They may also have the option to choose the color combinations any day of the week. Regulations will also apply to accessories, shoes and outerwear. Jefferson Elementary School in Wichita Falls went to the uniform policy this school year. Students and teachers follow the standard mode of dress that the other three schools follow. Terry Harlow, Region 14 executive director, said most of the districts that have gone to uniforms are in urban areas.
People look at uniforms in a different light than they once had.
Harlow said Region 14, which includes 44 districts, is without uniform representation because of the many small rural districts. Harlow said if Abilene ISD voted to go ahead with uniforms, it probably wouldn't affect other districts in the region. I don't know if it would have any effect on Sweetwater or Brownwood. I don't see it as creating a chain reaction of sorts. Each individual district will have to make a decision based on benefits and drawbacks for implementing its own uniforms in its district.