And I'd never accept uniforms. I'd go to court first. Dress codes are one thing, uniforms another. Uniforms are crutches that deal with symptoms, not problems.
However, it's not a problem I have to deal with in this school district.
Uniforms I associate with Catholic schools, military academies, and The Facts of Life. Unis and public schools, to me, do not compute.
OTHO, I remember with joy (nowadays, at least) how my private Christian HS would require the wearing of ties by guys on Thursdays (for chapel, and now I wish we had to wear nooses on M, TU, W and F as well). Girls had to wear skirts every day (although during one brutally cold winter they could wear pants, but once the weather warmed up, skirts became a requirement again). Absolutely no denim for either sex!
However, it's not a problem I have to deal with in this school district.
It's not a problem I have to deal with, period. I have no kids.
foreverfree
I must respectfully disagree on you position regarding uniforms. We had a dress code at the private high school I attended, and it definitely made a difference. Instead of focusing on who was wearing what and who could afford the latest fashions, students distinguished themselves through academic, artistic, musical, or athletic excellence.
I can only speak from my experience, and the experience of the other friends I made from various private educational institutions, but having spent the first 9 years of my life in public education, private education (and, yes, the dress code accompanying it) was significantly better.
I'm confident it wasn't the *only* variable, but it was an important variable that helped comprise the difference. Your experience may have been dramatically different, and I respect your right to disagree.