School Bans Tracksuit or Sweatpants: 'Something for the Couch'

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A tracksuit, sweatpants or football shirt? Students are no longer allowed to do this at De Goudse Waarden secondary school in Gouda. The VMBO school introduced stricter clothing rules after the summer holidays. It causes debate among students and their parents and even local politics is now interfering. Different schools have rules when it comes to shorts or shirts, or flip flops, for example. But in Gouda, that list is therefore more extensive,…