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Does anyone have any *experience*  with establishing a dress code in a
public elementary school?  In this entire thread, only 2 people
responded to the actual question.

Karen -

Found a web page that might help -
http://www.ed.gov/updates/uniforms.html

It lists a number of public school systems with uniform/dress codes. 
For those of you who prefer to deal with facts - the page has some facts
as well as opinions, for example:

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Norfolk, Virginia

Type:                   Mandatory uniform policy at Ruffner Middle
School

Opt-out:                None.  Students who come to school without a 
                        uniform are subject to in-school detention.

Size of program:        977 middle school students

Implementation date:    1995

Support for disadvantaged students: The school provides uniforms for
students who cannot afford them.

Results: Using U.S. Department of Education software to track discipline
data, Ruffner has noted
improvements in students' behavior. Leaving class without permission is
down 47 percent, throwing objects
is down 68 percent and fighting has decreased by 38 percent. Staff
attribute these changes in part to the
uniform code.
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Unfortunately, I couldn't find any statistics on drug use by
uniform-clad students vs baggy-clad ones :)