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Post by 950nancy on Aug 21, 2019 3:02:15 GMT
Oh dear, I was just happy to get shorts on my kids during a snowstorm. A uniform would have done me in.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2019 3:20:44 GMT
We have two charter schools, a private Christian School and a Catholic School. I know the two charters have an uniform - polos and certain pants. I do not think the Christian School does. I think the Catholic elementary school does but not their high school. None of the public schools in my county require uniforms. There was talk a while back but it never became a thing.
The dress code in my kids' district has changed to be more gender/racial neutral. Now it says no obscene or offensive markings, no private parts or underwear exposed, and cannot be obstructive. That means no hair that may block another's view, no sagging pants, no shirts with huge arm holes that exposes a boys' chest or a girl's bra.
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Post by kate on Aug 21, 2019 3:31:36 GMT
I see the full gamut here. My own school has only the loosest rules (e.g. no visible undergarments). My kids' schools have a uniform (girls' school) and a dress code (boys' school). The boys wear a jacket and tie with collared shirt and not-jean pants. Al are private schools.
The public schools in my own neighborhood have uniforms. The public schools near my work (in a fancier neighborhood) do not have a uniform, and man-oh-man some of those middle school girls leave a LOT of skin showing!
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Post by Karene on Aug 21, 2019 3:32:39 GMT
I do school photography so I deal a lot with dress code (or lack of!)
In our region which is just outside Toronto, all the public schools are regular clothes. Catholic elementary are regular clothes and only the high schools have uniforms (but have around 4 different outfits they can wear). All the small religious schools that we photograph (Christian and Muslim) have uniforms.
In our schools in Toronto, a lot of public and Catholic elementary schools have uniforms. The public high schools have regular clothes. At the moment we don't photograph at any Catholic high schools in the city do I don't know about them but think uniform.
Private schools we go in all have uniforms.
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Post by betty on Aug 21, 2019 3:34:24 GMT
Public schools here. Uniforms. I hate them! So much more expensive than just buying something the kids like and want to wear everyday. The school photos are boring too.
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Post by gorgeouskid on Aug 21, 2019 3:55:09 GMT
DS is now graduated (!), but when he was in high school, they had a dress code (private Catholic boys school) of no jeans and collared shirts.
Middle school no uniforms or dress code. Same with elementary.
My current district doesn't have a dress code, other than safety related. I saw a high schooler in a nude spandex tube top today.
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Post by hannahruth on Aug 21, 2019 12:22:43 GMT
The district we live in wears regular clothes. The district my husband teaches in is uniforms. I hate uniforms. The parents hate the uniforms. The kids hate the uniforms. The teachers hate the uniforms. I'm at a loss as to why everyone hates uniforms so much! Both our DS and DD wore uniforms all their school life - from kindergarten to year 12. It certainly made for an easy life and I always found that the cost of uniforms was certainly affordable at the time. Other clothes that were needed for out of school wear were always that bit better than if I was having to dress them in regular clothes all week. Most of the schools here both private and public have uniforms. Some public schools have both uniforms (specific shorts/trousers and polo shirts with school logo) but also allow a standardised uniform which is shorts/trousers in specific colour usually black or navy blue and a polo shirt in the school colour. Private schools have the full range of shirt, ties, blazers, dress or skirt with blouse, trousers and shorts, sox all with leather shoes and a full sports uniform as well and often some type of hat, beret or cap as well. To me a uniform shows pride in their surroundings, respect for their school and equalises students.
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Post by littlemama on Aug 21, 2019 12:32:11 GMT
Regular clothes for all public schools in my area.
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Post by ashley on Aug 21, 2019 12:41:52 GMT
Only the public Catholic schools here have uniforms, not the public secular schools — and pretty much every person I know that attended this school system says the uniforms just put emphasis on other things, shoes and cars and hair and accessories rather than equalizing the clothing issue. And the guys looooooooove that girls wear kilts, usually rolled up as high as they could get away with.
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Post by snugglebutter on Aug 21, 2019 12:45:23 GMT
It's a mix here, even within some districts. The public schools that have uniforms are usually polos/pants that can be purchased anywhere. I do know a few schools that have a fancier option of plaid skirt or blazer.
The private schools all have uniforms and usually they have to be purchased from a specific store like Lands End or Parker.
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Post by wellway on Aug 21, 2019 13:11:17 GMT
UK here, school uniforms are standard here. The basic type are grey trousers/skirt, white shirt, jumper(sweater) in school colour, blazer, tie, black shoes.
The basics are all available in the supermarkets at very reasonable prices. Anything with a school or house logo is available through a couple of stockists.
When dd left secondary school she was pretty much the same height she was when she started so everything lasted a long long time. The blazer lasted the whole five years.
Some of her uniform was lightly worn and will be given to the school to make available to anyone who needs it.
Non uniform days are usually held a couple of times a year at the cost of a £1 fine, with proceeds given to a charity.
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Post by smartypants71 on Aug 21, 2019 13:12:56 GMT
Public high school here - DS wears a uniform of embroidered polo and khaki pants or shorts. The girls can wear the same or a specific plaid skirt. I'm fine with it except for the school also requires outerwear to be school-branded. Cool weather is fairly short-lived here, so I'm completely annoyed that I have to shell out more money for something he will literally wear 1-2 months out of the year when he already has a perfectly good coat and jacket.
In middle school, kids had to wear a school-branded polo, but I am pretty sure the kids could wear jeans. The polo shirts were color-coded by grade, so that was also annoying that we couldn't re-use shirts from year to year.
I can barely remember elementary school, but I feel like the kids had to wear solid color polo shirts but didn't require branding.
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Post by belgravia on Aug 21, 2019 13:25:46 GMT
Kids wear regular clothes to public schools here, and private school students wear uniforms. My daughter starts grade 12 next week...it’s her last year of wearing a uniform!
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Post by katiejane on Aug 21, 2019 15:32:25 GMT
UK here, school uniforms are standard here. The basic type are grey trousers/skirt, white shirt, jumper(sweater) in school colour, blazer, tie, black shoes. The basics are all available in the supermarkets at very reasonable prices. Anything with a school or house logo is available through a couple of stockists. When dd left secondary school she was pretty much the same height she was when she started so everything lasted a long long time. The blazer lasted the whole five years. Some of her uniform was lightly worn and will be given to the school to make available to anyone who needs it. Non uniform days are usually held a couple of times a year at the cost of a £1 fine, with proceeds given to a charity. Annoyingly my daughters secondary school (school yr 7 - 10) uniform has nothing unbranded in it. Special skirt, logo blouse, logo jumper and blazer with logo. The PE leggings, shirt and tracksuit top all have logos too. So it is expensive initially, but it does mean life is easier. No arguments over what to wear, everyone is in the same and there is no competition over what to wear, or who is trendy etc. Second hand uniform sales by the PTA are a godsend. I think although no one likes wearing them, they do make life easier. My Son's was cheaper as it was only the tie, PE shirt and jumper that had a logo. Everything else was supermarket uniform.
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Post by aprilfay21 on Aug 21, 2019 15:49:01 GMT
My kids have to wear our school logoed (logod, logo-ed?) uniform bottoms (khaki or plaid skirt, jumper, shorts, or pants) and polo shirt, but they're in private school. We do still buy them lots of street clothes because after not having choices all week, we don't want them to wear the same 3 outfits every weekend.
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Post by janeliz on Aug 21, 2019 16:01:56 GMT
My youngest DD is at a private school, so she wears a uniform. My oldest is in public school, so she can wear whatever she wants. We do have a few public elementary schools that sort of “suggest” uniforms—-navy blue tops and khaki bottoms, that sort of thing. But I don’t think it’s necessarily mandatory.
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Post by aleighl55 on Aug 21, 2019 16:09:59 GMT
Most schools in my area have regular clothes except for 6th-8th grade campus in my town that requires uniforms. Each grade has a specific color of collared top they have to wear and their bottoms have to be a solid color. There was a big push-back the first year they changed the dress code and you have a few parents who didn't know and complain every year but, for the most part, there's not a ton of complaining any longer.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2019 16:55:07 GMT
Does Pink count as a uniform?
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Post by maryland on Aug 21, 2019 17:08:14 GMT
Regular clothes, and we love it! The public schools in our area do not wear uniforms, but the private schools wear uniforms.
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Post by maryland on Aug 21, 2019 17:11:01 GMT
Oh dear, I was just happy to get shorts on my kids during a snowstorm. A uniform would have done me in. Haha, I have three girls, and they never wanted to wear coats no matter how cold it was. They would wear their shorts or dresses/skirts and no tights. I told them at least the boy wore long shorts and high socks, so their legs were more covered than the girls. But they never got too cold.
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 21, 2019 17:21:07 GMT
My kid in the public charter school last year was uniform only. They weren't very strict. As long as it was the two approved colors we could buy polos, pants, dresses, or skirts anywhere.
No uniform at my son's public elementary school. I would throw a fit. I've been getting amazing deals on brand new overstocked Target clothing at a local outlet. He needs lots of clothes.
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Post by refugeepea on Aug 21, 2019 17:32:03 GMT
If those rules exist for student attire, do they also apply to staff? Not at my daughter's school.
Both our DS and DD wore uniforms all their school life - from kindergarten to year 12. It certainly made for an easy life and I always found that the cost of uniforms was certainly affordable at the time. Other clothes that were needed for out of school wear were always that bit better than if I was having to dress them in regular clothes all week. The issue is when it has to come from a specific place with the school emblem, a specific skirt...
I was fine with a uniform for my daughter. Her sense of style is unique (she has Autism). It cut down on the bullying.
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Post by RosieKat on Aug 21, 2019 17:33:45 GMT
No uniforms in public schools here. Some charter schools have them, and I would say most of the private schools have them. The uniforms range from an exact uniform (this blouse, this jumper, etc.) to things like a solid color polo-style shirt with khaki bottoms.
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Post by aprilfay21 on Aug 21, 2019 18:51:12 GMT
If those rules exist for student attire, do they also apply to staff? Not at my daughter's school.
Both our DS and DD wore uniforms all their school life - from kindergarten to year 12. It certainly made for an easy life and I always found that the cost of uniforms was certainly affordable at the time. Other clothes that were needed for out of school wear were always that bit better than if I was having to dress them in regular clothes all week. The issue is when it has to come from a specific place with the school emblem, a specific skirt...
I was fine with a uniform for my daughter. Her sense of style is unique (she has Autism). It cut down on the bullying.
Our school has an annual garage sale and bst Facebook page. The brands they use seem to hold up well so it's not terribly difficult to buy used uniforms for super cheap. It especially helps when we have to have school logo items.
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Post by just PEAchy on Aug 21, 2019 19:47:11 GMT
Regular clothes for all schools in our district and surrounding districts. I live just outside of Indianapolis and all the public schools in that district wear uniforms. My kids went to a Catholic elementary school and I was very surprised ( and a little disappointed) that they did not have uniforms.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 21, 2019 19:50:33 GMT
Oh dear, I was just happy to get shorts on my kids during a snowstorm. A uniform would have done me in. Haha, I have three girls, and they never wanted to wear coats no matter how cold it was. They would wear their shorts or dresses/skirts and no tights. I told them at least the boy wore long shorts and high socks, so their legs were more covered than the girls. But they never got too cold. My kids went to school with me every day. Our agreement was that they had to have a coat in the car during a snowstorm. That way if we got stranded... My boys never wore the long socks. Must have been the time period or maybe the region.
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Post by Jennifer C on Aug 21, 2019 20:24:07 GMT
My school district has a strict dress code. All schools, including elementary, are bottoms in black or khaki or navy blue shorts or non faded jeans. Shirts are a solid shirt, no v necks, or a spirit shirt. No logo's on shirts, pants or socks.
They aren't to strict on the color of the jeans, but the slacks they are. All school approved spirit shirts are good, but again, they must be bought from an organization at the school that has the stamp of approval.
My son loves it. Everyday is khaki shorts and a spirit shirt.
They implemented this because of the huge financial gap in our city. I think it helps because a lot of these organizations will have early bird sales during the summer and sell $5 shirts, regularly these shirts are about $15. The school boosters helps fund this sale.
Jennifer
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Post by Peal on Aug 21, 2019 23:57:41 GMT
The only place we lived that required a school uniform was the middle school in San Antonio. And it was pretty easy. Blue slacks (no jeans) and a white polo or button down shirt. Or a school t-shirt or sweatshirt. Everywhere else my kids have attended school was regular clothes with exceptions for graphic content and revealing items.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 22, 2019 0:57:55 GMT
Only the public Catholic schools here have uniforms, not the public secular schools — and pretty much every person I know that attended this school system says the uniforms just put emphasis on other things, shoes and cars and hair and accessories rather than equalizing the clothing issue. And the guys looooooooove that girls wear kilts, usually rolled up as high as they could get away with. This was my experience in grade school too. Yes the uniforms are all (mostly) the same, so they would single out the kids who didn’t have name brand athletic shoes or name brand corduroy pants, designer supplies, the big box of crayons, etc. It’s always something. At the school my sister’s kids went to, those kids would roll their skirts too, and she had to stop her girls more than once from heading out the door wearing thong underwear under their uniform skirts. Apparently they didn’t care that everyone could see right up their skirts when they went up the stairs at school!
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Post by ashley on Aug 22, 2019 1:08:43 GMT
Only the public Catholic schools here have uniforms, not the public secular schools — and pretty much every person I know that attended this school system says the uniforms just put emphasis on other things, shoes and cars and hair and accessories rather than equalizing the clothing issue. And the guys looooooooove that girls wear kilts, usually rolled up as high as they could get away with. This was my experience in grade school too. Yes the uniforms are all (mostly) the same, so they would single out the kids who didn’t have name brand athletic shoes or name brand corduroy pants, designer supplies, the big box of crayons, etc. It’s always something. At the school my sister’s kids went to, those kids would roll their skirts too, and she had to stop her girls more than once from heading out the door wearing thong underwear under their uniform skirts. Apparently they didn’t care that everyone could see right up their skirts when they went up the stairs at school! Every Catholic boy I know fondly recalls the stairwells at school!!!
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