Two Sides of School Uniforms “School uniforms: should or should not?” has been a question with no certain answer for years in America. There can be a lot of people deeply want to apply school uniforms for every schools, but there also a lot of people disagree with that idea. Therefore, we wonder why there are two different opinions, what side should we choose? First, let’s talk about a brief history of school uniforms. In 1222, there was a first document of education mentioned about school garment, where students were required to wear a “cappa clausa” or a robe-like outfit. Just until 16th century, ‘modern school uniform’ was born at Christ Hospital Boarding School. This uniform is still in use, and it also became the oldest uniform in history. In the US, in1987, private schools
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This is only true with students in the same school because it is impossible to make fun of what people wear when you are wearing the same things. Bullying happens in everywhere, every school. Let’s pretend if that point of view was right so why every year, at many schools in South Korea, more than 30 percent of students self-reported that they had been bullied and a few of them chose to suicide. Although school in Korea apply school uniforms with their students, bullying is still a long-lasting burden to carry. Therefore, we can see that school uniforms make just a little change in bullying. In America, where more and more school are fighting against uniforms, students with their specific school uniforms still easily become target for bullies. A 1999 study conducted by experts from Texas Southern University showed that bullying incidents increased by as much as 12%, after the implementation of mandatory uniform wearing. Violence, especially in the middle schools, increased by a hundred folds after the students were required to wear uniforms. Besides, there is no proof that uniforms can help preventing
This is only true with students in the same school because it is impossible to make fun of what people wear when you are wearing the same things. Bullying happens in everywhere, every school. Let’s pretend if that point of view was right so why every year, at many schools in South Korea, more than 30 percent of students self-reported that they had been bullied and a few of them chose to suicide. Although school in Korea apply school uniforms with their students, bullying is still a long-lasting burden to carry. Therefore, we can see that school uniforms make just a little change in bullying. In America, where more and more school are fighting against uniforms, students with their specific school uniforms still easily become target for bullies. A 1999 study conducted by experts from Texas Southern University showed that bullying incidents increased by as much as 12%, after the implementation of mandatory uniform wearing. Violence, especially in the middle schools, increased by a hundred folds after the students were required to wear uniforms. Besides, there is no proof that uniforms can help preventing