uniform school or public school?

[~Unicorn~]

I know school systems are different in other parts of the world so i'll explain the two here:

public school: wear what you want as long as it fits the dress code.
uniform/private/religious(?) school: has a uniform that you're required to wear to school.
(thats how it works where i live at least)

Anyways, do you guys prefer schools with uniforms or schools that don't require them? i'm going to a uniform school next year, and i'm quite relieved about it. i'm tired of trying to fit in and wear stylish clothes, worrying about what other people thought of my clothes. but when everyone's wearing the same thing, nobody can judge you. even though it's the best school on the block, i found that quite a lot of my classmates preferred the nearby public schools, assuming they don't want the uniform.

so that's just my story. what do you guys think?

 

[lunatepic]

I went to a catholic elementary school so I go to a catholic highschool, except it's not really catholic other than in name. A lot of public school kids decide to go to the nearby catholic schools instead of the public ones because they have a better rep and the consensus is that they're generally a lot better in terms of education.

Anyway uniforms because less laundry!

 

[Antonio]

I don't like the ideas of uniform because I love putting creativity into what I wear with the little bit of money I got. However, my foster mom hasn't been very fond of me coloring in all my shirts with crayons.

 

[Midoriya]

So, this is interesting. I went to a private school for all four years of high school, but we didn’t have to wear uniforms. Moreover, it’s a private school for people with disabilities like Aspergers, ADHD, OCD, Dyslexia, etc. so we were encouraged to be different in our own styles. Despite all of this, everyone in the school knew each other and were friends because it was a really small school. I loved those four years of my life like nothing else. I’m also glad to now to go a university that also has a low student population, and where I know a lot of people from there now.

 

[Markiemania95]

I only ever went to state schools in the UK (in England and Wales private schools are known as public schools, confusingly), but have always worn uniform as a resident of a country in which over 90% of schools enforce it. I used to hate it in primary school, but by the time I'd finished secondary I liked not really having to put any effort into it or having to worry about what I looked like.

 

[Loubelle]

I'd say no dress code (public school). It gives you creative freedoms in terms of how you dress, and even though I don't dress particularly snazzy, I like that I don't get punished for very small things (like not wearing the right color shirt oof) But yeah, uniforms sounds nice because you don't have to put much effort in, however I like having the option to dress however I'd like :3

 

[boring]

I'm a Year 11 in a British Public School but our Uniform rules are insanity!!
Girls can wear Blouses and Skirts or Long Sleeve Shirts and ties while boys can only wear long sleeve shirts and ties all year round, and we have to wear a navy blue blazer too as well as the fact we're not allowed to carry deodorant in 90 degree heat ,,, its appalling.
My school also has uniform checks at 9 am and 3pm it's honestly exhausting in Britains weather at the best of times, not to mention if you have uniform violations they suspend you,,, but UNTUCKED SHIRTS COUNT AS VIOLATIONS?? My school is honestly a joke, a lot of people are angry over the rules and honestly I just feel bad for the year 7's who have 5 years of this torture (Also Long Sleeves present problems for my friends and I who deal with mental health like... those sleeves are going to get stained, and that's embarrassing for us, it shouldn't be like that lol. But that's fine because I'm Year 11 with not a lot to lose so I'll happily fight the rules because it's making some of the younger kids who are going through stuff feel really uncomfortable and unhappy but they won't say something because just like me in Year 7/8/9 they're scared of like.,. authority.)

 

[visibleghost]

there are very very few schools with uniforms where i live. only weird (usually fancy and annoying w like weird cult like behaviour at least that’s the stereotype) private schools have them tbh

dress codes are also very rare, like, i guess if someone came in pretty much naked or with something super inappropriate someone would want to do something about it but it has never been an issue at any of my schools. i like it, people can decide what’s fine to wear for themselves and most people won’t go to school naked or wearing a nazi shirt or something lol

- - - Post Merge - - -

i have seen someone with a pornhub logo shirt and someone else with a very sexual message and stick figure on it but that’s more embarrassing for them than an issue for anyone else

 

[Buttonsy]

I think both have pros and cons, I'd lean more towards public school but neither is perfect.

I've heard claims that uniform schools might help decrease bullying, and maybe will make poorer kids feel less bad about not being able to get designer clothes and stuff.

On the other hand though, some people love expressing themselves through clothes, and I think that, while maybe uniforms decrease bullying because they decrease the amounts of differences people have between each other, I don't think telling kids "hiding how you are different from one another will make you not be bullied" is a healthy message, even if it's technically true- I think adults should work harder to stop bullying, rather than make kids feel like they should get rid of their individuality to avoid bullying.

I also think that it's important to think about gendered clothing in the context of both sorts of schools- some people in uniform schools who are trans or gender non-conforming don't feel comfortable about being forced to wear a gendered uniform, and then there have been times where people who are in public schools still find that even being able to choose their clothes, they can't wear the sort of gendered clothes they want because dressing in a way associated with a gender that isn't the one you are legally recognized as isn't in the schools dress code.

I wonder if there would be a way to have a school that was a public school that offered optional uniforms- so that children who liked the benefits of a uniform could get one, but kids who wanted the freedom to dress in their own clothes could also do so?