School clothing
In elementary school my mom usually sent me in corduroy or twill pants, as I was a "town" kid. Occasionally I'd wear jeans if it was bad winter weather. In junior high I'd go in jeans about half the time, and in high school, either jeans (sometimes shorts) or cords.
Our school (public) had no restriction on boys wearing jeans, as it was a fairly rural area. Most of the farm boys wore them on a regular basis. However, until junior high, girls had to wear dresses or skirts with a top unless it was extremely cold and snowy. They were also expected to wear bras if they had anything much to put in one.
In high school there was a girl named Trudy that would routinely get sent home for wearing VERY short skirts, and low cut tops. When she bent over to drink from the fountain, she'd attract lots of guys. My sister got sent home once for too short of dress, and mom said it was NOT to happen again if she knew what was good for her.
As for hair, the main thing was it had to be kept clean. Some boys my senior year ('74) had a moustache and/or sideburns, which were fine as long as they weren't extreme. Anything more than on Burt Reynolds in the attached pic would have probably caused a problem.
In elementary school my mom usually sent me in corduroy or twill pants, as I was a "town" kid. Occasionally I'd wear jeans if it was bad winter weather. In junior high I'd go in jeans about half the time, and in high school, either jeans (sometimes shorts) or cords.
Our school (public) had no restriction on boys wearing jeans, as it was a fairly rural area. Most of the farm boys wore them on a regular basis. However, until junior high, girls had to wear dresses or skirts with a top unless it was extremely cold and snowy. They were also expected to wear bras if they had anything much to put in one.
In high school there was a girl named Trudy that would routinely get sent home for wearing VERY short skirts, and low cut tops. When she bent over to drink from the fountain, she'd attract lots of guys. My sister got sent home once for too short of dress, and mom said it was NOT to happen again if she knew what was good for her.
As for hair, the main thing was it had to be kept clean. Some boys my senior year ('74) had a moustache and/or sideburns, which were fine as long as they weren't extreme. Anything more than on Burt Reynolds in the attached pic would have probably caused a problem.