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Charlie and Olive will be going to public school that does not have uniforms, but I honestly love them. I wish they did have to wear them!

Less buying clothes and all the kids look the same. I like it!

I never wore a uniform, but looking back, it would have made things so much easier.

eta: actually, it would only have made things easier if I would have been able to wear pants.

I think kids look cute in uniforms and it makes it easier to get dressed in the morning. I don't think they eliminate kids being teased for not having things that are in style though. My DH wore uniforms and kids were teased over not having the it shoes, bags, or car (in high school).

I went to school that required uniforms (this was overseas tho). Schools I went to also are very very strict about shoes, bags, accessories, etc. While I don't think they needed to be that strict, looking back now, it was such a good idea to have uniforms! I never knew who was rich or not unless we have birthday parties or playdates. Yes, kids can still show off and compete w/ other things, and it doesn't eliminate social circles, but it does take away a lot of questionable clothing kids can wear these days!

I wore uniforms in a public school in Houston and hated it. It was still blatantly obvious on who had money vs who didn't, but that wasn't the reason why I hated it.

@.twist.: ditto on the public schools. I would prefer charter for obvious financial reasons!!

When I went to a private school, we had uniforms. DS will be going to a public school so no uniforms. I like the idea of uniforms, easy to buy clothes and no fighting over what to wear tomorrow and no "discrimination" from other kids at school (brand name vs not brand name).

@.twist.: I could, he's not sloppy, but he's not super neat all the time. He does get paint on himself at times, and they're on the floor a lot. Plus, with going to the bathroom themselves, you know...I think I have to buy 5 pairs of pants and 5 tops, lol.

@.twist.: yeah, our two options of elementary schools are either rated a 6 or a 3. There is no way on this earth we would ever send her to the 3. The 6 is like a 10% chance - and that's only if something horrible happened.

Also, my husband went to private school and he said he loved wearing uniforms. They didn't have to worry about kids wearing inappropriate clothing or gang colors/signs.

At first I didn't like the idea of uniforms but after being the guardian of school aged kids who are not morning people, I learned to love it! Our morning routine was pretty smooth after the initial nudging to wake up for school.

I always thought I'd be ok with uniforms, until a few weeks ago, when we briefly looked at a house in a zone that had an elementary school with uniforms. I really love letting DS have his own style and I love letting him express himself appropriately with his own taste. It made me a little sad to think about for elementary school.

I think I prefer it for middle school.

I'm a huge fan of uniforms. I worked in a public school system that had uniforms and I thought they were great. I suppose they are a little limiting, but I figure kids have all weekend to express themselves in clothes if they want. At school the focus should be on academics, and eliminating clothing competition is a good step in that direction.

LO's preschool has uniforms and, as a parent, I really love it. They were a little more expensive than the rest of his clothes, but they've held up well and it is so easy to get him ready to go in the morning.

My daycare has the kiddos wear uniforms starting at 18 months!

I went to a school with uniforms from k-12 and I hope my LOs can go to one too, or at least have a strict dress code policy. It makes it so much easier in the morning.

And, in my experience, the things like hair/shoes/backpacks/etc were never an issue. No one cared what shoes you had. I also think bullying, as a whole, was barely noticeable at my school. Maybe teasing but not bullying. So maybe it depends on the school and their policies too.

The elementary school we are considering has uniforms. I'm pretty indifferent to them. I'm more concerned with the values of the school and the quality of education they offer.

I love uniforms! I went to a public school that had us wear proper uniforms and it was so nice. I was really sad when they went to a non-uniform dress code. One of the high schools I went to had a stupid dress code, you could only wear khaki, black, or white, no patch pockets on the pants, and you couldn't wear open toe-open heel shoes (?). It was stupid. I'd rather have a formal uniform or none at all.

@Mrs. Bee: here's the issue with uniforms in New York public schools: legally parents have the right to opt out. Our former superintendent tried introducing uniforms to curb gang activity and bullying but too many parents opted out. So the only children wearing the uniforms were the poorer children who were given the clothes.