Hi Donna,
DR>Private schools have uniforms there? Wow, that's different. My children 
star
  >at a Christian school that had a good dress code, but they didn't have a
  >uniform. We parents were asked to purchase a school t-shirt for use on 
class
  >field trips (wonderful idea), but that was the only time they had a 
"uniform
This was a surprise to me. All private schools that I know of here in
the metro Toronto, and beyond, have uniforms. Even the public schools
have school T-shirts - mostly for sports or other school functions.
  >Teachers' dress code for females was dresses (or skirt/blouse or suit),
  >pantyhose and heels! (I was instrumental in getting the "heels" part 
changed
  >"flats fine". My doctor called the school and told the principal he was 
lead
  >himself to lots of workman's comp claims. The rule changed!)
How long ago was this, Donna? It reminds me of when I first came to
Canada in the 60's - back then females could not wear pants to work
whatever the workplace (well there might have been the odd exception). I
remember putting pants on under my skirts to combat the cold winter and
having to remove them once I got to work. (I started work at the tender
age of 16.)
 DR>The only private schools that I know of in the San Diego
area that have
  >uniforms are Catholic schools.
Most Catholic schools here are not private (but not part of the main
public school system.) All regular Catholic schools have uniforms - at
least they do at the high school level.
DR>I like a good dress code - since switching to public school, my girls have 
h
  >to endure "Mom's dress code" for school. My job would be simpler if the 
scho
  >here would adopt one!
I'm not sure how much of a dress code they have here in the schools.
I personally would love to see uniforms for kids - note I
say for kids. I personally would hate to wear one as a teacher! I never
minded wearing one when I was growing up in England. In fact I couldn't
wait until I reached the senior school and got to wear one. However as a
young teen I could wear almost any style or colour - the same does not
apply now.
Ruth
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