ACT plans to campaign on reducing the cost of school uniforms at state schools by allowing a maximum of three branded items. 

School Board Association President Meredith Kennet recognises the high costs of some uniforms but explains that it is not a decision for the Government to be making. 

"It is a school board decision on how a school is governed and the policies that are in place, so it's not actually something currently that the government really should be saying," she told Andrew Dickens.

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ACT plans to campaign on reducing the cost of school uniforms at state schools by allowing a maximum of three branded items.&nbsp;
School Board Association President Meredith Kennet recognises the high costs of some uniforms but explains that it is not a decision for the Government to be making.&nbsp;
"It is a school board decision on how a school is governed and the policies that are in place, so it's not actually something currently that the government really should be saying," she told Andrew Dickens.
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Meredith Kennett: School Board Association President says the Government can't make school uniform decisions

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