In Belgium only private Catholic schools require a school uniform. In all other schools, students can wear whatever they want.
In the UK, students wearing a school uniform is standard across the country - whether this is a public or private school
In Germany no school requires an uniform. I think the generation of my parents had more then enough of uniforms under the Hitler regime.
In Australia, all students wear uniforms in most primary schools and in every high school, government and private. That way children take pride in their appearance and don't come to school looking like bikies or film stars.
ReplyDeleteYour last remark is very telling.
ReplyDeleteUniforms help to iron out the differences in parental income and therefore spare children from the poorest families from embarrassment.
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