Art students in uniform

I came across the dress code of the Oakland School for the Arts, a charter school (one of Jerry Brown's two signature projects, along with the Oakland Military Institute charter school).

I wonder if any student at San Francisco School of the Arts, the non-charter where my son is going into 11th grade, has ever met this dress code, even one student one day. The hairstyle rules must be somewhere else on the website — I imagine my son's flowing blond ponytail and his classmates' various wild hairstyles wouldn't fly there. And don't even ask about the uncensored language and imagery in some of the creative writing and media projects at SFSOTA.

(And no sunglasses indoors? What's a jazz musician without his/her shades?)

GENERAL GUIDELINES, All Students
• Polo shirts, solid colors, long or short sleeved
• Ankle length khakis, slacks, or corduroys
• Closed toed, closed heeled shoes
• All clothing should be loose, not form fitting or tight, bearing no slogans or designs.
OUTERWEAR
• OSA sweatshirts
ACCESSORIES
• All hats and head coverings (except where allowed for religious reasons) must be
removed when on the OSA campus. Knit hats may be worn when outdoors during winter
months.
• Tattoos or piercing (other than a two pair maximum in ears) cannot be visible during
school hours.
• The wearing of chains, spikes, dog collars etc. is not permissible.
• Sunglasses should be removed when indoors.

I also noted on the Oakland School for the Arts website a pretty startling gender imbalance -- 64.6% girls, 35.4% boys. The class of 2009 is really extreme -- 71% girls, 29% boys. What's that about?

— Caroline