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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are high income and have kids at a high-performing uniform DCPS school.  I love it for so many reasons.  It makes getting kids out the door easier.  It creates a sense of common experience among the kids.  It sends the message that school is for learning, not a fashion show or competition to see who has more branded stuff.  Most importantly, it encourages kids to find more meaningful and less superficial ways to express and differentiate themselves.

Uniforms don't have to be expensive: I buy short and long sleeve polos at Target and Children's Place for under $10 each, khakis for under $15, and jumpers on Amazon for about $20. I could not possibly outfit my kids in non-uniform clothes for less than than what I spend on uniforms.  I also pick up used things up from the school's swap tables sometimes.  There is no stigma to that because a uniform policy reduces clothing to a functional thing, like textbooks to be passed on after use, rather than positioning clothes as a symbol of style and money.  [/quote]

Its not expensive on your high income but it is very expensive for someone on minimum wage or on cash assistance.[/quote]

No more so than the alternative of buying enough non-uniform clothing to get through each week.[/quote]

That's only true if your child stays in their uniform all day after school. Most kids change, so they wear two outfits per day, plus gym clothes.[/quote]

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