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My kids nothing went to parochial school for the first half of their elementary education. Uniforms were no more expensive than regular street clothes.
I will say, I liked uniforms at that time, it took the hassle out of what they were wearing from day to day and prolonged the life of their other clothing.
Having said that, they are now both in high school and I don't think uniforms are a great idea. You would still have those kids that weren't up to "code" with their uniforms, kids would hate it, etc... I don't buy into the not being able to express ones individuality argument, since kids normally want to fit in with their peer group.
I WOULD however like to see the schools actually ENFORCE the dress code they put in place. That in itself would make a world of difference.. no saggy ass pants, no ball caps screwed on sideways, no see through clothing, shorts short enough they don't cover your by-god... schools have dress codes in place, but are extremely lack in enforcing them.
Anyone that says even a dress code is too much for kids...I'd say "welcome to how the real world works". Every place you will ever work has some kind of dress code. Wear your own "individual style" on your own time...that's what everyone else does.
Dress codes only work if the parents support them. If it's the teacher's fault when the school has to call the parents to bring appropriate clothing, and/or if the parent can not be reached or refuses to do anything about their child's dress, then it won't work, and there's no point to even having a dress code.