This year, The Compass School in Naperville, IL was sold to The Gardner School. Prior to the acquisition, The Compass School was a well run, and effective daycare center, whose owners wished to retire, so they sold the brand to The Gardner School. In the beginning of the school year, representatives of The Gardner School told Compass parents that they would not be making massive changes to the already successful school. 

Last Friday, parents at The Compass School received a letter from The Gardner School stating that beginning in August, all children three and older will be required to wear uniforms. Specifically, boys must wear jeans or khaki pants/shorts, and girls must wear Jeans or khaki skirts, jumpers, or pants/shorts in addition to The Gardner School shirt. 

Not only is this an unnecessary requirement for 3,4, and 5 year olds, but it is also a discriminatory policy. It forces young children, who are in the process of learning to express themselves, to conform to The Gardner School’s expectations of who they should be. 

If you are a parent of a child at The Compass School and you are considering finding another daycare location please due to this change please sign the petition. The goal is to show The Gardner School that this policy will significantly impact their profits as well as the expressions and freedom of our children.