” has been seen in other U.K. schools, including a national initiative seeking to ban expensive pencil cases, earlier this year.

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