Nope, if you aren't religous, you shouldn't have to wear church clothes.

All schools show large signs of incompetence, Noid, especially if they're public schools.

Anyway, I understand not allowing sports-related clothing if it starts fights and crap. (Why idiots start fights over such trivial things will always be beyond me. It's not as if liking a different team is a personal attack.) But not allowing the insignia and uniforms of the school's own team is just bizarre. Who on Earth would pick a fight with someone for being on their own school's team? (Well, somebody out there would, but it's not likely to be a problem of epic proportions.)

As a rule, I hate all school uniform policies, though. I had to put up with them for a couple of years at my high school. You had to wear a shirt designed by the school, which only came in white and red -- no other shirts were allowed even if they were the same color -- and you could only wear slacks that were tan, grey (I think), or black. No other colors allowed. In retrospect, I think I should have dared to show up in navy slacks and then point out that the only fights I was getting into were with the administration. Then again, logic must be lost on anybody who would institute such a policy in the first place...



I don't see why. They're not that tied to religion, are they?

- Kef

My take on school uniforms:

Most businesses have dress codes of some kind. Whether it be the certain colored pants and a logo shirt as required by most retail businesses, the suit and ties required by most office jobs, or actual uniforms worn by police, firemen, and military personnel. That being the case, I really see no reason why schools shouldn't have similar expectations from students.

Now, how strict do they need to be? Well, that might actually depend on the school in question. A school in a neighborhood dominated by gangs will likely want to forbid the use of gang colors and such. A school in a warm region might want to forgo ties in favor of short sleeved or pullover shirts, etc. Still, for the most part, I am in favor of uniforms or at the very least dress code requirements. Why? Because I don't want to see teenage girls going to school looking like Britney Slutspears or Parislut Hilton. Or guys going to school with their pants pulled down to their freaking knees.

School is there to help prepare you for the real world, kids. The sooner you learn to accept and live within real world norms, the better off you'll be.

C) What if people don't like societal norms or don't want to follow them?

The world works wrong.

1. No. It's unfair. If it was a private school it would be, but a public institution has no right to tell you how to dress on public property.

B..) I would never dress like that, but I think it's bad that the government would tell people how to dress, no matter what way or even at all, on public property. You heard me right, I don't think it's the government's business to enforce morality no matter how accepted it is.

A) In the real world you usually work for a "PRIVATE INSTITUTION". If the school in question is a public school I have a beef with it. I actually have a beef with any government run organization that dictates how people live their lives.

C) What if people don't like societal norms or don't want to follow them? The law shouldn't enforce "norms" on people, no matter what their age.

Also, I always thought in a country that is "For the people, of the people, and by the people.". That publicly owned buildings would be owned by the citizens. I guess we do live in a true totalitarian state...

Actually, the fact that it is PUBLIC property gives them the right. The key word there being "Public", which means that THEY own it, NOT YOU.

Because I don't want to see teenage girls going to school looking like Britney Slutspears or Parislut Hilton. Or guys going to school with their pants pulled down to their freaking knees.

Actually, I'm one of those citizens who pays the taxes to buy and maintain those properties. How much of your tax money goes into that? Or do you even pay taxes yet? Seems to me that you're actually benefiting from a service that I help to pay for.

And if you want to see a real totalitarian state, move to China.

Some people do.

Dear People,
Why? What if they don't have the same values that says for them to cover themselves? That's enforcement of morality. Why don't you just go and enforce every religious moral under the sun? Or even better: Make a mandatory state religion.

The fact of the matter is: The government doesn't own me, and has no right to tell people how to dress or live their lives.