TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — All nine middle schools in the Tacoma School District now have something in common — their students were school uniforms.
The News Tribune says this fall Jason Lee Middle School became the last to require uniforms. Most schools require polo shirts or school-logo sweat shirts — some allow jeans, others don’t.
Many parents say the uniforms make life easier — there’s no drama about what to wear, costs are lower and there’s no peer pressure to wear expensive, popular brands. Others say the uniforms limit the kids’ personal freedom.
The school district leaves the decision on whether to have uniforms up to each school. The city’s high schools don’t require them, but have dress codes prohibiting gang attire or provocative dress.
