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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love all of your posts and lively discussion except for one point: we need to stop ignoring the extra cost of uniforms to some people. I got my daughters second hand uniforms too by stalking thrift shops - there are none obviously available at the school for free. It is harder to buy a uniform second hand than non uniform clothes, which are available  for free  as hand me downs or fifty cents at the thrift shop are readily available. I do not pay more than thrift shop prices for any of my children's clothes (just because I'm cheap). Also the preferred t shirt is a school logo t shirt and those are an extra expense you cant get at the thrift shop. All in all I have spent $200 on the uniform between thrift shop and logo t shirts and sweat shirts - all additional expenses. So some parents who would otherwise buy new clothes might save money but we need to stop ignoring the extra costs for some people by talking about the thrift shop and uniform banks which may or may not be a solution. I hardily agree that if schools want to use uniforms they should offer them for free for those who need them. Otherwise I find the arguments compelling on both sides.[/quote]m

This just means some schools do it badly. Our school has free uniforms available in a closet that’s totally open once a month so folks can even grab from it without anyone knowing. I don’t know what you mean by logo shirts being preferred? Maybe by the kids, but not by the school at least at my kids’ school.[/quote]

Whatever the reason, if it's a hardship for some families, why not just get rid of them?[/quote]

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