[El Blanco]

Uniforms would be tax funded. I'm not against putting in my fair share to clean things up.

And, yes, they do make a difference. Nothing ground breaking, but it makes life easier.

Punishment in schools has always perplexed me. Like Ror said about suspension and expulsion not working. Same with detention. The students who are regularly there don't care and are just taking up space. Find something for them to do. I used to think that you could make them work with the maintenance staff after school to clean up, but that causes a whole world of other problems.

A side note: A firend of mine teaches public high school in Jersey. He told me that if a student tries to punch a teacher, its considered assault with a deadly weapon. Anyone have stats on classroom violence in the state of New Jersey?