Has the free dress code in schools been abolished? Is it forbidden to wear casual clothes? How has the school dress code regulation changed?

Whether the casual dress code application in schools has been abolished has become a matter of curiosity for many. According to the new regulation published in the Official Gazette, changes regarding the school uniforms to be worn by students in primary, secondary, and high schools have been specified. Students and parents have been asking: Has the casual dress code in schools been abolished? Is it forbidden to go to school in casual clothes? How has the school dress code regulation changed? Here are the answers to these questions...

SCHOOL DRESS CODE REGULATION PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL GAZETTE

The 'Regulation on Amending the Regulation on the Dress and Clothing of School Students' affiliated with the Ministry of National Education (MEB) has been published in the Official Gazette. Following the change made to the dress code in schools, the school uniform to be used by students in primary, secondary, and high schools will be determined by the school administration, with the opinion of the school-parent association board of directors and the teachers' board to be held at the beginning of the second semester, without including restrictive details such as special signs, prints, and patterns.

NO UNIFORM CHANGES FOR 4 YEARS

The uniform visual determined by the school will be published on the school's website, and these uniforms cannot be changed for 4 years.

ARE STUDENTS IN INTERMEDIATE GRADES REQUIRED TO BUY NEW UNIFORMS?

When a school uniform is changed, students in intermediate grades will be able to continue using their existing uniforms until they transition to the next level of education.

WILL IT COMPLY WITH PEDAGOGICAL PRINCIPLES?

School uniforms determined by the school administration with the opinion of the school-parent association board of directors and teachers will be economical, simple, practical, easily accessible, and in accordance with pedagogical principles.

STUDENTS WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS WILL BE PERMITTED

Students who have a health condition and document this situation will be allowed to wear clothing as required by their condition.

NO CLOTHING PURCHASES FOR CELEBRATIONS

Students will not be required to purchase special clothing that would impose a financial burden on parents for use in special days, weeks, celebrations, or in-class and extracurricular activities.