Parents in Linden are furious over a new uniform policy and the financial hardship it could incur.

"For me to purchase uniforms for each kid, it comes out to roughly $330 per kid - that’s a portion of my rent," LaTasha Cavezza said. She has three kids in the Linden Public School District.

She says it’s going to cost her and her husband at least $1,000 to outfit their three kids for the coming school year.

"They have to wear sweatpants for gym, they have to wear cardigans, no-name sweatshirts, all this other extra stuff that we have to now take into consideration, on top of everything else we have to pay for," Cavezza said.

According to the district’s website, a survey was sent to parents earlier this year.

Almost 65% of parents voted yes for uniforms.

However, parents say they were concerned due to affordability and not having enough notice.

A Facebook group was then formed by parents and students against uniforms so they could voice some of these concerns.

Cindy Sadowski has two older children who were students the first time uniforms were implemented.

Now, her two younger children are students, and she says parents weren't given enough time to prepare.

"The state says we’re supposed to get three months’ notice, and I feel like they just rushed it along and told nobody anything," Sadowski said.

Khaliah Williams started the Facebook group and said the district has made their decision, but they don't want their children to miss out on instruction time as a repercussion.

"The primary focus right now is making sure that our students aren’t punished… the ones that do show up for whatever ever reason may not be in full uniform," Williams said.

The district offers an exemption process and an appeals process if denied.

According to the district's website, students choosing not to come to school in uniform for whatever reason will be “disciplined.”

"They said they would pull them from class the first time, the second time they would get detention and the third time they would get suspension. These are pretty harsh things because their parents could not afford uniforms," Cavezza said.

Building administration will make the final determination if a student’s attire meets the approved dress code.

The first day of school is Sept. 3.