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Darryl Owens | The Case For School Uniforms


August 7, 2014 | WMFE, Orlando - The issue of school uniforms has surfaced again in Central Florida, this time at the F-rated Eustis Heights Elementary in Lake County.

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The school’s new principal, a recent transplant from a nearby A-rated school, suggested the uniforms. Many parents objected. Ultimately, district officials said no...at least, for now. 

Orlando Sentinel columnist and editorial writer Darryl Owens says there are good reasons and sound research behind the idea of school uniforms, even though parents - and kids - may balk at first.