Parents generally cooperated with the gym uniform, so the school's parent and teacher association established a school uniform policy. Blue jeans are not permitted. The school has provisions for any family that cannot afford to purchase uniforms for their children. Even the school staff wears the school colors. Initially, about 65 percent of the students complied.
Children have a different mindset when wearing that outfit.
There is a change in their attitude. That mindset focuses on learning and reduces the amount of teasing and fighting among students, the number of classroom disruptions, the number of students disciplined and suspended, she said. The dramatic change in behavior was particularly noticeable when the school had dress-down day. The staff and I really noticed the difference in their behavior. Dressing down became more of a fun day, not a school day, she said.