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In the 19th century, schools adopted uniforms as a way to “camouflage” social classes. Nowadays, there’s a question of whether a school uniform marginalizes gender-diverse students -- The Conversation Magazine

The Swaddle makes the case for gender-neutral school uniforms: Dress codes that force girls to wear skirts and boys to wear trousers are unfair and reinforce harmful stereotypes

HuffPost agrees: Gender-neutral uniforms are a great way to make sure everyone feels welcome at school

In June, a UK school -- Trevorton High -- adopted “more gender-neutral” uniforms by banning students from wearing skirts. But that didn’t go down very well -- parents felt blindsided

An Independent Op isn’t into getting rid of skirts: Doing that doesn’t make your uniform gender neutral. It’s actually a really backwards move -- you’re just getting rid of options for students to express themselves! Why should the default be male?

A Statesman Op agrees: Why does “gender-neutral” often mean “masculine-leaning”? It’s not as progressive as you think

Piers Morgan doesn’t appreciate gender-neutral uniforms for a different reason: “This whole gender-neutral craze is out of control”

And National Review is opposed for yet another reason: The issue brings gender identity politics into schools. Young kids shouldn’t have to deal with such things, and it could lead to unsafe outcomes

A head teacher of a private school in the UK doesn’t think gender-neutral uniforms are the answer, either. Instead, the school lets the students choose which uniform makes them most comfortable -- The Times

And a Metro.co Op writes that gender-neutral uniforms gloss over the bigger issue: Gender-diverse students don’t feel safe being themselves at school. That should be what we focus on, not silly uniforms