Well it shows initiative, but...

[ReanimatedSGB]

We could not find DS' school tie this morning (DS has a habit of burying items of clothing). So he had to go in without it. I knew from previous experience that the school keeps a stock of spare ties and, if kids have enough in their dinner money account, they can just buy a new one, and I thought that was what he would do, though I did bollock him about carelessness and unneccessary expense.
He came home tieless and I asked about it.

The little sod had told a teacher that as the school uniform is officially gender neutral and girls didn't wear ties, he wasn't breaking the rules by not wearing one.

I'm actually quite impressed and think he will go far. AIBU to admire the quick-thinking but also to be a tiny bit concerned that they will find some way to pay him back for this?

Is it bad that I hope your son misplacing his tie inadvertently starts a revolution 😂

I believe in casual uniforms but his response sounds cheeky to me.

DS is not really 'cheeky'. As I said upthread, he has high-functioning ASD, so tends to state his point clearly unless he's really upset (in which case he's more likely to get tearful).

Nah that's not cheeky.

Cheeky is knocking up Soviet propaganda style posters saying 'success through order, success through ties' and plastering them all around school.

DBro and his friends, in response to the male teachers having to start wearing ties, and their favourite history teacher complaining about it. (They were obvs studying Russia at the time)