I think there should be a uniform, but one that is comfortable, practical and up to date. I think it is sexist that boys often get to wear trousers like in everyday wear, but girls must wear hideous long skirts that are completely unlike common skirts outside of the schools. Ties are also out of date. What child goes out wearing a skirt and tie? Even a lot of offices have given up on the old tie. I think that schools are trying to exercise an authority that they should not have. Pupils still 'belong' to the parents, and school is necessary. Without pupils, the teachers would have no jobs and so they should respect that the pupils are there for them too.