I’ve always been in favor of uniforms too. It just simplifies things, and takes away a lot of distraction.
But I recently saw a news story about a school that had rules about long braid-extensions, and I was kind of stumped over that:
As a teacher I can tell you that uniforms are great. What is sad are the kids who come in on Monday w/ dirty, stained shirts & pants from Thursday & Friday. Some people may scoff, but we’ve had kids come w/ holes & ill fitting clothes. Lord knows what they would do without uniforms. You feel bad for the kids. It’s not their fault.
Also more & more parent(s) have NO idea about what is appropriate. We hear stories from the high school & some girls pretty much come dressed as pole dancers on no uniform days.