There were only 17 waivers the first year. Now 201 of the school's 962 students are exempt from the uniform policy. Of the 14 elementary schools in MUSD, six have implemented uniform requirements, and parental support has remained strong, school officials said. Madera's middle schools are not alone in fighting for support for uniforms, DeFina said. School officials from across the state report similar experiences as parents discover the availability of waivers.
Waivers are easy to obtain.
Parents must present a waiver request to the administration within 10 days of the start of the school year. State law mandates that no requests can be denied, Vivid and DeFina concurred. Parental support for uniforms seems to weaken every year, which is unfortunate. Without the support of the parents, you can't be a uniform school because the state does not allow you any authority to enforce it. It has to be voluntary, more or less.