Jeans Day in Public Schools with Uniform Requirement

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Tawnell D Hobbs, Nice Jeans, Son -- Where's your $2 Fee?  School fundraisers let students pay to break dress code. Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2017 (front page).

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"Move over cupcakes. * * * from California to Maine, 'Jean Day' is becoming a fundraising powerhouse.   School leaders praise jeans day as being consistent moneymaker with n overhead or inventory.

"About 20% of US public schools, or just over 19,000, had some types of uniform requirement in 2013-14 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

" 'Jeans for Jesus' is the popular fundraiser at Mt Calvary Lutheran School in Diamond Bar, California. Students pay $1 a week to wear jeans on Friday -- or $5 for a 'free dress' day of wearing other kinds of clothing as long as it is deemed appropriate.

"Harry Stone Montessori Academy in Dallas, * * * [offers] a $25 'season pass,' which is a better deal.

"Some educators say the fundraiser contracts the premise of requiring uniforms -- to eliminate bullying, improve discipline, enhance school pride and keep students focused on education instead of clothing.

"Not to be outshined, schools with no uniform requirement have found a lesser-known way to raise money -- Pajama Day Fridays.  

Note: WSJ places the report behind paywall, even the URL.