That's not how I read it.
I don't think it's particularly Draconian, having to to conform to a dress code. If anything, it creates a level playing field with everybody wearing the same, nobody being bullied for what they wear, and the girls not dressing like sluts (you should see the state of some of them on non-uniform days).
For the most part, people have to go to extra effort to break the rules. Then they come up with ridiculous excuses for why they have "I can't do my top button because it chokes me." Ah yes, that 15 inch collar must be tight on your 12inch neck.
Yo Cook$, the kid wrote the following:-
'back in high school i was told that i had to shave my hair off as it was inappropriate.
in what way would my hair affect my learning!? maybe you can explain that one'?
...which to me, suggets his final question in asking for an explanation as to how the imposition would affect this learning ability is kinda questioning the reason behind the rule as against the right to rule impose one.
I am 100% sympatehtic with your plight when dealing with kids, I really am mate and personally, I would last about 5 minutes if I was working as a teacher in a school these days ... I was lucky enough to teach in an environment where the kids had elected to go for reasons of catching up or indeed because they weren't taught fast enough at school.
This was at an extra-tuition college outside of school hours primarily for kids already at school.
I just couldn't handle the disrespect and ignorance some of these kids exhibit.
I think I'd have to injure a few to get my point across .. which I don't think goes down too well with any of the education overseeing committees
As for Draconian?
I didn't mean to suggest I thought it was Draconian, I don't, I think it's wholly appropriate and necessary; I was suggesting it was Draconian from the kid's point of view [check out the 'seemingly' placed in front mate] which was probably a bad thing to do seeing as most kids wouldn't even know what Draconian meant anyway