Some parents say that they never were given an opportunity to vote. Where the vote failed, it was overridden. When schools mandate clothing, not only are they interfering in personal decisions, they are creating a tremendous financial burden upon those who must pay for this extra clothing. Schools are dictating not only pants, shirts, and belts, but additionally are regulating jackets, blazers, and sweaters. The exact uniform requirements vary from school to school.
Some uniform policies are quite ridiculous.
For example, at some Bossier schools, students must wear a special coat inside the school building. They may wear a non-uniform coat to school, but must leave this in their locker, and not wear it into the school building. At one school, only belts which have a red stripe may be worn. At one school only socks which are of specific colors may be worn. At some schools, accessories, such as hair bows and hair ribbons, may only be of specific colors.