And it's not just a Mormon thing! I spent two years in a high school with a uniform code, based on the same reasoning you describe here around reducing focus and effort invested in something that doesn't matter anyway. (Unlike what you describe, purity wasn't really a concern, which is as well considering this was a Catholic high school - not all the stories are true, but...)
No one had a problem with it; no one really cared, and even I, a transplant, ceased entirely to notice it after the first month or so, especially after I figured out how to get away with a clip-on tie. I've never since been able to take seriously those people who imagine it must be some kind of horrible imposition that some schools require their students to wear a uniform.
No one had a problem with it; no one really cared, and even I, a transplant, ceased entirely to notice it after the first month or so, especially after I figured out how to get away with a clip-on tie. I've never since been able to take seriously those people who imagine it must be some kind of horrible imposition that some schools require their students to wear a uniform.