Former President Dwight Eisenhower once said: “When you put on a uniform, there are certain inhibitions that you accept.” Although what Eisenhower meant was in a military environment, the idea behind the quote should be carefully considered in a school setting enforcing a mandatory uniform policy. School uniforms shouldn’t be a part of public schools since they restrict students from expressing themselves while making them feel uncomfortable; and because they are expensive, uniforms aren’t always accessible to everyone.
School is a place where most students get express themselves, but school uniforms are stopping this freedom of expression for students. Just as a wall can block a path, uniforms have blocked students’ way to represent themselves. …show more content…
A lot of times parents have to be paying for a uniform because of this low-class families struggle with the price of uniforms. According to the article, “Arguments Against School Uniforms”, “Lower-to-middle-class income earners often argue against the costs of uniforms if families are responsible for covering them. If schools share in or take on the costs, taxpayer dollars typically support uniforms.” This quote shows that not all people can afford the uniforms, and students have to have multiple pairs of the same uniform which makes it harder for parents to afford these for their child. According to the article, “Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms”, “Parents already pay taxes, and they still need to buy regular clothes for their children to wear when they're out of school and for dress-down days. The parent of a third grader told Education World: "My son's an unusual size, so it's hard to find him clothes anyway. Limiting what I buy to certain colors makes shopping for him...more expensive.” This quote shows that uniforms limit the range of which for parents have to buy their clothes, making school shopping take more time and make it more expensive for parents. It isn’t right that school uniforms have to take away their freedom of clothes and makes people have to pay for them. Thus, uniforms shouldn’t be forced into
School is a place where most students get express themselves, but school uniforms are stopping this freedom of expression for students. Just as a wall can block a path, uniforms have blocked students’ way to represent themselves. …show more content…
A lot of times parents have to be paying for a uniform because of this low-class families struggle with the price of uniforms. According to the article, “Arguments Against School Uniforms”, “Lower-to-middle-class income earners often argue against the costs of uniforms if families are responsible for covering them. If schools share in or take on the costs, taxpayer dollars typically support uniforms.” This quote shows that not all people can afford the uniforms, and students have to have multiple pairs of the same uniform which makes it harder for parents to afford these for their child. According to the article, “Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms”, “Parents already pay taxes, and they still need to buy regular clothes for their children to wear when they're out of school and for dress-down days. The parent of a third grader told Education World: "My son's an unusual size, so it's hard to find him clothes anyway. Limiting what I buy to certain colors makes shopping for him...more expensive.” This quote shows that uniforms limit the range of which for parents have to buy their clothes, making school shopping take more time and make it more expensive for parents. It isn’t right that school uniforms have to take away their freedom of clothes and makes people have to pay for them. Thus, uniforms shouldn’t be forced into