The denim made me do it!

There's venom in denim... CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian state plans to ban students from wearing denim because it is linked with having a good time.

"It is associated with weekend wear, with recreational time. It's just unacceptable at schools and we are trying to lift the standards," a spokesman for Western Australia state Education Minister Ljiljanna Ravlich said.

The ban on denim in Western Australia's secondary schools will be imposed from 2007.

This just struck me as interesting since a dress code is also beginning to be enforced in my office. Before now, there had always been a pretty casual policy and now we've been asked to reserve that devilish denim for Fridays. Grrrr!