Why no Uniforms in MCPS ?

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Anonymous wrote:I wish we had uniforms. Makes getting ready for school easier

Getting ready for school isn’t a difficulty for most.

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Anonymous wrote:What happens to the children who can't afford school uniforms? A lot of kids get second hand clothes. I personally don't care either way. I think it's up to the parents and staff to help stop bullying and teasing. Sure they won't bully about clothes but they still would bully about other things.

There can be second hand uniforms too.

At my child’s private school most people sell their uniforms back to the school for other students to buy second hand.

Our school has an exchange where you can swap / give away things that no longer fit or are needed.

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I do think sensory issues might exist for some kids. My eldest was so particular about every fabric, item of clothing, fit, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm all for it, except for the hot months. That would be torture.

Why? The girls wear skirts with spandex shorts underneath. Many boys schools have short options but even khakis and short sleeves are not bad.

Why do girls have to wear shorts under their skirt? I don’t wear shorts under my skirts.

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Np. I grew up in Asia, another Commonwealth country and wore uniform (pinafore and a white blouse) in primary and secondary schools. Hated it. I always wondered why we aren’t allowed to wear pants. As far as equality goes, I always knew who were the poorer kids despite the uniforms. One way to tell is when you see someone whose white blouse is not so white or if we the blue pinafore has become faded. Those were clearly hand me downs. We weren’t allowed to wear just regular shoes and we had to wear standard white sneakers. Again, you can always tell who were the poorer kids. The system is not perfect.

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Kids don't want uniforms and I don't think there is any evidence that they are helpful. Kids are too cold in winter and too hot in summer. Uniforms are itchy polyester and usually look awful which is not great for self esteem. Some kids do not have a body type that will look good in those one size fits all uniforms. Try finding a jumper for a 5th grade girl who has developed breasts.

My child went to Catholic School for grades 2-5. Uniforms were not that simple. Limited options meant that super skinny kids like mine always had trouble getting uniforms to fit. Don't get me started on the shoes - he never once had a pair that felt right and several times I had to buy a second or third pair because the uniform shoes we bought seemed ok but gave him blisters or were too narrow for wide feet.


Kids who go into middle school often wear a different uniform but what if your child is the size of a 3rd grader in 6th grade and no options fit? Uniform companies don't even make the item in a range of sizes so the kid looks ridiculous in a shirt three sizzes too big for him.


It's more laundry stress and checking to make sure it's ironed every night wasn't fun.

Older kids modify the uniforms as much as they can get away with as a desperate attempt to have some say in what they wear. Why not let them express themselves?

When schools are flexible and allow pants to be just navy blue trousers for example, parents go and buy Ralph Lauren or more expensive brands so that won't level the playing field at all. Kids know who has money and who doesn't. Uniforms don't change that.

It's just such a ridiculous concept in my opinion.

OP - this isn't India so comparing everything to how it works in India is going to cause a lot of frustration for you.

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Anonymous wrote:I see private school kids on the metro in the ultra short skirts with tons on trendy accessories (purses/shoes/jewelry/jackets). I can't imagine that there are not many distinctions in how kids dress even with a uniform...and plenty of ways to distinguish oneself.

So if there are so many modifications, what's the point of the uniform in the first place?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm all for it, except for the hot months. That would be torture.

Why? The girls wear skirts with spandex shorts underneath. Many boys schools have short options but even khakis and short sleeves are not bad.

Needs to be gender-neutral

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I worked at a school with uniforms and I hated that it became one more thing to discipline students. Especially since many students were low income and did not have washers and dryers in their own home so I don't think it was really fair to punish them for not having clean uniforms to wear for school.

I don't think uniforms really do anything for student behavior either.

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Anonymous wrote:Why no uniforms in MCPS? Because MCPS isn't

1. an expensive private school
2. a Catholic private school
3. a poor urban public school district

OP, how would wearing uniforms instill discipline? Besides discipline in doing laundry, for the parent who is responsible for the laundry...

Kids would focus more on studies and other things than remarking/keeping up with latest fashion. Reduce Bullying for kids who do not follow the latest and greatest trends.
It would have everyone at same level in terms of clothing - rich/poor/middle

In my opinion uniforms don't do anything like that

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Anonymous wrote:I wish we had uniforms. Makes getting ready for school easier

Why not create a uniform for your kid and stop putting this into school

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish we had uniforms. Makes getting ready for school easier

Why not create a uniform for your kid and stop putting this into school

A great thing about Merica is you can wear a uniform if you want to...

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish we had uniforms. Makes getting ready for school easier

Why not create a uniform for your kid and stop putting this into school

A great thing about Merica is you can wear a uniform if you want to...

+1

I'm the same way. Just get different shades of a top they like, different shades of bottoms they like. Doesn't have to be complicated.

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kids in privates with uniform still have bullying. And they are expensive. Also, what about shoes? My kid keeps commenting about this and that kid has air jordan and expensive basketball shoes etc etc.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm all for it, except for the hot months. That would be torture.

Why? The girls wear skirts with spandex shorts underneath. Many boys schools have short options but even khakis and short sleeves are not bad.

Why do girls have to wear shorts under their skirt? I don’t wear shorts under my skirts.

You probably don’t climb on the monkey bars at recess, either.