Whether school uniforms should be mandatory or not has been a debate that has lasted many years. Not many studies have been conducted over the issue, but the ones that did, presented positive effects with children who wear school uniforms. The board of education needs to enforce a school uniform policy amongst all public schools because regular clothing may be destructive to students’ social and learning skills. Doing so will present a stress-free environment that will help children improve academically and socially.
“As of the 2007-2008 school year, 16.5% of all the public schools in the United States required students to wear uniforms” ("How Many Schools Require Uniforms?"). As the data states, there are barely any schools that make wearing …show more content…
This is true, mostly affecting the lower-to-middle class. According to a Guardian Poll over the cost of school uniforms, “77 [percent] of voters believed they were paying too much” ("Uniforms Too Expensive").In Anderson, Indianapolis , married couple filed suit over a uniform policy that was being put into place amongst their local schools. Having five children, aged five to seventeen, they would have to buy five sets of pants and shirts for each child, which is approximately $640 (Spence). Although this may cause a burden on some families’ budgets, this burden may be lifted if schools would split or take care of all of the costs for the uniforms. Everything can be sorted out one way or …show more content…
Ranging from classroom disruptions to gang violence and physical attacks on others. Educators have found, in 38 North Carolina high schools, that “61% of the responding principals and assistant principals believed that there was a reduction in cases of misbehavior on campus when school uniforms were introduced” ("Does Wearing A School Uniform Improve Student Behavior?"). In Long Beach, California, a report was done after two years of a district-wide uniform policy. Reports of assault and battery went down by 34%, assault with a deadly weapon by 50%, fighting by 51%, sex offenses were cut by 74%, robbery by 65%, and the possession of drugs decreased by 69% (Stanley). If there are no distractions and no bullying, then there shouldn’t be any reason for a student to misbehave or cause
“As of the 2007-2008 school year, 16.5% of all the public schools in the United States required students to wear uniforms” ("How Many Schools Require Uniforms?"). As the data states, there are barely any schools that make wearing …show more content…
This is true, mostly affecting the lower-to-middle class. According to a Guardian Poll over the cost of school uniforms, “77 [percent] of voters believed they were paying too much” ("Uniforms Too Expensive").In Anderson, Indianapolis , married couple filed suit over a uniform policy that was being put into place amongst their local schools. Having five children, aged five to seventeen, they would have to buy five sets of pants and shirts for each child, which is approximately $640 (Spence). Although this may cause a burden on some families’ budgets, this burden may be lifted if schools would split or take care of all of the costs for the uniforms. Everything can be sorted out one way or …show more content…
Ranging from classroom disruptions to gang violence and physical attacks on others. Educators have found, in 38 North Carolina high schools, that “61% of the responding principals and assistant principals believed that there was a reduction in cases of misbehavior on campus when school uniforms were introduced” ("Does Wearing A School Uniform Improve Student Behavior?"). In Long Beach, California, a report was done after two years of a district-wide uniform policy. Reports of assault and battery went down by 34%, assault with a deadly weapon by 50%, fighting by 51%, sex offenses were cut by 74%, robbery by 65%, and the possession of drugs decreased by 69% (Stanley). If there are no distractions and no bullying, then there shouldn’t be any reason for a student to misbehave or cause