School Uniforms

[MishMeesh]

Most public schools in Canada don't have uniforms, but Catholic/private schools do tend to have them. I went to public schools my whole life so never had to experience school uniforms first hand, but I often saw the Catholic school students around town and they looked so uncomfortable on hot days with their black dress pants or heavy skirts, and the kids always looked like they were wearing one size too big.

I like the idea of uniforms as they minimize the chances of someone getting bullied for how they dress (particularly kids from poorer families), which happened a lot at my school. But I have a friend who went to a Catholic school who said they had designated days wear you could wear normal clothes to school. She said it was like a mini fashion contest, and so the same bullying problem did still arise.

I remember someone starting a petition to get uniforms instated at my high school, but that didn't go very far. I wouldn't have minded having a uniform if they were comfortable to wear, but otherwise I'm not sad that I didn't have one.

 

[thatawkwardkid]

No, I don't really care if we have uniforms or not. But my school makes up for it by being ridiculously strict with our dress code to the point where they go to the parking lot in the morning and send people back home to change if they violated the dress code. Most people don't even come back, what's the point of coming to school if you're just going back home "to change" and not come back?

 

[Stevey Queen]

I wouldn't mind being that blonde girl in that pic. She's cute.

- - - Post Merge - - -

But I've never had a uniform but if it was cute like the one in the pic I wouldn't mind

 

[Pirate]

My junior school didn't have a strict uniform code. There was a uniform, but no one ever got in trouble for not wearing them. That's changed over the years though and the school does now have a strict code, but hell, back in junior school I was like 4~11 so that was a long while ago. My high school did. All black with a white blouse. Not at all pleasant for the summer.

 

[kasane]

Since I started Primary, we always had to wear our school uniform.

In Primary, the main colour in our uniform was navy. The teachers weren't too strict if we were to wear our own long sleeves to school. In Intermediate, it was this turquoise/teal colour but the material was terrible. I swear, the school uniform for Intermediate school made us look like hobos ew >_> And right now in College it's a plain white shirt with a green jumper and a grey skirt. It's better, I guess????
We had these 'Mufti Days' once every two terms or each term (can't remember, it varies from Primary, Intermediate and College), where we were allowed to wear our own clothes to school instead of our school uniform. Some of the girls would dress up like a...sl*t though.
In Intermediate and College they were really strict on the uniform. They wouldn't let us wear our own warm jackets/long sleeves because 'it was not part of the school uniform' and we basically had to freeze in the winter.

 

[Murray]

yes, it was nice not having to think about what to wear and what social repercussions could consequentially arise

 

[(ciel)]

Never had uniforms. I don't think I would have minded too much if they weren't so strict, especially if I had the choice to choose pants or skirt. It seems like a lot of schools make girls wear skirts, unless they all just choose to? I wouldn't have been able to stand that. My friend's high school had a uniform, but it was just khaki's and a navy polo or something like that.

My school had a dress code, but they were really weird with who they dress coded. I never broke code, but some people did all the time and never had a thing said to them. A few of my friends only did once and got coded the first time.

But I like wearing my own clothes to school. A uniform wouldn't feel like my own...I was in JROTC for two years, and I had to wear a uniform once a week. I know that's a lot stricter than most uniforms probably are, but it was never comfortable, and it always felt like I was in someone else's clothes. I'm really picky with what I feel comfortable in...so thinking about it more, I probably wouldn't have liked a uniform at all.

 

[Palette]

We have school codes and I don't mind it, but some of the dress code rules is absurd.

 

[xxxmadison]

During my last year of middle school there was a big change in our dress code. Let me give you a few examples of what changed: shirts had to be crew neck and a solid color or pattern (stripes, flowers, etc), no leggings (they're really comfortable tbh), no denim outside the colors blue, black, beige, or brown, no open-toed shoes, no hoodies, no bright hair colors.
Some of these didn't apply to me, but I wore a lot of graphic t-shirts and a hoodie in seventh grade. I pretty much had to buy a new wardrobe because nothing I owned was deemed appropriate.
This year I decided to do cyber school and I really like it. Part of the reason is because nobody can tell me what to wear; I don't even wear pants most of the time. It also saved my family some money.
I've heard from my friends at the high school that if you violate the dress code, you don't get a warning, you immediately get sent to the office for in-school suspension. You don't get to do any school work, you just sit there the entire day. Doesn't that sound a little ridiculous? That could really affect someone's education.
I think our school district is making it very difficult for people to go to school and get an education. It doesn't matter what you're wearing; you're there to learn, not for a fashion show.

 

[rosabelle]

I've been wearing uniforms all through out my school life from preschool to college LOL. I don't really mind it since I wouldn't have to worry about what to wear the next day, specially in college. I did hate how strict my high school was about accessories you wear while in your uniform. Since ours was plaid black and white (this is an all girl school), we were only allowed to wear black and white hair accessories >.> and if you are caught wearing something other than black and white it gets confiscated. D: I had no problems with college uniform though. I followed the proper uniform so I wouldn't have a problem with getting blocked at the entrance of our building for wearing the wrong pants/shoes and end up not getting in the building. It's part of discipline I guess.

My college does have a strict dress code when you're not in your uniform... since its a catholic university they don't allow really short shorts.

 

[Hot]

All of the schools I've been to require a uniform. I usually don't mind them, but my current school's just a grey polo and black pants. Pretty lame for being an arts school.

 

[Mariah]

I've never worn a uniform.

 

[Jaebeommie]

I went to Catholic school for Kindergarten in which the girls had to wear uniforms that looked like this. We were also allowed to wear navy pants with a white polo. As a kid I didn't think about the uniform as a bad or good thing, and looking back at it now I'm equally indifferent. I actually wouldn't mind wearing one now - it would make my life a hell of a lot easier.

 

[ACNiko]

No, we don't wear uniforms in Sweden, but I used to go to a school that forced us to have school uniforms. It sucked.

 

[Religious-Sonic]

I've been wearing uniforms for school all my life so far and I don't really mind it at all.

 

[honeymoo]

nope no dress code! i like it that way. i love fashion.

 

[thatawkwardkid]

nope no dress code! i like it that way. i love fashion.

That's weird. But I'm pretty sure your school has to have some sort of dress code. Or else people would be showing up in swim wear or something...

 

[Swiftstream]

I ****ing wish.

Every morning I wake up I have to decide what I need to wear.

 

[Praesilith]

My uniform is a lot different than most peoples which makes me feel better. Mine consists of khaki colored bottoms (pants, shorts an appropriate length, etc,) close toed shoes, and a navy blue shirt or a shirt with a school logo on it. My school sells sweat pants and many different types of shirts in our school store so that's kinda cool. We can wear any shoes, and is often wear a jacket bc I don't like wearing school shirts. But we have the option to "dress for success" which is dressing up in professional attire, I prefer that, but I recently got yelled at when it's in the handbook and now I'm just like. -.- despite how unstrict (not a word lol) my uniform is compared to you guys', I still hate that I have to wear uniforms lol. I'd rather wear sweats and a hoodie than spend extra money buying school uniforms. I also believe in dress codes, but not uniforms. Dress codes make sure everyone is APPROPRIATELY dressed while uniforms are kind of restricting your personality or whatever. I don't know I dislike the fact that schools have become more controlling over their students and their lives, like I'm here to learn not be dictated???
sorry for the rant haha

 

[CR33P]

i don't but i kinda wish i did
only if girls get to wear short skirts
i like seeing short skirts