• Fleur_@aussie.zone
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    1 day ago

    I feel like Americans would freak out in the most incredible way if they had hs uniforms

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      16 hours ago

      I’m currently living in Texas near thr Dallas area and almost all schools here have uniforms and clear plastic backpacks. It’s odd to see for someone who never dealt with such things but its the norm here.

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      23 hours ago

      I’m American, I had a uniform, and idk, I kinda liked it. Didn’t have to think about what to wear in the morning.

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        I think 3 of the dozen or so public schools around where I grew up had uniforms (lucky me, I went to one of them, ugh), while every private school (90% of which were some flavor of christian) had them. Most were more along the lines of ‘dress code’ than uniform though. I’m remembering khaki pants and bland colored polos more so than the blazer/tie/coat thing. It’s probably because it’s hot as balls on leather in the sun around here, so anything more than that would be killing kids or the AC budget.

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      18 hours ago

      I feel like anyone would freak out in the most incredible way if they had their freedom of choice and autonomy suddenly stripped away.

      Uniforms aren’t part of the culture in US public education. There’s also conflicting studies on whether uniforms even make a difference so it’s not like there’s a clear argument for them.

      Also, while uniforms aren’t standard in public schools there is typically a dress code students are expected to follow.