SPARKS -- One local high school could be a fashion trend-setter for the entire district while also making a difference in school safety.

Reed High in Sparks initiated a school-wide uniform policy this year, limiting student wardrobes to three different color school shirts and three different style pants.

Principal Mary Vesco says the policy has made the school safe because if someone walks on campus without a uniform, they are confronted immediately.

“It puts all the students on a level playing field,” says Vesco. “It’s not like he’s got money or she’s got money or anything like that, I just think that it identifies them as part of a community.”

This summer, Vesco held parent meetings, student meetings and staff discussions to get a community response on uniforms.

Eventually, a parent vote passed with 60 to 70 percent in favor of the change.

“I really believe that we are very student centered at this school,” says Vesco. “They need to have a part in the process and so we included them on every committee that we could.”

The Washoe County School District Board is thinking about creating a policy for schools to go through if more want to incorporate uniforms as well, one that reflects what Reed High School executed.

The district wouldn’t be making uniforms mandatory, just procedural guidelines for schools to follow.

Four years ago, Vaughn Middle School was the second school inside the district to implement uniforms and assistant Principle Steven Constantino says the school is better for it.

“We are now a four-star school,” says Constantino. “I think a lot of that has to do with the environments and the setting of our academic setting of all academics first and foremost and the uniforms go right with that policy.”

The school also allows students to have free dress days several times throughout the year.