No (normal). Also, they should be banned in public schools. They're unnecessary and expensive.
They aren't expensive. We bought my daughters uniform shirts for under 5 dollars each and the pants and skirts for about 5-6. The districts allows skirts, pants and shorts. So uniforms are not *always* restrictive.
True about the cost. Uniforms are usually cheaper than having to have a new set of designer clothes for every day of the week.
So I shelled out $700 or so just for
this?!?! I hardly buy any new clothes more than twice a year!! I've been wasting so much laundry lately because of school uniforms. It takes me half an hour to bike to school every day. When it rains, as it always does in winter, I leave home wearing casual clothes and pack my uniform in my bag. Not only does this add an unnecessary load of laundry, it adds extra weight to my already stiff back and often the uniform itself gets wet!!