Enforcing School Uniforms

This claim is outweighed by the facts that freedom of speech does not apply to the use of school uniforms and that students' education are more essential than expressing themselves through their choice of clothing. Uniforms do not stop students from expressing themselves; they can do this by styling other ways they present themselves.

Uniforms violate our first amendment. It doesn’t let students be themselves in the way they want to dress. There are pros about having uniform, but there are more cons because clothes don’t break rules. Students should not be required to wear school uniform.

“Opponents say school uniforms infringe upon students’ right to express their individuality, have no positive effect on behavior and academic achievement, and emphasize the socio economic disparities they are intended to disguise.” (Procon.org 1). I think that Crestwood High School should not require school uniforms because parents spend about one billion dollars per year on school uniforms. While some believe that Crestwood High School should require uniforms because they may deter crime and increase students safety.(Procon.org 1). I strongly maintain that we should not require uniforms, so students could have a right to express their thoughts. School uniforms would not be good for Crestwood because it restricts students’ freedom of expression

School uniforms are taking away students freedom of speech. First of all, school uniforms are restricting students right to express themselves. Experts believe, “American civil liberties union (ACLU), have argued that mandatory uniform policies violate student's right to free speech, which is protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution” Students should have the right to free speech. According to the author, Tamar Lewin, he conveys that ”The Supreme Court's Tinker decision firmly established that students have a constitutional right to express when they are at school so long as the speech is not disruptive and does not interfere with the rights

Even though our school does not mandate school uniforms, some schools have this rule. The students feel like the uniforms confines them in a world of the same. As kids, our parents encourage us to be ourselves, to be anything we want to be. Each person has the ability to be as unique as they want to be, schools limits that ability, to express ourselves.

A major battle being fought throughout the public education system is the controversial decision over school uniforms. School uniforms should not be enforced upon students in public schools. Uniforms create an extra expense for parents, take away the student's ability to express themselves through their attire, and increase insecurity in children that do not fit the mold of average

Making students wear uniforms violates a student right to freedom of expression. They are also hard to enforce in public schools. It’s also an unfair additional expense for parents who pay taxes for a free public education.

Firstly I will explore the problems developed by uniforms towards gender inequality, and then I will investigate how restraining school uniforms are. Moving on I will analyze the results achieved with the questionnaire sent to years 7,10 and 13 to attain further knowledge on student’s opinions towards uniforms in St. Julian’s School. Finally I will compare the social implications created due to the implementation of uniforms in mental hospitals and prisons to the social implications in academic environments, and how these can affect a students’ learning experience.

Finally having to wear uniforms takes away a kid’s freedom of expression. Kids who are not able to show their freedom of expression is not fair. The evidence that that supports this is that if you go to wear school uniforms there is a chance that they aren’t allowed to have a certain hair style. A certain schools kids/teens aren’t allowed to have Mohawks or other hair styles like that.

School uniforms overall are a distraction, parents disagree with them, and is against students rights. For these reasons school uniforms should not be enforced in schools. Is it really that important that everyone wheres the same clothes, or doesn't wear certain clothes, to the point that students do not want to attend those schools or parents don't what there kids going to those

On the other hand, it is suggested that students should have their own freedom to make decision on their choice of clothing to the school (Wendell, 2002). Opponents argue that restrictive dress codes and uniform policies will suppress student's freedom of self-expression, not to mention their spirit of creativity and individualism. There are too many clones in the adult world already, they contended. Several legal challenges to dress code and uniforms policies have asserted that student’s freedom to choose what to wear to school is, indeed, a form a self-expression that school have no right to infringe upon (Lumsden, 2001). Infringers on freedom of choice causes everyone to look the same. Becomes difficult to enforce in areas that are extremely

Today, many schools around the world enforce uniforms, requiring students to wear specific clothing. School uniforms, which was first established in 16th century England, are a topic of much debate in the public school system of the United States. Many people feel that uniforms reduce competition among students and bring a sense of unity in school. People who are against school uniforms think that they prevent students from expressing themselves and inhibits creativity. Many students dislike school uniforms because uniforms can be viewed as a violation of their rights, while others benefit from uniforms because it relieves the stress of picking what to wear to school. Although school uniforms do have its benefits, they also limit

Over the last decade, the debate over the implementation of school uniform policies in school systems has been seen widely across the United States The decision of uniforms being implanted in school systems is based off the state or the individual schools policy. The school either can make uniforms mandatory or voluntary. Schools have policies that convey the expectation of acceptable appearance, such as going to school in a properly dressed manner. In 1996 the percent of schools that had uniforms was 3%. As a result of this low number, President Clinton and the Department of Education encouraged the belief that uniforms make “schoolrooms more orderly [and] more disciplined”.(Gentile) This caused a substantial growth in school systems enforcing uniforms that the number went up to 15%. Schools that have uniforms believe “they eliminate a source of distraction and differences among students, reducing conflicts, bullying, ostracism and crime”. Uniforms also raise students ' self esteem and pride in the school community”.(Gentile) By enforcing uniforms, they can cause students to prioritize in their academics rather than trying to fit in with society’s expectations. While there are schools that have benefited from the use of uniforms but there are still some who don’t believe in them. The schools that don’t implement uniforms believe uniforms disobey the infringement of the first amendment right. These schools believe uniforms restrict students from showing their true

I understand that some students and parents will think the school board is imposing on their First Amendment right to freedom of speech if uniforms are required. Many students feel they show a great deal of self-expression through the way they dress and restricting them to uniforms takes away their ability to be themselves. Some parents think the uniform dress code is a quick fix for academic failure and school violence. Certain parents feel other steps should be taken to combat these issues and implementing uniforms aren’t a necessary step. A lawyer stated, “Public schools are supposed to be teaching democracy. Uniforms are antithetical to teaching people how to make choices.” Taking into consideration the opposition’s position on uniforms, are they as bad as they say?

To understand why school uniforms are a benefit to students you need to first know some of the reasons they were brought into schools for. One of the biggest reasons uniforms are brought into schools are because of gangs, other reasons include uniformity, school pride, simplify dress code issues, bullying, increased academic scores and other reasons. These are some of the claimed benefits the school uniforms are said to bring. The legality of school uniforms has been an issue historically. The biggest problem with this is it has often been challenged that making uniforms or a strict dress code mandatory is illegal because it violates the student’s first amendment rights and freedom of speech through expression. If it is legal for schools to implement uniform policies or a strict dress code what effects will this have on the school, students, faculty, parents and public wellbeing? All of these factors will be examined over the course of this paper. The evidence for this paper has been gathered from multiple sources which will support my thesis statement as well as showing some common counter arguments. It is important to inform everyone so they can examine the sources themselves to determine if they agree with my interpretation of the data and information. After examining the evidence that will be presented, everyone will see that