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