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Do conservative in other countries also push for school uniforms ? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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So France is starting an "experimental school uniform program" Sauce Do other countries also have that trend were conservative push for a school uniform rather than letting kids wear what they like ?

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[–] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Here in Australia school uniforms are compulsory for public (gov run) primary and high schools, and usually in private schools. Students wear a uniform to school from age 5 to 18. They are thought to place everyone, rich and poor, on the same level. They are definitely not political. How odd to think what a 10 year old wears to school is a political statement!

[–] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is the cost of the uniforms on the students or institutions?

[–] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The public school uniforms are heavily subsidised and students parents tend to buy them for them. If a family member cannot afford one, for whatever reason, they can have a confidential meeting with a yearmaster and the school will buy it for them (it's the same uniform, the school just sends someone out to the uniform shop to buy a uniform of the correct size), but that rarely happens, as it is cheaper than buying the kid a shirt and shorts that aren't a uniform. A lot of kids just live in their uniform weekdays, as they're cheap hard-wearing clothes the parents don't have to pay as much for.

No idea about private schools, but they're probably richer families, I guess.

[–] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

That is better, I just had some flashbacks to my highschool that had some kids only having one outfit/hammydowns that had small tears and such, which ostracized them a bit

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

How odd to think what a 10 year old wears to school is a political statement!

It is in America. But then again, you guys are a century or two ahead of us.