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The right fit: should public schools have dress codes?(new debate)(Cover Story)

Weekly Reader, Edition 4 (including Science Spin)

| February 11, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Weekly Reader Corp. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A new fashion trend has hit some public schools across the country. More schools are requiring students to wear uniforms or are enforcing stricter dress codes.

Students at Lakeside Elementary School in Cincinnati, Ohio, said goodbye to jeans, T-shirts, and oversized, baggy clothes this school year. Instead, they must wear tan, navy, or black pants and shirts with a collar. Girls are also allowed to wear jumpers or skirts.

The students in Ohio are not alone. From California to New York, an estimated 11 million public schools mandate, or require, dress codes for students.

[YES] Some people support the idea of dress codes. School officials say that …

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