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Why We Shouldn T School Uniforms Be Used In Schools

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School uniforms should not be used in schools.

“If you can’t buy me a uniform, then I’m going to kill myself,” stated a 13 year old boy. This Pakistani family needed to buy school uniforms for their children. But, this family like every other family who lives in their neighborhood, is dirt poor. They scrounge for little pieces of metal to sell for a piece of bread. If they can’t even buy food, they can’t afford more than one school uniform. Sadly, this boy covered himself in gas and set himself on fire. The poor boy suffered from 65% of his body burned. With his really bad burns he needed lots of treatment. His family was so poor they couldn't afford treatment of $5,500, the boy's family paid one-tenth. The untreatable boy passed away on the Saturday a week after he burned himself, says a police officer in Shabqadar ( 13 year old boy). …show more content…

Many kids are against it.. According to a survey taken in Nevada, students revealed that 90% of them said they didn't like having to wear a uniform at school. There are many schools in the US that have already changed to having uniforms. Currently, only 21 states and the District of Columbia have formal school uniform policies, (School uniform statistics). There are many students even in this school of Alpena that think school uniforms would not be good, and would not solve any problems. For Alpena or any other rural town this would not become an issue. They are only giving schools uniforms to schools that have big populations and or private schools. In the 2013–14 school year, having a bigger school, a

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