Poll: "Uniforms" in public school

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Crowser

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jamradar said:
Shock and Awe said:
jamradar said:
-We cant wear shirts the same color as our eyes
..........what?

OT: Thats pretty damn strict. I am not totally against uniforms if they are loose, but thats a little overkill. Especially the one about no logo, seeing as that pretty much discounts pretty much every collared shirt most kids have. You also need to think about the burden that is put on families, imagine buying a week's worth of clothing, that would be at least 300 dollars.
Oh that would be so shit for me, my eyes change color from blue to green and back every few months lol


It makes me so angry when every day when you walk in the building a teacher checks your eyes to make sure it's not the same color as your shirt. Also just to make sure(despite the fact that we are kicked out of the school if our shirt is the same color as our eyes) every teacher checks your eyes when you walk past them to make sure they are not the same color as your eyes. Believe it or not there was a city wide(or town wide as it would be) vote on the dress code and majority of people voted FOR this.
 

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I went to a public school and we had an ACTUAL uniform. It was disgusting too. You were not allowed to wear anything outside the uniform... even a black or uniform color t-shirt underneath the school polo shirt wasn't allowed, even in winter. We found ways to do our own thing with hair and belts and shoes but mainly we were all blue/grey shapeless lumps thanks to the manky baggy jumpers. It was boiling in summer and freezing in winter and useless in the rain all year round.

I live in England, and went to public school until summer this year... so its not like im a grandpa complaining about olden times.
On the upside, some of the more flat-chested girls did quite well, as you simply couldn't tell. That was the only advantage. For them. For everyone else it was all bad.
 

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jamradar said:
-We cant wear shirts the same color as our eyes
lolwut.

This is why I oppose dress codes. It doesn't help that my high school allowed Slipknot tee-shirts, spandex, and whiteface - and I was in a private Christian school!
 

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Shock and Awe said:
bruein said:
Shock and Awe said:
jamradar said:
-We cant wear shirts the same color as our eyes
..........what?

OT: Thats pretty damn strict. I am not totally against uniforms if they are loose, but thats a little overkill. Especially the one about no logo, seeing as that pretty much discounts pretty much every collared shirt most kids have. You also need to think about the burden that is put on families, imagine buying a week's worth of clothing, that would be at least 300 dollars.
We live near the ocean so it gets to be 98 farenhiet with it being crazy humid in these thick clothing. Being humid means no sweat evaporates meaning it sticks with you all day. These arn't really the best clothes for that weather
Huh? I have no clue what you are talking about....
[edit] really stupid post - mine not yours -
 

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Space Spoons said:
To be honest, I don't think it's that big of a deal. You're going to school to learn, not to make some kind of fashion statement.
That's true, but sending kids out of class because when their shirt came out of their pants when the bent over or something does impede their learning.
 

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LivingInTheSixties said:
Think yourself lucky, my school uniform was green and black we had to wear a thick blazer ALL year round tie done right up to the top no buttons undone. Believe me sitting in a heat wave in a blazer in a small poorly ventilated room is not fun, especially when they don't let you take the blasted things off. ¬¬ Mind you I thought in American schools you could wear what you wanted =/ 99% of schools in the UK have to wear uniforms.
It depends. If the dress is politically motivated there's a good chance the whole code would be struck down as restricting free speech. So public schools can't prevent people from wearing a "No H8" T-shirt if they can't demonstrate it to be disruptive or offensive. However, there isn't as much legal standing to wear, say a band T-shirt. Sometimes courts will apply the same "disruptive and/or offensive" standard to any sort of free speech clothing, but others restrict it to protecting political speech clothing.
 

Ironwampa

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Reptiloid said:
As a passionate individualist, I think the very concept of a dress code is ridiculous, and especially hair.

Sure, school is for learning, not for making fashion statements, but dress codes have nothing to do with learning. I've yet to hear one single good argument FOR dress codes.
I would agree with what you are are saying if not for two things...
Obnoxious hair styles like the 12 inch green dyed mo-hawk.
Underwear sticking out so everyone to see your boxers.
Seriously what happened to the days when if someone had their underwear showing everyone would point and laugh at them.
 

HTID Raver

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i like uniforms...

>_>

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ive been wearing them to school since i can remember and i never really had a problem with them, i think they look quite smart, actualy. lol
 

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Uniforms in public schools are always a bad idea.

It just costs the tax payers more, because the district has to buy all of the uniforms, now most schools will charge the kids who can afford the uniform, to make up for those who cant.
So you pay money to go to a shitty public school and wear uncomfortable clothing. Cool right?

Do yourself a favor, internet highschool.
 

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MelziGurl said:
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Their school, their rules. You may not like having to wear a work uniform but it is part of life and you really have no say in it other than go somewhere else.
It's a PUBLIC school. Private schools can do whatever they want (as long as it's legal), but public schools are run by the government.

This is crazy. I can understand no hats/head coverings so teachers can see your face and you aren't identifying with a gang, maybe top button of shirt so girls aren't "improper." But belts? Collars? Khakis? That's ridiculous, and almost as bad as my former private school (at least you don't have to wear the school emblem over your heart). Public schools shouldn't expect this level of dress from their students.
They are funded by the government not run. Each school can apply their own set of rules to be followed.
I stand corrected.

Still, that doesn't make it good. You have to go to school, and if you can't go to private school you're pretty much forced to go to public school. If you hate your school more than you would from just having to go to school there (there's a certain amount of hatred most kids have towards school) then there is a problem.
I graduated high school in 2002 and the attitude of students has not changed. It doesn't matter what the problem is, most students will find a reason to hate school other than school uniform. I live in Australia, we wear school uniform from the age of 6 to 17. I'm not talking polo's and khakis, I'm talking girls wearing button up blouses complete with tie and long pleated skirts (not excessively pleated) I was only allowed to wear stockings during winter, long pants were an absolute no-no. Luckily, girls had the option of shorts instead of skirts with their sport uniform (yes, not one but TWO uniforms) and we were only allowed to wear sport uniform on sports days. Black lace up shoes, studs/sleepers no bracelets, necklaces only if they were religious, no outrageous hair colours etc etc. And you lot sit there and complain about how hard you have it???? IT IS NOT THAT BAD!!!

By the way, I would loooove to go back to school even with the uniform :)
I had a uniform from preschool to 6th grade, and in 7th grade I was forced to go to another school because the first one closed (it didn't have a uniform, both were private schools). Uniforms not only have kids lose some sense of identity, but more importantly (to them) they are usually incredibly uncomfortable.

Also, I'm under the impression that the OP, like me, is talking about schools in the USA and not Oz. Our general belief on this kind of stuff is a bit different from yours.
 
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Man thats nothing. I have to wear an actual school uniform, though luckily they don't restrict hair (Except for dying it 'outrages' colours. See: Bright). If they did I'd be long gone outta that shit hole.
 

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They should make everyone's life easier and just issue an actual uniform for you guys. Forget all of those restrictions and just have the one outfit. Nothing like having to purchase an entire wardrobe around those strange specifications. When you aren't in school, everything you wear is school colours? Scary. That would have meant orange and black for me, bleck. I'm for traditional uniforms though, seems like it would simplify things, I wish I had them when I was growing up.
 

TehAudioSurfer

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Although I advocate uniforms, such highly specific and impractical rules and regulations trying to filter out as many cultures as possible only lead to more needless conduct issues and student contempt which in turn can affect their grades.
 

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Father Time said:
bruein said:
Our school had to set up a little turn in box so people who can't afford to buy clothes that fit the dress code can pick up a pair and even if you shirt came untucked from bending over you could get an office referal.
That sounds too stupid to be true and yet I believe you.
If your talking about the turn in box, They acutally only have a closet filled with clothes in a empty office room, but if your talking about the office referal then you do get one warning but if it popped out or whatever and you didn't notice and walk by the teacher who gave you the warning then yeah you could get in trouble. One teacher yelled at anyone who tried to tuck it back in saying they should go to the bathroom because no one wants to see them with their hands in their pants.