Against School Uniforms Argument Essay

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    contentious argument about whether to use controversial Native American mascots and nicknames for schools or sports organizations. One side is to allow some organizations to keep the mascots, and others vote to have other mascots be banned and force the organizations to change the names. However, due to the positive benefits of costs, and tradition, schools and sports organizations should not ban the use of controversial mascots even though some mascots can provoke negative stereotypes against them.

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    public school should be able to require their students to wear school uniforms.” School uniforms vary immensely among different schools with different rules because it can bring up an argument with as simple a side as how expensive they are to an extreme side such as defying someone’s freedom of speech. Both teachers and students are constantly discussing the school dress code and the complications with the system; therefore, a nation wide school uniform system should be enforced in all schools, including

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    benefits is what mandatory school uniforms in public schools enforce. They take away the choice for young adults to express themselves through clothing styles. Uniforms are also costly due to not initially owning them, then the children not wishing to wear them or even being able to wear them outside of school grounds. These aspects are enforced because the administration believes it will benefit the students, but studies show otherwise. The use of mandatory school uniforms is not a progressive or useful

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    School Clothes Essay

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    School Clothes I strongly believe that children should come with an instruction manual in different languages, after all, even the most complicated computer system or VCR has a manual in three to four languages, or more. Granted, sometimes we can't understand the instructions, but we have them and sometimes even a toll-free help line. Now some people would say their own parent would be the help-line but not always does that work out. Our own parents advice can be, shall I say, out-dated;

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    problem”, but to the average high school student, gaining the freedom ‘no dress code’ grants is incredible. The fact of the matter is, the rigid enforcement of student dress code has gone too far in today 's society and dehumanizes us as citizens. Although school dress code attempts to promote modesty and protection, it also reinforces gender inequality, smothers individualism, is unconstitutional, and should not be enforced in public schools. I agree with few school dress code standards such as

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    debate team at Wiley College they had a chance to change society when the debate team was invited to attend a debate at Harvard University, and go up against one of the most prestigious and racially uniform university’s in America. This was a great influence and change in society at the time. The best part was that Wiley College’s debate team won against Harvard University’s debate team. This accomplishment resulted

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    School Dress Code Takes Away From Young Girls. The people who are in charge of creating the school dress code don’t think of girls feelings, or their need to be an individual. There are also some unnecessary rules in schools, and what schools deemed inappropriate or distracting. The schools are taking some of the girls rights away. I believe that the dress code for the younger generation is too focused on girls, and it’s way too strict. Students should not have to wear school uniforms, some schools

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    Dress Codes Cons

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    Dress codes and uniforms have been a controversial debate that has been going on for years. They are still widely taken into consideration, and argued about in today’s educational system and institutions. Newly enforced dress codes and uniforms have been on the uprise recently, largely due to school shootings and violence, as well as disciplinary issues dealt with on a daily basis. There are various interpretations of dress codes, but the cons clearly outweigh the pros of dress codes. Dress codes

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    UNIFORM CIVIL CODE: SHELVING PERSONAL LAW OR SECURING JUSTICE? "I personally do not understand why religion should be given this vast, expansive jurisdiction, so as to cover the whole of life and to prevent the legislature from encroaching upon that field. After all, what are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is so full of inequities, discriminations and other things, which conflict with our fundamental rights." — Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

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    seven-year-old child up from school. He is crying and wearing a different outfit than the one he wore to school. This is naturally upsetting but not as upsetting as your next discovery. His shirt, one you have never seen before, has a large "L" written on the sleeve in permanent marker; his shorts, also not his, are too large, stained and faded. Upon questioning your child, you discover that, despite your best efforts at compliance, your child’s clothing has violated the school’s uniform policy. Neither you

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