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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Uniforms in public schools are for poor urban kids.  MCPS parents wouldn’t want anything those kids have![/quote]

They cost more.  [/quote]

No they don't. They can be cost effective and less would buy fast fashion. Better yet if uniforms could be bought from sensible soured materials on a mass scale. [/quote]

I have a kid who doesn’t care about brands so it’s more expensive if you have to buy through specific stores.  If you don’t like how your kid dresses do something about it.  [/quote]

Having taught in public schools with uniforms and sent my kids to parochial schools with uniforms, uniforms can absolutely be cheaper.  Public schools usually don’t say you need to go to a certain store.  They say buy a blue shirt and khakhi bottoms of your choice, and those things turn up in Target and Walmart because demand = supply.

Then, after a year or two they start turning up in the used clothing stores, and the school’s donation cupboard, and the sack of hand me downs from the neighbor.  Plus wearing from those sources is less stigmatizing when it all looks the same, as is only owning 3 shirts or whatever.

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Your logic makes no sense as the rich kids will by their uniforms from expensive stores and other kids will from Walmart and Target, just like it happens now.  So, why the need for the specific styles and colors except to meet your needs?  If you have kids showing up in JCrew and Lands End and others in Walmart and Target, the disparity continues.[/quote]

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