Should School Uniforms Be Required In Public Schools

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,

Uniforms have been used for centuries for things like sports, military affairs, and to help identify someone that is affiliated with a group or an organization. One place they should not be used is in public schools. In this day in age uniforms are still being argued and could still appear is school around the country causing problems. When I was in middle school I had uniforms for about four years and it made me hate school even more. None of the benefits that administration said we would get from uniforms ever materialized. They said it would put an end to bullying and we would still have some kind of freedom when it came to picking accessories. The uniforms were costly for my parents and as a student it made it hard for me to express myself. With that being said middle school students should not be required to wear school uniforms.

Should school uniforms be required in public schools? There are many reasons to get school uniforms. It is proven through statistics that school uniforms may decrease the amount of crime but also increase student safety. With uniforms fighting in schools dropped by 51%, sexual offenses depleted by 74% and drug possession went down by 69% (M. Sue Stanley). Student uniforms are all the same, which helps the students and teacher conserve precious class time by not having to re-enforce the standard dress code. Having the same clothes as everyone else can be upsetting but, TeenVogue stated “there are tons of ways to amp up your standard issue getup” (Teen Vogue).

The idea of uniforms being required for public school students has been a widely controversial topic in the recent past. In the 2003-2004 school year, only one in eight public schools required students to wear uniforms (ProConorg Headlines). In the 2013-2014 school year, one in five public schools required students to wear uniforms (ProConorg Headlines). This essay will discuss the reasons that uniforms restrict the individuality of students, burdens families that cannot afford two sets of clothes for each of their children (Farrell), and serve little to none purpose in benefitting the education of students. Uniforms are meant for the workforce, not school children.

“If it means that teenagers will stop killing each other over designer jackets, then our public schools should be able to require their students to wear uniforms” This statement from Bill Clinton was what started a movement toward using uniforms in-state school in the United States in 1996. Since then school uniforms have become a common thing in the school system in the United States. There is no doubt that school uniforms can lead to loss of students’ rights to express themselves and that school uniforms will not generally stop bullying even though they might increase student’s safety.

School uniforms should not be required in schools because this does not help prevent kids from bullying each other. Also when students are wearing their own clothes that they like, they tend to have a more positive attitude during the day. This could make teachers way more happier on a daily basis because teachers have to deal with other students attitudes during the day.

Should uniforms in U.S. schools be Mandatory? Should teachers and principals be allowed to suppress the human rights of the youth in the United States? The answer is no. Uniforms should not be mandatory in U.S. schools because children dislike school uniforms, uniforms eliminate kids ability to be creative, but uniforms bring equality among students.

Uniforms in schools are a big debate around the world. Should we have uniforms in schools? The answer is yes because uniform help the schools. They bring to table a great deal of help because students are getting bullied, killed, and some may not have as much as other when shopping for clothes. Having uniforms bring safety to schools and what goes on after school.

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Parents around the globe have emphasized the controversy over school uniforms. During the school year of 2011-2012, one in every five school required students to wear school uniforms. America 's first documented schools to inaugurate uniforms were in Maryland and Washington. Throughout the previous years in America, there have been numerous disputes whether school uniforms should be in public schools. In the last 30 years, public schools have often been hostilely compared to private schools. This being said some public schools decided to change their dress code policy.

Lately, many high schools are considering a question that has been around for decades. Should uniforms be mandatory in high schools? Uniforms were used many years ago and have slowly become less frequent. With the rise in violence, negative behavior, and inequality of students, many education administrators wonder if there is a correlation with uniforms to theses negative issues. Some schools have adopted uniforms and found that the effects of implementing school uniforms in high schools are significantly valuable compared to the protest against it.

Uniformity: an abstract idea which many frown upon and consider to be stifling to one’s creative spirit. However, uniformity does not always have a negative connotation. In the academic environment, uniformity can allow for a child’s learning experience to increase tenfold. This does not refer to uniformity of the mind, but rather uniformity of the student’s attire. School uniforms should be made mandatory throughout academic environments due to the benefits they produce, such as reducing competition among students, allowing for a more structured learning environment, as well as creating a safer environment for students.

“Give me liberty or give me death!’’ The infamous words of Patrick Henry are the first to come to mind when one contemplates the fiery debate of whether uniforms should be mandated in schools. According to the New World Encyclopedia 2010, “freedom of speech is the right to communicate one’s opinion and ideas without the fear of government retaliation or censorship.” Thus, the main argument against mandatory uniforms in schools is that they equate to government censorship or a violation of our first amendment rights. However, it is my belief that using the aforementioned premise, terrorists who have become US citizens should then be permitted to bomb and kill as they please; all in the name of ‘expressing themselves freely’. Furthermore, the constitution much like the bible was written ages ago for a completely different America and is meant to be interpreted as times change. Especially for the day in age we live in; uniforms are the best insurance “we the people” and the government can have to achieve the one thing that leads to the all american dream of success being realized- “the pursuit of happiness.” My main three reasons to support uniforms in schools are; the reduction of peer pressure in schools leads to increased learning, lessening the frequency of violence and sexual harassment in schools, and that they are more economically feasible.

School systems have debated for years if they should make school uniforms mandatory for all students. Some parents do not want school systems to mandate uniforms due to pressure from their children to be able to maintain their individuality through clothing, while other parents prefer uniforms to reduce spending money on name brand school clothes and to minimize associations with gangs. More school systems across the United States of America are going to uniforms from grades one through twelve where students are still impressionable by their peers. I believe public schools should require students to wear school uniforms to help parents save money in these hard economic times, to limit the number of incidents of violence in the school systems due to gangs and gang associates such as colors, and to prepare students for the job force after school where some places make it mandatory to wear uniforms to work every day.

Some people think that school uniforms should not be mandatory. On the other hand, there are quite a few people who agree with wearing school uniforms. Students should be required to wear uniforms at school. Wearing school uniforms has many advantages. First of all, students should be required to wear uniforms at school because it represents the schools' identity. It shows school pride when students wear uniforms because it helps students distinguish from other people. They also show unity as a reflection to their community. Next, having students wear uniforms makes it hard to see the differences in socio-economic background amongst each other. It also disappears stereo types such as; body types and trend clothes. In addition, it eliminates pressure from parents and students having to worry what to wear every day for school. Lastly, students wearing uniforms are less likely to be or cause distractions. This means because they are all wearing the same type of clothes, they focus on learning and not on what they are wearing. It helps them increase their self-esteem and self-respect by having students look equal to others. Students should be required to wear school uniforms because it represents the schools' identity, makes them all look alike and reduces distractions.