Three quarters of traditional public schools in D.C. now require uniforms

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Anonymous wrote:Not in upper NW - this makes most of the system seem so "ghetto."

When I see white shirts and blue khakis, I think, "So Ghetto!"

If those same kids wore tails and top hats to school you would also consider that "Ghetto" just because the kids are mostly Black.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand the posters who feel that getting dressed in the morning is a fight or challenge when you don't have uniforms? What is there to fight about when the clothes your parents bought you that are in your closet are available to you to wear every day? Do you fight about clothes every weekend?

[Anonymous]

When we lived in the UK I got to experience what real uniforms looked like -- LOVE THEM! Wish we had them here. Some of them were uglier than others, but each school had a unique one and it added to both school spirit and keeping kids looking like kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we lived in the UK I got to experience what real uniforms looked like -- LOVE THEM! Wish we had them here. Some of them were uglier than others, but each school had a unique one and it added to both school spirit and keeping kids looking like kids.

No offense (my spouse also grew up in the UK), but no. Wouldn't work here. U.S. culture is more casual than U.K. These kids look like mini 50-year-olds.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we lived in the UK I got to experience what real uniforms looked like -- LOVE THEM! Wish we had them here. Some of them were uglier than others, but each school had a unique one and it added to both school spirit and keeping kids looking like kids.

No offense (my spouse also grew up in the UK), but no. Wouldn't work here. U.S. culture is more casual than U.K. These kids look like mini 50-year-olds.

PP here. I agree that it wouldn't work, but I wish it would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we lived in the UK I got to experience what real uniforms looked like -- LOVE THEM! Wish we had them here. Some of them were uglier than others, but each school had a unique one and it added to both school spirit and keeping kids looking like kids.

DC Heat & Humidity > London Heat & Humidity

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we lived in the UK I got to experience what real uniforms looked like -- LOVE THEM! Wish we had them here. Some of them were uglier than others, but each school had a unique one and it added to both school spirit and keeping kids looking like kids.

No offense (my spouse also grew up in the UK), but no. Wouldn't work here. U.S. culture is more casual than U.K. These kids look like mini 50-year-olds.

PP here. Sorry, that came off harsher than I meant it to! But I do think these uniforms look a bit too conservative to work in DCPS. I like the Mundo Verde dress code--school t-shirt and bottom of your choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we lived in the UK I got to experience what real uniforms looked like -- LOVE THEM! Wish we had them here. Some of them were uglier than others, but each school had a unique one and it added to both school spirit and keeping kids looking like kids.

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DC Heat & Humidity > London Heat & Humidity

Here's the Australian solution to that:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we lived in the UK I got to experience what real uniforms looked like -- LOVE THEM! Wish we had them here. Some of them were uglier than others, but each school had a unique one and it added to both school spirit and keeping kids looking like kids.

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DC Heat & Humidity > London Heat & Humidity

Here's the Australian solution to that:

And PS - one of the things they require in Australia is a sun hat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm mixed on uniforms. I like the simplicity of it, but it's also boring. Also, khakis seem a popular choice, but yet universally unflattering.

My boys are adorable in their khakis... And the older kids at the school look fine.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm mixed on uniforms. I like the simplicity of it, but it's also boring. Also, khakis seem a popular choice, but yet universally unflattering.

My boys are adorable in their khakis... And the older kids at the school look fine.

They're onto something with the hats. We can't even get our teachers to bother with reapplying sunscreen in June and September.

[Anonymous]

"I will never understand why parents don't want uniforms! They are so easy."

SPD kid. I would literally have to move from DC if DCPS adopted a city-wide uniform policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"I will never understand why parents don't want uniforms! They are so easy."

SPD kid. I would literally have to move from DC if DCPS adopted a city-wide uniform policy.

A little overdramatic, eh? If they were to happen (and no sign it will) you could get a 504 plan to adapt the uniform to something your SPD kid can manage or go to a charter school that doesn't require them.

-SPD mom

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we lived in the UK I got to experience what real uniforms looked like -- LOVE THEM! Wish we had them here. Some of them were uglier than others, but each school had a unique one and it added to both school spirit and keeping kids looking like kids.

No offense (my spouse also grew up in the UK), but no. Wouldn't work here. U.S. culture is more casual than U.K. These kids look like mini 50-year-olds.

PP here. Sorry, that came off harsher than I meant it to! But I do think these uniforms look a bit too conservative to work in DCPS. I like the Mundo Verde dress code--school t-shirt and bottom of your choice.

2R is the same as MV. School t-shirts and polos in several colors and bottoms of your choice. The shirts foster school community and the kids look adorable while still offering room for individuality.

[Anonymous]

Uniforms are lame. Kids should be able to express their individuality through their clothing. Way too controlling.