Persuasive Essay On School Uniforms

Just imagine an intruder is in your school and the police are trying to find him but he’s blended in with the crowd. Now imagine a intruder in your school and everybody is wearing a school uniform except for the intruder. This will allow police to effortlessly pick him out of the crowd and capture him. Unfortunately, all across the world, this fantasy is a reality. For years, there has been a huge controversy going on about school uniforms and how they affect students performances socially and academically. The opposition states that school uniforms are costly and takes away the freedom to express oneself as an individual, yet school uniforms insure student safety and help students stay focussed during school. Although some opponents express the idea that school uniforms are costly and take away the students freedom to express themselves, they fail to recognize that school uniforms insure the safety of students, helps them stay focussed and are cost effective.

Take a moment to put yourself in the position of an adolescent who has felt like an outsider from their own school. Weather it be because they don't have name brand clothes or don't have the latest on trend shoes. In a school where everyone wears the same thing will be a much safer and easier place for everyone in general. This is where school uniforms come in and give multiple solutions to both teens and their parents.

In public schools, the prevalence of wearing school uniforms persists to rise in the USA, as school administrators and parents set forth efforts for making our schools a secure place for the children. However, making school uniform mandatory for all children do deny them their freedom of expression to dress in accord to their choices. Virtually 20% of all public schools in the USA have adopted mandates of school uniform. A survey conducted by the National Survey of School Leaders divulges Uniform Trends in 2013, reveal that there is a stable increase of formal dress or uniform code policies in schools. Leaders at the school who were surveyed infer that their existing uniform code policy had a major reduction on bullying by 64 percent and peer pressure by 86 percent (NAESP, 2013) So all public schools should adopt a school uniform policy as it provides a more secure environment in school and motivates students to concentrate more on studies and keep them away from various distractions

Imagine a world where from the moment you are born, there is a role that you are forced to fit, a society where your freedom of choice, expression, and individuality are ripped from your grasp. Although some critics may argue that it should be mandatory for students to wear uniforms, they have evidently been misled. Uniforms kill individuality and creativity, are too expensive for some, and can lower both self-esteem and performance of students in school.

Do you have to wear a uniform and do people say that you should act “normal” or like everybody else? It was early in the morning, I had just woken up to get ready for school. At my school we have to wear uniforms, also, the rest of the schools have to wear uniforms. When you go inside my high school, the hallways and classrooms have no bright fun colors, but instead there are plain colors like browns and tans. The classes I have are very long and boring and I sometimes sleep in class, I don’t get caught, in fact the teachers never really notice. When school is over I walk home. I say “hi” to my mom and dad, after that I grab a snack and do my homework and put on my pajamas and go to sleep.

School uniforms, a very cliché, but a heavily debated topic. Schools in England, India, Belgium, including many other places within the world have school uniforms. School uniforms apparently create positive learning environments, plus they reduce distractions. So then why doesn't the U.S. switch over to uniforms? We as U.S. citizens believe that uniforms are unconstitutional and therefore I believe that U.S. schools should not adopt school uniforms.

A young female student tears an envelope open and skims through it. The note told that the town was going to vote on whether school uniforms should be issued or not in schools. Then, she swiftly darts for her parent’s bedroom, swerving through her four siblings in the process, to alert her mother and father of the newly received letter. She worried if the town agreed to add in school uniforms, for her parents could not afford five school uniforms, they would be stuck in poverty. Her family was on the poor side and had several children, so they would have to pay for multiple sets of these assigned attires. This is the case for most families; school uniforms do as much suitable as damaging. These academic suits were originally associated with the upper-class universities, and they were initially used in England; the required outfits were instated due to restrictive dress codes. Researchers claim that these uniforms do not actually assist the issues they are perceived to. Although uniforms create fairgrounds between classmates, they can also increase the amount of violent attacks on others. Overall, school uniforms should not be implemented in schools because they take away a student’s freedom of expression, are not cost-effective and may increase the number of violent attacks by one.

Favored by private schools and institutions, school uniforms are the mandatory clothing an individual must wear when going to school, but in public schools it is becoming more common in high poverty areas. When having uniforms, it is said to allow an even playing field among students and lowers social anxieties, and encourages kids to focus on their studies in comparison to their clothes within the United States. Yet others say, school uniforms attack the student’s rights to express their individuality, have little to no positive effect on how children act, their academic standpoint, and emphasizes the social anxieties that individuals are trying to hide such as fear of not fitting in..

The topic of whether it is right or wrong to be made to wear School uniform is what I will be discussing. This is an issue as people have conflicting views on why we should be forced to wear these clothes. The majority believe this to be a commendable notion whereas some think it isn't worth it. Despite some good points for opposing uniform, my overall view is that it is a good idea.

Ever wonder what it would look like to have all students wearing the same white polo shirt, black pants, and a district sweater walking in the hallway? Nowadays, public school and many districts are discussing the possibilities of enforcing the uniform policy. In most places, many private schools already require students to have their mandatory uniforms; however, there are only a few public schools adopting this mandatory school-uniform polices as one of their enrollment requirements. The reason why not all public schools participated was because people believe that they are violating the freedom of choice when enforcing this mandatory uniform policy; yet problems

Approximately 23% of all private and public schools around America have a uniform policy. The idea of bringing uniforms to schools is an issue that has been discussed and argued about for many years. There are very few students who believe that uniforms should be required, and other students just dislike the colors that come with them. Although uniforms have been known to make students look decent, there are many negative side effects that come with them. Some people think that a student wearing a uniform looks well and respectable, but many americans around the world strongly disagree with this statement. However, the popular opinion is clear. American say schools should not implement or enforce school uniforms because, they violate the

Working at a school had allowed me to witnessed the different reactions of families from different culture and beliefs. School uniforms should be a choice, not a requirement. In the state of Rhode Island the dress codes was issued during the Clinton endorsement in his 1996 state of the union address. Many schools in Rhode Island had adopted the regulation, however, in many schools it is strongly encouraged, but not yet a requirement. Based on statistics, 17 out of 22 public schools is involved in the “experimental program”. The purpose for my paper is to show all the different aspects of the situation, not just one side. I believe uniforms do create a sense of unity, respect, eliminate competition, pressure and assault, but I also think all families should be heard. The school board of education should try to find a method to please everyone and come up with a method that fits all. In Rhode Island, the encouragement was issued with the plan for ending bullying and bringing up grades. It is a great thought, but I think bullying should be addressed in the emotional area and for the increased of grades, it should be addressed by evaluating student’s way of learning, background and their current environment. Many of us agree with the plan, but a high portion of families feel discomfort for being unheard of. Statistics shows that it has been harder to enforce the policy to high school students than it is to students in lower grades. Many families have brought the situation to the

It’s no misconception that uniforms are mandatory in most Catholic schools (57% of them, actually), right? Well, even though you should know that, how about we dig deeper, and find out if they’re truly a good thing? Well, this essay will be on the topic of school uniforms. I believe that uniforms themselves are completely fine. They make life easier for students and parents alike, as they don’t have to pick and choose what they want to wear. Uniforms are also worn to represent the fact that everyone is equal . Uniforms can also improve safety at school, and school related expeditions. Although the uniforms themselves may be limiting, it doesn’t mean that students all have to wear shirts and pants. These are the main points I’d like to discuss

America spends around 1 billion dollars on school uniforms each year, J.C. Penney says school uniforms are, “a huge important business for us” (Ellison). Who really benefits from school uniforms ? School uniforms limit a lot of things, and it's not the student's choice to choose if they wear them or not. The board of education can choose whether or not they find it appropriate for a School to require a School Uniform. Schools should not require a mandatory uniform.

Angus Young, of the rock band AC/DC, is who comes to mind when picturing a school uniform. His costume is like that of an English schoolboy dressed in shorts and a funky hat. Another image that comes to my mind when thinking about school uniforms is that of a group of young fifth-graders, all wearing the same colored uniforms, assembled in front of a Catholic School. Such pictures of students dressing in school uniforms have led to stereotyping and a negative attitude towards schools enforcing a uniform policy. Students being thought of as robots without the ability to express themselves freely in a society that says you must express yourself and be an individual at all cost. The problem is that the cost to