History Main / AntiSchoolUniformsPlot

* ''[[Literature/TheBerenstainBears The Berenstain Bears and the Dress Code]]'' pits cubs against adults after some particularly crazy fashion trends prompt the school to take decisive action. After the situation escalates to the students threatening a strike (and teaching the intended audience a fair deal about political activism in the process), the school finally concedes when it is revealed in a public debate that [[spoiler:the dress code's most ardent supporters sported fashions just as crazy in their own youths, if not even crazier]].

* In the episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E12TeamHomer Team Homer]]" of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Springfield Elementary institutes a uniform policy following Bart wearing a T-shirt that had a "Down with homework" iron-on from an issue of Magazine/{{MAD}} Magazine (which ended up causing a school-wide riot). This, alongside remembering an incident during the Vietnam War when his platoon were momentarily distracted by a soldier wearing another MAD iron-on t-shirt (Up With Mini-Skirts) which led to them all being captured by Vietcong, leads Skinner to crack down on any and all forms of expression through clothing, and institutes a severe dress code featuring grey and drab school uniforms. The kids aren't able to rebel themselves, as the uniforms quickly turn them listless and apathetic, but are saved by random chance when a rainstorm rolls in during recess, and reveals that the uniforms aren't waterproof. The dye used for the grey ends up washing out into a rainbow of different colors, quickly restoring the kids playfulness and energy, and the policy is quietly dropped, as Skinner realises that his mother, who wears clothes from the same tailor, is currently outside as well and rushes off to save her.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'': The plan to use uniforms is announced at the beginning of the episode. Over the course of the episode, the student body collects signatures on a petition, forms an interest group, sets up protests, and eventually [[WeAreStrugglingTogether splits into different groups based on differences of opinion on what the group's name should be called]]. By the end of the episode, the student body has accepted the imposition of school uniforms, but because the adults can't decide on a design, the plan is put on hold indefinitely.

* For most of ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'', the school was uniform-free. For a while, however, uniforms were required after an incident. This was portrayed as stifling, though the students didn't complain much.

* The book ''The Pants Project'' is based around a specific example where a transgender student tries to change his school's uniform policies because it requires female-assigned-at-birth students to wear skirts and male-assigned-at-birth to wear pants.

* There's an incident in ''Literature/DearAmerica: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?'', set in 1968 Boston, where protagonist Molly Flaherty is suspended for involvement in a protest against the school uniform policy.