Khakis Or Jeans?
In a little town with not a large amount of school related discipline problems, there was a normal third grade girl. This girl was in love with this certain jean skirt so much she would wear it twice a week. It was not designer or a brand name, but soon problems started with the other “more popular” girls. Everyday this girl was bullied and pushed around because of her skirt. One day around her red ordinary locker, getting her math book out, she was shoved by a popular girl with all the new name brand clothes. The helpless girl was on her knees with her previous bruises. Before she could stand up she faintly heard a boy scream, “Fight!”. The girl gang started punching, hitting, and pulling on this innocent girl. She was broken, teary, and blue when a teacher found her in the bathroom. The school and district faculty desperately wanted to come up with a way to prevent this from happening. A majority of teachers suggested having students wear a school uniform. The school principal put this into …show more content…
Susan Galletti, a middle-school specialist at the National Association of Secondary School Principals says, "You 'd be amazed at the amount of time administrators have been spending on what kids are wearing to school. With uniforms, all that is eliminated, and they can spend more time on teaching and learning” (Wingert, P., & Pan, E., 1999). As a public high school in Ohio, some of the faculty get so caught up in what students are wearing, it affects class time and other students’ education. Teachers do not have to tell boys to pull their pants up, tell girls to put a jacket on, or tell students wear another shirt. Students can also focus on their education instead of picking out clothes for the next day and buying the latest trends. Students spend so much time on their appearance, and that time could be used for studying or other school
In a little town with not a large amount of school related discipline problems, there was a normal third grade girl. This girl was in love with this certain jean skirt so much she would wear it twice a week. It was not designer or a brand name, but soon problems started with the other “more popular” girls. Everyday this girl was bullied and pushed around because of her skirt. One day around her red ordinary locker, getting her math book out, she was shoved by a popular girl with all the new name brand clothes. The helpless girl was on her knees with her previous bruises. Before she could stand up she faintly heard a boy scream, “Fight!”. The girl gang started punching, hitting, and pulling on this innocent girl. She was broken, teary, and blue when a teacher found her in the bathroom. The school and district faculty desperately wanted to come up with a way to prevent this from happening. A majority of teachers suggested having students wear a school uniform. The school principal put this into …show more content…
Susan Galletti, a middle-school specialist at the National Association of Secondary School Principals says, "You 'd be amazed at the amount of time administrators have been spending on what kids are wearing to school. With uniforms, all that is eliminated, and they can spend more time on teaching and learning” (Wingert, P., & Pan, E., 1999). As a public high school in Ohio, some of the faculty get so caught up in what students are wearing, it affects class time and other students’ education. Teachers do not have to tell boys to pull their pants up, tell girls to put a jacket on, or tell students wear another shirt. Students can also focus on their education instead of picking out clothes for the next day and buying the latest trends. Students spend so much time on their appearance, and that time could be used for studying or other school