[Eugenia Gabrielov]

I've never been in a situation with a strict dress code like that, but my school enforces very strictly shirts that show any cleavage, and shirts with inappropriate advertising of any sort.

Many teachers have the "labcoat". It's a really ugly lab jacket that you have to put on if they don't approve of what you're wearing. When the teacher whose 1st and 5th hour classes disect pigs brings up the concept, students obey.

I personally don't really float either way. I think there's a lot more to a school or a person than what they wear, and while individualism in clothing is important, you are honestly only in school for maybe 7 hours or 9 or 10 with ECs. Deal with it, everyone is doing it in your school. You'll have to do it when you're in the working world, just like David said.