Reply #243: Well, my instinct is not to enforce a rule that is not educational. [View All]

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As a teacher, I was sympathetic with the students who wanted to wear their own clothes. (I never worked in a school with uniforms, but there were dress codes I had to enforce. Some things made sense and some things were "just because.")

I am persuaded by many of the arguments here that uniforms are practical and afford some benefits. Adolescents and teens tend to self-select some form of uniform anyway. I could live with it, with competent administrative support (and consent of the governed.) :patriot:

--imm