To that we can only say congratulations and good luck - the idea makes far too much sense to be easily implemented. The district deserves praise for trying anyway. The issue, they claim, is each child's right to self-expression. I'm too sexy for my shirt. The districts that have adopted voluntary policies cite legal worries for their failure to make uniforms mandatory.
Uniforms are no panacea.
There are indications, however, that they can foster an atmosphere of pride and discipline in troubled schools. Administrators in schools with voluntary uniform plans report increased attendance, increased test scores and decreased disciplinary problems. It is ludicrous that the fear of some civil liberties lawsuit is so pervasive that administrators have to beg their students to don uniforms rather than require them to do so. It is even more ludicrous because the constitutional case law in this area is inconclusive at best. The top court's student rights cases have produced a clear willingness on the part of the court to limit the application of the Bill of Rights to juveniles.