Arguement for the Use of Uniforms in Schools

One of the biggest controversies in the United States is whether or not public school students

With gang activity, strict dress codes, and bullying becoming more relevant, the idea of school uniforms crosses the mind of many school districts across the country. Even though it may stop students from expressing themselves it would make it easier for staff members to enforce these strict dress codes, reduce the amount of bullying, and overall make schools easier. Which is why schools should have uniforms.

Determining what to wear to school is difficult for the majority of middle and high schoolers. Wouldn't it be simpler to just have a set outfit planned for each and every day? Throughout education history, the concept of school uniforms has been experimented and debated within both public and private schools. Several schools across the United States require these uniforms, while the rest apply a dress code. Although applying a dress code may seem as if it eliminates all issues with inappropriate clothing violation, it is truly not advantageous. The only alternative to mend this situation would be to enforce school uniforms. Not only would this decrease dress code violations, it would lessen discipline referrals, improve students' self esteems,

As a society we value the individual choices that we are able to decide upon in our everyday life. School uniforms have a negative effect on students, due to the lack of individuality and self-image that they are able to express. Therefore passing student policies requiring school uniforms is misleading as it creates more issues than it solves. Students should feel they are different from everyone else and have to freedom to act the way they want and wear what they want. Enforcing school uniforms does not affect academic situations in any way for uniforms to be mandatory. Schools need to re-think their decision on school uniform policies for the mental and physical well-being of their students.

For quite some time now there has been an ongoing discussion about students wearing school uniforms in public schools. Is students in the public-school system play a major role on them academically? Is making the students wear uniforms unfair or does it show equality? What image does it set for the schools that do have a uniform policy? Over the last few decades, the schools, parents, and students have had a debatable issue over the uniform matter.

In 1994, the school district of Long Beach California was one of the first to enforce school uniforms in the grades Kindergarten through 8th, and crime rates in the district dropped 22% soon after. School attendance also improved after the uniforms were introduced. Although this one statistic shows there are positive outcomes from school uniforms, there is one question that remains: Do school uniforms help or harm the students and environment at school? The controversy among this topic is that some people believe that uniforms improve the way kids act in class, however, others believe that school uniforms make their behavior worse. Another thing that certain people don’t like about uniforms is that they are very costly. A woman in Indianapolis was interviewed and said that she has five kids that all need uniforms, and with all the costs combined she had to pay almost $700. She found it was an outrage because she has a son who was a senior at the time and she had to pay for his uniforms as well. Even though she believed that uniforms are not an advantage, other people have the belief that uniforms have a positive outcome. In fact, some people think that the students’ behavior becomes subsequently better in the classroom setting; this is proven in the Long Beach study. There is also proof that school uniforms save people lots of money. This is because parents in one

However many people believe that dress codes should be enforced and that schools should provide uniforms for students attending that district. It’s been said that by wearing uniforms students will be less concerned about how they look and that there not competition between the student of who looks better Also that when wearing uniforms no one will be able to judge one another on who has the best clothing. Its also been said that it helps prevent bullying But that’s not true although everyone is wearing the same things does not mean they won’t judge them you will get judged with or without uniforms it’s what humans do uniforms are not going to change that. Finally, it’s been stated that by having uniforms in school it can save parents a lot

Going through many cases some students are being bullied for what they wear, about 73% of students have been bullied for their clothes. Without uniforms many students have difficulties in school. As in having uniforms students wouldn’t have to worry how they dress for school, worry about what others might say, and others being inappropriate. As in also many other students showing off their expensive clothes and discriminate others for having invaluable clothes and others like wearing tight clothing, or having to wear diminutive skirts to school.

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Make a visual that when the children get to school and they all have the same outfit on. Have you ever thought about how the kids feel about the uniforms? Do you think the kids feel comfortable with wearing the uniforms all day or how about how much uniforms cost? That’s why kids should have the freedom to express themselves, wear clothes that don’t cost too much and parents should be involved and not the government. Children who attend k-12 should be allowed to wear what they want to school instead of uniforms

Imagine this: Money being put in the hands of people instead of their necessities, teachers stopping kids in hallways, covering up the issue instead of eliminating it, and kids being forced to hide who they are, to make another kid unprepared. Because it makes our wallets slimmer, wastes the time of students and teachers, hides the issue instead of taking care of it, and forces kids to no longer feel accepted to be themselves, uniforms should only be worn in private schools. To begin, our parents are forced to put money into clothes that many can’t put the money aside for. Let alone pay for groceries and bills. Uniforms aren’t carried in places such as the ARC, Goodwill, and other thrift stores, so many parents can’t afford these clothes that

Two years ago, during my junior year in high school, I was asked to write an essay on whether I agree or disagree that uniforms should be required in schools. I automatically disagreed, which made it easy for me to start my essay. I always hated wearing uniform, especially when we went on field trips. It was extremely difficult for anyone to express himself or herself; we needed to dress the way we wanted. When writing the essay, during my third paragraph I had run out of reasons as to why uniforms should not be required. I then realized that disagreeing was not going to work for me; therefore I needed to think of something else. As a result, I used critical thinking by making a list and thinking of positive and negative outcomes uniforms provided.

Opposed to the argument for school uniforms, the ACLU argues that school uniforms go against the First Amendment. It is agreed that school uniforms stifle a student's self expression. Many educators and sociology experts argue that school uniforms interrupt a child's development as a person. Experts also believe that school uniforms do not prepare check Loren for the real world, where they will be judged by their

Public school systems across the country are now requiring students to wear uniforms. Can uniforms really make a difference in a child's academic performance? Wouldn't uniforms infringe the child's creativity and self expression? The "clothes don't make the child" right (Hempill A15)? Wrong. School uniforms can drastically reduce school violence and help a student to focus on school work. In 1996, President Clinton endorsed public school uniforms in his State of the Union Address(Atkins 42). This created a rage among some education critics across the country. Critics complain that uniforms will lessen children's individualism and creativity, infringing students' rights and hint of racism. While proponents believe, uniforms will put the students emphasis on schoolwork instead of dressing coolly, and they will help to lower school violence. The idea comes from a Californian elementary school in Long Beach. "In 1994, Long Beach became the country's first public school district to institute a mandatory uniform policy"(Atkins 42). The results were so promising that they lead to the President's endorsement. The school saw a fifty-one percent drop in physical fights, a thirty-four percent drop in assaults and batteries, a fifty percent drop in weapons offenses, and a thirty-two percent drop in school suspensions(Mancini 65). All this in a time span of only one year. Proving that a child's clothes does make a difference in school violence. In a time when school children are getting

Most schools in America have a school uniform or school dress code. These dress codes usually consist of blue, green, white, red, or black collared shirts and khaki pants or shorts with close toed shoes. As it stands today schools have no true reasoning to force their students to wear uniforms. However, at the high school level most schools don’t have dress code anymore. Well if that is the case then why does McKeel force students to wear uniforms despite other schools actions?