Many, many of our young, male students wear baseball caps in college. In the classroom (sorry - the teaching and learning envrionment as we are forced to call it) they are permitted to wear them unless they are taking part in assessments, discussions, presentations etc. Hoods over baseball caps are banned.
Some students, particularly black students, wear a kind of curtain hanging down from their cap at the back. It look peculiar but better than a hood.
However, maybe these people are taking their cue from a higher influence. When the Queen appears on the balcony of her own London residence, she wears gloves, hat and carries a handbag!!
