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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Uniforms have their uses...
Lower SES kids who don't have the latest expensive new duds don't stand out like sore thumbs and find themselves ostracized or bullied. [/quote]

Actually, instead of getting bullied about their clothes they get bullied because of their shoes (And1 vs Jordans). Anyone who thinks uniforms are a great equalizer is kidding themselves.[/quote]

You'd rather be bullied for the whole outfit?[/quote]

I'd rather bullying not happen at all, but it does. I think it's ridiculous to use bullying as a reason to enforce the wearing of uniforms in lower SES schools. [/quote]

+1.  Also, there's an assumption that kids from affluent families wear expensive clothes.  We recently switched from a DCPS to private, and I haven't noticed a difference in kids' clothes.  Kids in the new private tend to wear more athletic/athleisure clothes because they have a lot more recess, but not any flashy brands--Gap t-shirts, soccer t-shirts, nondescript/non-brand name stuff.  So I don't think the worry that affluent kids will wear brand-name clothes should be used as an excuse to employ strict uniform policies in EOTP schools.[/quote]

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