School Uniforms Case Study

Register to read the introduction… The study concluded that overall the crime rate dropped 91%, sexual offenses were reduced by 96%, and incidents of vandalism went down 69%. The huge reduction in problem areas led school officials to believe that improvements were solely attributed to the new uniform policy, however, there is a gray area not addressed in their conclusion. Nowhere in the study is there an assessment of why these reductions took place, or what variables influenced these behavioral changes. Another flaw is the study did not include the other policies and practices that were implemented during the two years of research. A research study needs to take all factors into account; otherwise the study is flawed and not scientifically valid. …show more content…
Uniforms may create a better environment for relatively problem-free grades (K-8), but this does not prove that similar affects would help our troubled high school population, the population where serious violence and discipline problems are most prevalent. An additional study completed by the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS) revealed that mandatory school uniforms do not improve attendance, behavior, drug use, or academic achievement. The NELS study tracked a national sample of students from a wide variety of public and private schools. The study began in the students eighth grade year and followed each student through college. Data collected included uniform policies, student background (economic and minority status), school achievement, and behavioral