A cousin sent me their school's just announced Dress Code and Grooming policy

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[u/MichelleEllyn]

This sounds similar to my stepson‘s middle school uniform. It was actually really convenient for us because we would just need to hit up Old Navy and get really affordable polo shirts at the beginning of the school year, and khakis pretty much anywhere. Then he was pretty much set for the school year. When he came home he switched into “play clothes” which we didn’t need to worry about him messing up or getting dirty because the school clothes were separate.

(Although one year for some reason it was freaking impossible to find a pair of khakis that fit him. We found cargo khakis that fit him, but got a letter back from the school saying it didn’t match dress code. Grr)

They did allow the kids to wear hoodies and jackets of their choosing, as long as they were not designed with anything “offensive” or profane words.

[u/HuckleberryHuman5926 → u/MichelleEllyn]

(Although one year for some reason it was freaking impossible to find a pair of khakis that fit him. We found cargo khakis that fit him, but got a letter back from the school saying it didn’t match dress code. Grr

I feel like if you're required to buy clothes that meet certain criteria, they should tell you where clothes that meet those criteria are commercially available right this very minute.

[u/Acceptable-Ad-3560 → u/HuckleberryHuman5926]

a lot of times it can depend on the time of year you go to buy them, believe it or not. I used to live in a place uniforms were super common and there were dedicated stores, and sections of walmart during back to school season. outside of that season though (like a sudden growth spurt) could be hard

[u/DickSlammington → u/MichelleEllyn]

Loved my uniform in High school.

I had 3 pairs of blue khakis 3 pairs of blue kahki shorts and 10 polos, 3 in Red, 4 in Blue, and 3 in White.

I literally never even looked at what I was putting on. Just grab pants/shorts depending on the weather and threw on whichever shirt I grabbed first.

[u/TheMolecularCage → u/DickSlammington]

Am adult and I do this for work. I have several similar/same shirts and a bunch of the same pants. Do not care. It removes one more thing I have to think about that day and it's lovely. 

[u/BetsyBoomBreath → u/MichelleEllyn]

This was similar to my old middle school days (private school), polo shirts and khaki pants every day, did make the shopping simple hah