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My kids wore school uniforms at their private school. Last year, at their new school, they did not. And now this year, in yet another new school, they’re back to wearing uniforms.
The uniform policy at the first school was extremely restrictive. You had to purchase everything from the approved vendor for the school. Shirts with a logo (they couldn’t wear a plain logo shirt) were $25+. Skorts/shorts/pants/jumpers were all around the same price. I remember when I purchased a skort from Target once in the same style and my kids teacher actually got on her about it! The kids could only wear white polo shirts with the school logo, and navy bottoms. (And whoever thought that kids 12 and under should wear white shirts exclusively should be shot)
So last year, it was actually a huge relief to not have to deal with uniforms. If I’m going to be forced to spend $600 on clothes, I’d like for them to be things my kids can wear to places other than school, right? But I got sick of not being able to find long enough shorts and skirts for my girls, and figuring out if tanks tops were allowed, and why my son could wear one, but my daughter couldn’t.
This year, I think we’ve got the bets of both worlds. The new school just asks that we provide navy or khaki uniform style bottoms. The kids can wear polo shirts in white, navy, maroon, or teal. We were able to buy all of the bottoms locally for less than $10 each, and the shirts were all $5 to $10 depending on style - and best of all, we don’t need a logo on them!
Online, I’ve found these school uniforms too, which would be a great place to buy what you need - and they’ve got the Dickie’s brand stuff, which holds up extremely well. I’m pretty excited that we’re back to uniforms for school, now that we can mix it up a bit!
I really think more public schools should do uniforms. It really eliminates class lines, meaning, you can’t tell who comes from what kind of family when you’re all dressed the same. (Take it from someone who was ridiculed in 8th grade because I didn’t have Guess jeans!)
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