Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: The return of the school uniform in France

French Catholics, including the wife of President Emmanuel Macron, are backing the wearing of uniforms in Catholic schools. The left is broadly opposed, although their arguments are weak and boil down to a vague assertion that uniforms won’t end social inequality. But one suspects their real hostility is because they regard uniforms as authoritarian, elitist, and Catholic.
 

 

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