Fifty-four percent of students say their school uniform does not compromise them of their identity, and forty-one percent say they noticed fewer disruptions in the classroom (Lake). The amount of school districts switching to school uniforms is on the rise; however, it is a hot debate right now. A school district is either extremely for or against their school switching to uniforms for many reasons. The school districts that are for switching to uniforms think it will benefit their school by cutting down on discrimination against the low-income students and create equality. They also believe uniforms can help lower the amount of cliques between students, and make the classroom a better learning environment. The school districts that do not
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Having clothes that are considered “in” is not the easiest thing in the world, especially for low-income families (Asaff). If a young lady in high school wears a non name brand pair of jeans she could get made fun of by all the other girls in the school, and if a young man does not have the newest pair of Nike tennis shoes he is considered a loser. The brand of your clothes should not define you, yet it does. Other students will not talk to you if you do not wear the same things as them. "’If it means that teen-agers will stop killing each other over designer jackets then our public schools should be able to require their students to require school uniforms’"(Mitchell) For low-income parents it can be extremely difficult for them to put food on the table every night; let alone trying to keep up with all the top brands. They do not want their child to feel left out or get made fun of for the clothing they wear; however, they know they cannot provide their children with the latest trends in fashion. Uniforms help with that, if everyone has to wear the same thing, then nobody can be singled out for what they are wearing. “… the school board will accommodate the needs of or otherwise provide appropriate resources to assist a student from an indigent family in complying with an applicable school uniform or dress code policy” (105 ILCS. Sec. 5/10-22.25b). So, if a low-income family cannot afford a school uniform the school board is required to supply that student with one. The uniform, then shows the equality of all the students because each one is dressed the exact same and no one can be singled out because of their
Having clothes that are considered “in” is not the easiest thing in the world, especially for low-income families (Asaff). If a young lady in high school wears a non name brand pair of jeans she could get made fun of by all the other girls in the school, and if a young man does not have the newest pair of Nike tennis shoes he is considered a loser. The brand of your clothes should not define you, yet it does. Other students will not talk to you if you do not wear the same things as them. "’If it means that teen-agers will stop killing each other over designer jackets then our public schools should be able to require their students to require school uniforms’"(Mitchell) For low-income parents it can be extremely difficult for them to put food on the table every night; let alone trying to keep up with all the top brands. They do not want their child to feel left out or get made fun of for the clothing they wear; however, they know they cannot provide their children with the latest trends in fashion. Uniforms help with that, if everyone has to wear the same thing, then nobody can be singled out for what they are wearing. “… the school board will accommodate the needs of or otherwise provide appropriate resources to assist a student from an indigent family in complying with an applicable school uniform or dress code policy” (105 ILCS. Sec. 5/10-22.25b). So, if a low-income family cannot afford a school uniform the school board is required to supply that student with one. The uniform, then shows the equality of all the students because each one is dressed the exact same and no one can be singled out because of their