What are your thoughts on school uniforms?

@Flenflyys a lesson in responsibility?

Not for a thirteen year old child who is expected to purchase an entire school wardrobe.

@Flenflyys I'm sure funds could be allocated for this

Maybe you can be sure in your area, but if a student can’t afford it they were told to transfer to a public school or sit on suspension indefinitely. I was suspended a few times for my uniform not being tucked properly.

@Flenflyys In the UK, even "public" (we say "state") schools, that are supposed to be free, force parents to pay extortionate sums for school uniforms.

Impoverished families often have to chose between eating and buying a school uniform. Children can't learn when they're starving but schools don't care about that, they just want to impose their petty rules.

There are meal programs at schools here all students are fed.

@Flenflyys Where is "here"? I'm in the UK.

Canada

@Flenflyys Thanks. In the UK, many state schools are run like prison camps with jumped up dictatorial headteachers strutting around their little empire. They make up all sorts of stupid, petty rule just because they can. It helps boost their egos. They insist students wear a uniform with just about every item, right down to socks, being specified. The only purpose is so they can charge a local clothes supplier a very large fee to be the school's "official supplier". Parents [b]must[/b] buy the uniform from the official supplier who has to inflate prices to cover the cost of the fee paid to the school.