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    2013, “Uniforms will reduce bullying, teasing and disruption while also being a cheaper alternative for poor parents who struggle every year to afford new school clothes for their children”(Esack). Much like the Allentown Area School District, incorporating uniforms needs to be a priority for Pen Argyl High School. Not only will students have better attendance once uniforms are required, but one can also expect school achievement to increase. The enacting of a uniform rule by the Pen Argyl School District

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    Rancho Mirage High School rumor has it about students starting to wear uniforms. How will students react? Will this be beneficial to Rancho Mirage High School? Or will this cause a lack of motivation for students? A few public High Schools in other states have required to wear uniforms because to the district they said it would lessen gang violence and “improve” the education system. Attendance had improved, it helped the High School identify if there were trespassers from another school or what not,

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    A uniform is defined as the distinctive clothing worn by members of the same organization or body or by children attending certain schools. It is also defined as not changing in form or character; remaining the same in all cases and at all times. Many studies have been done, like the 2010 study done in an urban school district, that found that the uniforms led to an increased rate of suspensions in middle and high schools. Furthermore, school uniforms deprive students of their rights to free speech

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    Uniforms in School 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

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    Uniform and Its Effectiveness The topic about freedom to express oneself versus reinforcement of discipline is something to debate through the years. The argument about should students wear uniform to school? Even though uniforms are not necessary unacceptable, I personally do not want to wear them. There show some disagreements of about not wearing uniform bring: escalation in crime, bullying and distracting others from education; reducing in behavior, attendance and achievement of students. However

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    Nineteen percent of public school principals reported requiring uniforms in the 2009-2010 school year, up from 12 percent a decade earlier (Flam). The percentage of public schools whose principals reported enforcement of a strict dress code rose from 47 percent to 57 percent during the decade (Flam).Clothing is considered one of the major tools of building an identity but uniforms encourage conformity instead of personality. Just think, your daughter just bought a new shirt or your son just bought

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    Should Blue Valley Get School Uniforms? Blue Valley should not get school uniforms for three reasons. School uniforms could cause religious conflicts. Uniforms are just a band-aid on school violence, meaning that uniforms can only prevent school violence for so long until it comes back. Finally school uniforms could be a financial burden for some families. The first reason that Blue Valley should not get school uniforms is because they could cause religious conflicts. For example, there was

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    2013, “Uniforms will reduce bullying, teasing and disruption while also being a cheaper alternative for poor parents who struggle every year to afford new school clothes for their children”(Esack). Much like the Allentown Area School District, incorporating uniforms needs to be a priority for Pen Argyl High School. Not only will students have better attendance once uniforms are required, but one can also expect school achievement to increase. The enacting of a uniform rule by the Pen Argyl School District

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    School uniforms are everyday clothes for kids all across America. Students have been taken away their first amendment right to be able to express themselves freely and that is not right. There are many reasons that school uniforms should be taken away and these are just a few. School uniforms restrict students from being able to express themselves, the students oppose the uniforms, and uniforms have an effect on self-image. The first reason students should not be wearing uniforms is because it is

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    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

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