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School uniforms will only work if everyone in the school is required to wear them.
You might put the teachers and administrators in a different type of unifrom than the students (much like the Lower Enlisted v. NCO & Officer uniforms), but everyone at the school needs to wear some type of uniform for the system to work. This is why school uniforms will always fail. While the popular court opinion is that students have no rights, schools cannot force the adults at the school to comply.
I'd recommend going all out in replicating various features of military dress.
Have uniform features the identify the class year of a student , club memberships (and positions held), scholastic/athletic/community achievements, etc.
You should be able to look at a student and go "Ah, a sophmore, class of 2007, secretary of the chess club, honor roll student 4 times, 2nd place in the science fair, and a member of the soccer team" just by looking at the patches, badges, ribbons, medals, etc. (and maybe consulting a guidebook ;D).
Likewise, you should be able to look at a teacher and go "Ah, has a M.A. in Education and a B.S. in ecology. Been teaching for 15 years and at this school for 3. Currently in the biology department, teaching ecology, Basic Biology, and the Lab portion of AP Bio. Sponsors the birdwatching club and coaches for girls volleyball."
That would actually be kind of cool, IMO. Sure, you can personalize your uniform, but you have to do that by actively participating and achieving.
Back in the real world, though, it wouldn't get approval, and if it did get approval, it wouldn't get enough cooperation. In short, it wouldn't work.
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