To Be Or Not To Be?

I remember my schooldays as clearly as it was yesterday, and
the wearing of a school uniform was and is compulsory to this
day.
During the Winter months we wore a warmer outfit, and a cooler
uniform for the long Summer season.
Each school presented their colours with pride and joy, and
It was drilled and drummed into our heads to be at our very
best behaviour when wearing our uniform outside
the school grounds, because the public could see from our
school colours to which school we belong, and if we misbehaved
on the street, it would reflect against our school, and we
could get reported as hooligans on the road!
The length of our school dress had to be spot on perfect,
not too long or too short.
Naturally we shared the school benches with a couple of
gals who tried their luck by wearing their dresses so
itsy bitsy mini short, it made the boys from next door
goggle their eyes out.
Make-up was an absolute NO NO! Not even the teensy
bit of transparent nail polish was allowed.
As for wearing jewellery of any shape, size or kind - well,
you stood the chance of being expelled!
Rules and regulations was and is the order of every day!
But rules were made to be broken by lots of naughty dare
devils (snigger)

Today when I see a young pen pusher sporting the very
latest, expensive and trendy gear, I can almost see the faces of
some of my teachers way back then - THEY WOULD HAVE FREAKED!!

It must be extremely difficult for kids with parents who can't afford
all that trendy stuff.
They must surely be treated as outcasts from the rest and will
definately not belong to the "in crowd!"
I have always believed and experienced that along with the
good old school uniform, a good measure of discipline was handed out!

The Swiss Democratic Party would like to introduce a
school uniform in to schools here in Switzerland, but the
school kids won't hear of it, they're practically
going on strike about the whole issue!