No school uniforms?

No school uniforms?

From Kompas

The decision by the minister of national education to abolish
the obligation for school students to wear uniforms in order to
eliminate the monopoly in uniform procurements was inappropriate.

If this is carried out, various negative effects could arise
from the wide economic disparities between students. There have
already been reports of students committing suicide because of
economic reasons.

Even with students wearing uniforms, teachers still find it
hard to control some of those students who modify their uniforms
in order to look funky and trendy.

The national education minister's unilateral and surprising
decision should be reviewed by seeking the views of students
themselves, such as through opinion polls or surveys.

A monopoly in uniform procurements could in fact be prevented
if the government issued stern and clear-cut rules.

ANNA
Bekasi, West Java