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“Isaiah opens my car door and his warm silver eyes smile at me. “H���.��
I sweep my bangs from my eyes. “H��.��
He offers his hand and I accept. His fingers wrap around mine and heat surges up my arm, flushes my neck and settles into a blush on my face. He tugs gently and I slip out. I’m not sure if my body vibrates from the rumbling of the garage door closing or from the blood pounding in my veins.
Our fingers lace together, and his other hand smoothly cups my hip. I suck in a breath, surprised that someone touches me so easily and with such care.
“You look nice,�� he says.
“I’m in my school uniform.�� White button-down blouse, maroon-and-black plaid skirt, and a pair of white Keds. Nothing spectacular.
“I know.�� The seductive slide in his voice causes the back of my neck to tickle.”
― Katie McGarry, Crash into You

“I will always respect Mr. Charles chuck Mackey for the way he dealt with me. His approach was not hostile, rather his approach was one, “Look here, I’m working with you, so I need you to work with me.�� He showed me first that he had my back, and it was easy for me to do the same for him.
Mr. Mackey was well known in the entire school as a no-nonsense but fair person. There are some school administrators that aren’t intimidating at all, but with Mr. Mackey, it was totally different. When we saw him, even if we were not doing anything wrong and our uniform was intact, we still tend to avoid him by going in a different direction. His presence alone demanded that kind of respect.”
― Drexel Deal, The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father

“Studies consistently show that when a school requires its students to wear school uniforms, or even just has a dress code, grades rise and violence declines.”
― Dennis Prager, The Rational Bible: Exodus