School Uniforms

We do not have a dress code with uniforms here. Usually they have various codes about how long skirts can be, the language on t-shirts, no spaghetti strap tops are all that I can think of. Though I will say my nieces and nephew go to a district out of state that requires uniforms however they do have a few problems with them. Mainly that ESL students come to school w/o supplies and uniforms that are required. The issue my SIL2 has is that kids are bigger than the standard slim kid & they have to order their uniforms online as there are no uniform shops near them. As her 11 yo is 5ft 5in 160lbs and clearly would wear an adult size but has a tough time finding the required uniform in the sizing.

Our school does not have a dress code. In a way I wouldn't mind having the dress code because then it would solve a lot of morning stresses of what to wear. We have so many mornings of those dilemas. On the other hand I don't like the fact that all of the kids would look the same. You have to think what if something terrible were to happen like a kidnapping, or lost child, and there wouldn't be anything unique about there outfit to describe to the police. I'd feel better knowing that my child was wearing something different like a pink top with blue butterflies as opposed to hundreds of other kids wearing the exact same outfit.

School uniforms are a wonderful idea. Children can concentrate on their studies rather than have to worry about fashion. My grandson's school does not have uniforms, but it appears that all of the parents have the same idea and the children dress conservatively. There are some basic ground rules for dress - girls cannot wear spaghetti straps, boys cannot wear their pants sagging, girls cannot wear short shorts, t-shirts cannot have anything (images or words) that may cause a disturbance in the classroom or on the school ground. Basic stuff. When he was in year-round school, clothes were not a concern. We just bought clothes as he needed them. A pair of pants here, a shirt there, etc. Now that he is out for the summer, he looks forward to wearing new clothes back to school. Oh how I wish he wore uniforms. They are not always less expensive, but they are certainly easier on the budget in the long run.

hello! well i formaly likes having a dress code from a school.. since i was in pre school.. dress codes or shall i say uniforms are really required. it looks really good an really formal. and for me it is one lesson for a student on how to follow the rules and regulations of the school.. to wear their proper dress codes..

Children till 4th grade have to wear school uniforms in my school. When I got into 6th grade the school wanted to give us blue shirts to wear as the schools uniform, but we wore them like a month, because `they were sleeveless and the other ones we ordered with long sleeve never came... and that was the end of the school uniforms.

I am in public high school now and no one has ever even put up the discussion of uniforms, although at the middle school I went to, which was also public, people constantly brought the idea back up. I think that most kids don't want to wear a uniform the same way they don't want to go to bed early: someone is making them. I can clearly see the merits of such a system of uniforms, but on the other hand, this could change the way that the students, who are really the important ones here, interact and do things at school. My younger brother went to pulic middle school for nine years and then is going to a private school (with uniforms) for his last year before high school (go figure) and he says that the kids just ACT differently at his new school than at his old one. I think it just comes down to "do you really want to change the way that kids act and develop at that age?" We were fine for a long time in america without uniforms at public middle schools and I dont really see the point in doing them now.

I know dress codes are very important as kids should look equal in all instances. I am with the compulsory steps taken for dress codes. but we had this dress code in college too, which was really very boring. Our college was one of the first to have dress code in our whole country.

Every school in England has a dress code it is a really good thing.It levels out the kids and makes them all equal.If kids are well off it is so unfair on the poorer kids whose parents cannot afford to keep up with the fashions.Like you day a school uniform is so much cheaper as well.My son does not have to wear strict school uniform like the others as he is year 12 ,but saying that he has to go to school smart shirt and tie,no trainers we can just afford it.My son looks good some of them don't and I think school uniform should have continued through year 12 and 13,as well.The actual uniform was grey trousers,or skirts for girls.white shirt,black coat,smart shoes.grey socks.Plus the normal pe kit blue shorts,white polo shirt.The normal football boots and trainers.Rubgy kit.To be honest the pe kit was more expensive than the uniform.All the uniform had to have the school logo on it as well.

SChool uniform is the first sign to investigate the student of which school he/she is from? as school uniforms are now very much colourful which kids want to be drssed and go to schools for studies after wearing these uniforms. as school uniforms also creates no chance of ego clash among the students as every student has same uniform to wear and no formal clothes.

Hello dorann, my kids go to a public school and have not yet been made to to wear uniforms..the only sort of dress code that they have is that the shorts have to be fingertip length, no flip flops and also they are not allowed to wear any sort of "spaghetti" strap tank tops. I don't really have much problem with these codes and just feel that the codes are nice because then you don't have to worry about the clothes being to provocative. There are sometimes when I wish that the kids did have to wear uniforms because it would make it easier than buying all new clothes wach year and also for the families that can't afford name brand clothes it is also nice because I think it would cut down on the name teasing and bullying.

I don't have any kids that go to school in uniforms, but I am an ex-student of school that have uniforms. When I was still in school, I hated it. This must be straight, this must be short. However, I now appreciated it. It helped a lot when I had to represent myself in front of many people. I see a lot that come from free form school students having difficulties in that part. Besides, the way a person wears their uniforms is not only a fashion statement, but a way for employers to analyse how would they perform their jobs. A sloppy dressed person would do his job sloppily. A person who is too meticulous with his clothes would be so straightlaced in his job, and may not be able to expand the possible venture of his job. Not profitable. Yes, at this point, in the world after school, the clothes may not make the man, but the clothes is the avatar of the man.

hi dora, yeah, even my kids has a dress code, actually in every school they should keep uniform to know the people who is studying in that particular school, it looks nice too..for my son has yello T-shirt and blue shorts, and for dd has Blue pinoform with yello color.. it looks nice to see also.and even shoes too white shock with black shoe.. thankyou, have a nice day.

We do not have a uniform policy in the county that I live in but two counties to the south does have a uniform policy. There a good and bad things about having it both ways. The older high school kids, as long as they dress appropriately, should have some freedom in what they wear. They are developing their most important social skills at this point and need to know that not everyone in the world will dress to their standards. Younger kids the uniforms are probably good for; becuase at that age many of them do not know when to disingauge their mouth and not pick on each other and clothing is the easiest target. As for the expense of uniforms the county to the south that does have the policy has a real cool thing right before school starts. They do a uniform swap. You can bring in your child uniform from the previous year, if they have out grown it, and trade for a larger size. They also allow parents on fixed income to come in and get uniforms through this swap even if they do not have ones to trade in. The parents that bring the uniforms in are responsible for making sure that they are laundered and free from any holes. The uniform swaps are usually administered by the Parent Teacher Association at the individual schools.

Wow ! In your country some school dont have dress code that is cool for us means for kid student :D. actually now i am collage still i am following Dress code..... means you can think about my school actually here in my country in INDIA there is dress code for all School till 10th some collage like me which are known as Junior collage have dress code..............I was feeling sad wen i was in School but now i am not feeling becauz i know its importance u know we use uniform to identify that student from which school or collage becauz here in some places there are 2-3 schools are very near means nearly in 10-15 steps away........so in this case u can identify the student is from which school about collage I think its not good becauz we are in collage means we grown up to mature level it seems :D actually reason i got bore of this Uniform............Hope your daughter will be agree with me once he finish her school :D and your last reason is perfect not much money spend on cloths same in my home i dont have more T-Shirt or Shirt to wear :D wen i will go to degree (graduation) collage i am sure gona buy Some becauz we dont have dress code there :D .......................and yes to wear specific uniform is easy becauz we habituate of it by wearing it always :D.................Regards,

In India of course all school have a dress code and same goes for my son. His are white shirt and blue trousers with blue tie. I like the idea of a school uniform simply coz (I might sound old fashioned) to me a school is a place where a child goes to learn discipline and adherence to certain codes of conduct and this learning process ultimately benefits the child in later life. wearing a particular uniform is just one step in that direction…if all the kids just came in as they liked, I don’t think school would be taken as seriously as it should.

I've always had to wear a school uniform, except when I went to University. Even public schools here in the Philippines have uniforms, though in rural areas they are not so strict because families can hardly afford to send their kids to school, much less spend on uniforms. I know of at least one private school here that does not require uniforms, but they do have a dress code (i think). In our culture, it might be difficult not to have uniforms in schools because what you wear will probably be seen as your status symbol.

Good day dorannmwin!! Yes I agree with you that wearing a uniform is cheaper and can save save money than just buying clothes. One of the purpose I know about wearing a uniform is security wherein if one student is kidnapped we as a civilian we can readily identify that if we saw a student which was accidentally dragged and kidnapped we can somehow identify that that particular student came from a particular school. So that that tracing of the authorities will be easier. Because we are not sure about the safety of our students outside the campus so wearing a uniform somehow gives them assurance that there are eyes staring at them all the time.

Yes, i agree that school uniform will be more convenient, both for the parents and school. The school become easily to manage and the children can spend less time on dressing.

LOL I live here in Singapore and all Schools in singapore have uniforms.

I don't have children but I can tell you about my own experience. I graduated language high school at my hometown. It is high school with big reputation! My mother graduated it, I graduated it and now my brother's on this way too. My mother used to wear uniform before 20+ years. I did't have this chance, but now my brother wears too. My mother told me they were wearing black-white uniforms which were awful. All classmates were looking the same. There were no personality, nothing individual. My mom says : " We were feeling like - I can't be what I am! I'm what the system says I am. I can't be smarter, more beautiful or more nice than the others . . . I even can't be human being if the others are not! " Well, that the only bad thing about it. My brother don't have problems like these now. But it's because they are only supposed to put some marks on their clothes. The school's logo, name... some kind of a sing, putted near to heart. They also have hats, school bags and shirts with the mark of the school. I don't thing it's a bad thing. And it's all for free! You don't pay anything for it.