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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it gives the schools a bit of school spirit, and [b]as far as I know it's not really an economic burden on anyone.[/b] I think it should be a school-by-school decision. Not sure why it would have to be a policy imposed by the top. [/quote]

It's an economic burden on a fair number of people, PP. I have always felt that if DCPS is requiring students to come wearing uniforms, they should be required to pay for those uniforms, because it is a burden for families with very limited incomes.[/quote]

But every Title 1 I'm aware of has a huge supply of uniforms that it can and does give to such families. Way more awkward to take more identifiable clothing donations and clothes are an economic burden in general. Also, the disparity between clothing is real. In my kid's T1 PK4, Fridays mean pristine Boden outfits on half the class and a small set of kids in obvious hand-me-downs or still in their uniforms.[/quote]

there's nothing special about the school uniforms.  Any family that wants to wear a plain colored polo shirt  and khakis would be permitted to do so.  God knows there is enough to go around 1st and second hand[/quote]

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