Miami Lakes Educational Center is moving on from its seven uniforms into a uniform that will come in three colors, and with them, they will be taking the colors out of hoodies and jackets too.
On Thursday, August 5th, @mlecjaguars shared an image of a document on Instagram to inform all students about changes to the school’s uniform that will be implemented in 2021-2022 and those that will be made the following year.
The first changes were made to the school’s polo shirts. Previously, the only required uniform at MLEC was a polo shirt with the school or academy logo embroidered on it. The problem, however, is that each logo had a different color shirt.
The administration decided that having so many colors was confusing and represented different academies rather than the school. They decided to get rid of them and limit the palette to three colors: grey, black, and teal.
Academy shirts will still be permitted but will no longer be sold in the coming year. Academy shirts will be obsolete by the years 2022-2023. The school administration, on the other hand, intends to sell shirts with the various academy logos, but only in grey, black, or teal.
The second modification to the uniform policy was the addition of Thursday as a day to wear shirts representing your class or specific club. Previously, this was only permitted on Fridays; now, it is permitted on both days.
The third and final change was the most contentious of all. The school also decided to limit the colors of hoodies and jackets that students could wear to grey, black, and teal. Because of this restriction, students left numerous comments of dissatisfaction under the Instagram post, and the account eventually disabled all comments.
Ms. Cordova, the class sponsor and enrollment officer, explains that “the change of uniform is a safety measure, for all to be able to recognize who goes to the school by the school colors.” Hoodies, on the other hand, can conceal you from wearing the aforementioned colors. As a result, it was decided to limit the colors of hoodies that students could wear.
In addition, there is a sale of MLEC logo outwear in a sideline store, which is not required but is an option. However, the funds and prices from that store are not controlled or profited by the school.
The administration’s changes are expected to alter our school’s customs, and it will take some adapting for students to settle into the new policy.
