Reply #3: In this time of a sinking economy, school uniforms make sense [View All]

[juajen]

They are cheaper than outfitting your child in new clothes every six weeks or so; they help to even out the "have not" kids with the "have" kids. I wish they had been in my schools as a kid. I was a disadvantaged kid (read that "poor") and always felt inadequate socially because my parents didn't have money to idulge me. Fortunately, I was pretty and smart, so didn't fare as poorly as others.

Additionally, handing down uniforms is easy. The second-time-around shops are usually full of uniforms and some charitable organizations collect unused uniforms for the poor.

It is, also, much easier to keep up with kids and it makes for a much neater appearing school. Our experiment here with uniforms has been pretty positive. Kids are not fighting with their parents about what they wear to school and it is much cheaper for parents to clothe their children. Obviously, I vote YES to uniforms.