Against Dress Code

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Affordability, increased focused and equality for all! By eliminating the current dress code and replacing it with uniforms we can finally create a more welcoming school environment for students of all kinds.
In terms of affordability, the average cost of a school uniforms is between $100-125 according to howmuchisit.org a company that uses sources such as the Wall street journal, Bloomberg and CNN. According to teenage research unlimited, the average amount of money female students spend on clothes is $2356 and for male students the average cost is $989. With students spending this much on clothing wouldn’t it be more economical to have uniforms? Dress code, is a nuisance, however, if we implement uniforms into our school system, we can

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