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licnep • today at 3:44 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

Usually the main reason to mandate uniforms in poor countries is so that the poorest kids won't be ostracized for not being able to afford trendy clothes.


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nradov • today at 3:56 PM

Or to prohibit street gang affiliation symbols.

ButlerianJihad • today at 3:58 PM

You would think that, but my Catholic school's uniform guidelines permitted parents to make a choice of brands, and some of my peers deemed Sears Toughskins to be the wrong choice.

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