Hoboken High School Students Will Be Required to Wear Uniforms

If the school board approves the measure for a second reading next month, Hoboken High students will be wearing uniforms, starting next school year.

The new dress code policy is being instituted, after HHS Principal told the board that dress code is a big issue at the high school. A lot of time, is spent on managing that problem, said Robin Piccapietra, the principal, on Tuesday night.

While change is always difficult, Piccapietra said that her staff at the high school is on board with the new policy, and that they will "hit the groud running."

The uniform policy will also make it easier to identify all the students at the school. Without a proper uniform, people won't be let into the school, she said.

The measure was approved on first reading on Tuesday night. Another vote will take place next month.

A survey among the students at HHS showed that about 30 percent of students is in favor of uniforms, while 70 percent is against.

"I’m disappointed not so much with the decision but with the need," said Jason Yoon-Hendricks, father of two high school students.

"Good habits at this age should lead to good habits as an adult," said Yoon-Hendricks. But, he continued, "As a one time teen punk, as someone who drove my mother crazy with what I wore, there’s little correlation between teenage fashion choices and adults ability to work in an office."