School uniforms are causing much controversy among many public schools and families that attend those schools. Many private schools require their students to wear uniforms, but most public schools allow their students to wear what they want. The reason is that, most private schools have the money to make their students wear uniforms. Some public schools, on the other hand, are unable to afford school uniforms in their budget. Various people believe that school uniforms would cause too much trouble in schools among the students. The uniforms are beginning to form arguments between the parents and the school. Public schools should be unable to force their students to dress the exact same way. Parents would have to pay for their …show more content…
If a parent is unable to send their children to a good private school, then they could be unable to buy their children all new uniforms. The cost of school uniforms are rising and making it harder and harder for parents to afford them. There is visible evidence that shows that the costs to families are rising as schools become more demanding (Helm, The Guardian). This is causing more local authorities to withdraw financial support for children moving from primary to secondary school (Helm, The Guardian). If parents have more than one child, then they will have to pay extra for more uniforms and more school supplies. The parents of large families should be unable to be punished by the school by paying the high costs of the school uniforms. Punishing the parents for sending their children to school is unjust. The school would punish the families by making them pay extra each year for new clothes and supplies. Some poor parents will have paid 40% of their monthly income, in August, on back to school items for their children (Helm, The Guardian). When other supplies such as pencil cases, calculators, and dictionaries, is taken into consideration, the cost will grow even further (Helm, The Guardian). Private schools are able to afford to have their students buy all new uniforms, but public schools are unable to. The cost of school supplies such as pencils, pens, and binders are rising. This is making parents spend more on school supplies then they need to. By adding the cost of all necessary school supplies and the cost of the new required uniforms, families will be unable to support their children. This could cause parents to get an extra job to pay the required cost to send their children to school and to pay the cost of the required bills. House bills are necessary, but school uniforms are