No it doesn’t. You can easily tell which dtufent have the nice, new uniforms and which have the ill fitting hand-me-downs. Besides, status is not just conveyed by clothing. It’s also accessories, phones, etc.
Inexpensive for families on very, very tight budgets
This is what I don’t trust will happen. Jostens or any number of other shitty companies will happily sell overpriced uniforms that cost hundreds of dollars and partner with school districts to ensure a captive market to pay their insane markups
If the dress code is gonna be a problem, just make everyone wear a school uniform and be done with it.
School uniforms are a waste of time.
I taught in a really low socio-economic area for a few years. The uniforms served 2 purposes:
I’m interested in knowing your experience with this. I worked in a very gang active area.
Not only that, but it can help to minimize prejudice by both students and staff with regard to students’ socioeconomic status.
No it doesn’t. You can easily tell which dtufent have the nice, new uniforms and which have the ill fitting hand-me-downs. Besides, status is not just conveyed by clothing. It’s also accessories, phones, etc.
“Help to minimize,” not “eliminate.”
This is what I don’t trust will happen. Jostens or any number of other shitty companies will happily sell overpriced uniforms that cost hundreds of dollars and partner with school districts to ensure a captive market to pay their insane markups
Two approved colors, red and blue, are generally gang colors.
No, they’re not. You generally can’t buy then second hand. I’ve never seen uniforms at a resale store.
Both of those points do not match the experience I had.
Huh? Second hand uniform sales are massive in the UK. Every school has one. Maybe not in the states? Don’t know why…
It was definitely a thing where I worked in Los Angeles county.
You should workshop your standup in person probably
Huh?