Uniforms are far, far less expensive than clothes almost all children end up wearing to school. To maintain otherwise is uneducated.
Right. Philadelphia, the poorest school district in the region, requires uniforms. Residents of Abington, which is one of the wealthiest, certainly could. Around here, the uniform requirement is of the dark pants-plain white button shirt variety, thus not requiring purchase from a specific store.
Years ago, a liberal University of Pennsylvania English professor told me that Abington was the best school district in the area. Now I see why he thought that.