others like it is that most uniform policies implemented are in elementary and middle schools. 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
status were considered, Drs. Brunsma and Roquemore determined that “Student uniform use was not significantly correlated with any of the school commitment variables such as absenteeism, behavior, or substance use (drugs)” (Brunsma and Roquemore 10). Dr. Alan Hilfer, a psychologist known for speaking about the effects of uniforms, explains that “Discipline problems may be decreasing in schools with uniforms because the schools (and the parents) have begun taking the issue of discipline more seriously"
would need to buy their children two sets of clothes instead of just having one set without uniforms. This would also mean that parents cannot use hand-me-downs from other family members; they would have to go out and buy their own clothes. This could present another large problem. When was the last time that you went to your neighborhood Wal-Mart and saw school uniforms just laying around? School uniforms are somewhat expensive, and in most cases they must be ordered. This means that if little
from the school it is much easier for teachers to ensure they haven’t lost anyone and to monitor behaviour, than if students wore their own clothes and blended in with the crowds. Uniform is a good identification so people know where you are and who you are. If a person turns up to school not in school uniform they can easily be stood out as they aren’t wearing the same clothes as anyone else. This can be a good thing for many reasons. Uniform is used great in schools and outside schools. Uniform
Uniforms were the positive change for this district. Not only do mandatory uniform policies for public schools offer the potential for higher educational benefits and improved student discipline, school uniforms dissolve social boundaries between classmates. Students are no longer judged based off their appearance but by who they are on the inside. There is no more competition between social classes that these students may have otherwise felt and they work together as a team and share a common
In 2009, 22% of students attending public schools reported that there was a gang presence at their schools, with 33% of Hispanic students reporting a gang presence (Jafeth et al.). It will give negative impact on other students because gangs identically make other students suffer. Uniforms are thought by some to have a positive impact on the “caste system stigma” that already exists for many minority children who struggle for competent identities in an oppressive, commercialized society (Carroll
multi-cultural schools. The Court of Appeal held, “that a Muslim girl’s human rights were violated by a school’s insistence on it’s dress code.” (3) Therefore it awarded Shabina ten thousand pounds in compensation. Denbigh High School is a one thousand pupil comprehensive school, where almost eighty percent of pupils are Muslim. After consulting Islamic scholars along with the predominantly Muslim board of governors and the pupils themselves the school had specified
School Uniforms and a Mental Perception Many argue that school uniforms radiate a Catholic school perception (Palilkas and Rist 1996, p.1). They struggle to see past the plaid jumpers and white bloused for women and dress pants and solid color shirts for men. These critics further argue that this type of uniform subconsciously emits the values inherent to Catholicism. Dorothy Behling, in her 1994 paper entitled "School Uniforms and Person Perception," sought to investigate how high school students
School should be a comfortable place for students to learn. When every student wears uniform, all students will be equal in the eyes of the school and of each other. It reduces the chance that rich students become haughty and despise poor students. It also lessens the possibility that poor students become self-contemptuous because they can't afford to buy modern clothes. Without uniform students often compare themselves on the brands or styles of their casual clothes with other schoolmates and worry
there uniform who are outside of the school environment, then they will be easily recognised as pupils of the school they are attending so the school could easily contacted if the pupils were misbehaving. Furthermore teachers, police or members of the public spot pupils outside of school when there meant to be inside. The school could be notified of this, and the appropriate action taken. Were as if pupils did not wear uniform, then no one would know what school they go
Ever since the school uniform policy has been implemented in Long Beach the all the students have been more focused on their schools work rather than other stuff. Uniforms also help students resist peer pressure and make it easier for security guards to spot intruders. Like for example if somebody today who looked like a student came into our school how would we know if they were an intruder or not? We wouldn’t but with uniforms we could tell who was an intruder and who wasn’t. Middle-class students
parents have an advantage when school uniforms are enforced in schools due to the reduction of cost. Uniforms are cheaper than trendy outfits and are able to be worn for a longer period. The cost break relieves parents of the stress cause by providing their children with the best new clothes available. Although school uniforms have the ability to better schools in many ways, they also have negative impacts on the school as well. When implementing school uniforms administrators are naturally given
believed that uniforms may end these practices. I disagree. In elementary school, we always had the options of wearing sweaters, hair ribbons, etc. Of course, as long as we followed the color code, we could wear practically any kind of shoe (although penny loafers were recommended) or sweater. The last issue that critics address is the unnecessary burden that may be placed upon those families of limited resources. Many low-income families do not have the money available to furnish uniforms to their
CON 9.1 School is also the place where the next actors, writers, artists, politicians, inventors, designers and and musicians are trained. School uniforms send a clear early-life message to students that conformity is important and creativity is not, that authority is allowed to abuse it's power and constrain our constitutional right to free speech and expression. Students learn from uniforms that their individuality, political opinions and religious rights are unimportant, as is their education:
amendment u.s citizens have the right to freedom of expression and uniform go against that she/he also states that anyone who has seen a movie about a private school knows it is impossible to individualize and concludes we should not have a uniform policy in America but it commits two fallacies; false premise and ipse dixit. False premise because she/he states that any movie about a private school makes it impossible to individualize uniforms but the movie “legally blondes” proves otherwise. Also it makes
about one billion dollars on school uniform in just one year. It is proven that students that wear uniform tend to oppose of uniform. A 2012 peerreviewed study by researchers at the University of Nevada at Reno found that ninety percent of seventh and eighth grade public school students did not like wearing uniform. The more people that oppose have less education because they focus more on taking uniform away than widening their education. On the website procon.org expresses that "most public schools with uniform policies are in poor neighborhoods
The proponents would like to use school uniforms as a way to reduce distractions, violence, peer pressure and the like and help students focus. The detractors point out that school uniforms are only a visible band-aid covering far deeper problems and that unless those problems are also addressed, uniforms by themselves have been proven completely ineffective. The underlying concern of both sides of the argument is that our education system needs to find ways to accomplish its main goal, which is
Therefore, depriving the individual of their uniqueness. Secondly, school uniforms should be enforced in a high school setting because it promotes good discipline. Indeed, school uniforms help maintain school discipline. Therefore, decreasing the amount of discipline problems. Moreover, in today's society, children are lacking in self-discipline because most parents refuse to discipline their kids. However, by enforcing school uniforms it will require of students to abide by certain guidelines, therefore
Emily Putt an eighth grader at Winton Woods City School District says “I'm in favor of school uniforms, because it puts a lot less pressure on me for what I'm going to have to put on in the morning.”(Kranz A.1) The lack of pressure on students to worry about what they are wearing, allows for students to worry about more important things like their studies. The use of uniforms in schools are the reason there has been less violence in schools, as well as an improvement to students studies. While
Shopping for school clothes will be easy because school uniforms are sold in many different stores such as Wal-Mart, Target and K-Mart and the cost of the uniforms will be affordable for families of all economic classes. School uniforms in public schools will not only save parent’s money but it will also put every student in the same clothing and that will also help prevent distractions in the classroom. Requiring uniforms in public schools eliminates distractions in the classroom. Uniforms prevent
afford the upfront cost of a uniform. Similarly, some low income families have to rely on hand-me-downs and thrift store clothing to begin with, and would not be able to purchase a new uniform (Konheim-Kalkstein).As a result, these needy families will require aid so their students can also follow mandatory school requirements. For this reason, financial aid is provided to help low income students, though it may be different for each school district. Likewise, schools must ascertain how to accommodate
in styles and colors. At Stephen Decatur Middle School, the dress code policy khaki slacks and specific colors of polo style shirts rather than a set uniform allowing students a degree of choice (Viadero, 2005). The school administration, the students, the parents, or a combination thereof typically determine the varying degrees of dress code. The make up of the deciding team will have a distinct bearing on the acceptance level of the uniform. Students are more concerned with current style for
They also found that many school’s uniform appropriate sweatshirts and shorts are available for six dollars each at the schools (Portner). Local charities in the area often provide free school items for students such as, backpacks, shoes, and uniforms (Portner). Two teenagers surveyed in Houston, Texas were able to find their uniforms for school at the local Academy Sports and Outdoors (Aguilar). The girl, age thirteen, bought her white uniform shirt for nine dollars and ninety-nine cents and
affordable uniforms. Statistics say that parents can go buy three of four months' worth of uniforms for less than four hundred dollars. However, with regular clothes you will spend four hundred dollars on several weeks' worth of clothes, and there are so many times you can switch them up before kids start making fun of each other. School is a place where students learn and establish life skills that will help the throughout their lives. The most common argument against school uniforms is they
What would David say if someone wanted to speak to his mother on a Monday or Wednesday night? A. She not home busy with work. 11. What did Monty do when a robber broke into David’s house? A. He start parking at the large man and the man ran away. 12. How old is Monty? A. He was four years old. 13. What are some of the foods that Monty eats on his new diet? A. Oil and rationed kibble and meat he also got hard biscuits to clean his teeth beefhide stripes and raw rounded soup bones.
Also, Uniforms can remove differences of background and class. Wearing the same clothes makes all students feel one or equal to the next. While competing against another student, the competition will be restricted to achieving academic or sports superiority, not who dresses better in a certain outfit. Dress identified cliques are broken and bullying, peer pressure, taunting will decrease. Everyone will have an equal chance of making it to the top. This will instill in the minds of the students that
The uniform policy demonstrates responsibility and consequences to the students because the policy provides consequences for students who violate the dress code policy (Spanner, 2014, p.2). Students who wear uniforms are less likely to violate the policy because they have learned discipline, respect, and other key concepts while wearing school uniforms. Schools that follow the uniform policy also see an increase in students’ attendance records. Virginia Draa of Youngstown State University recently
their child school shopping. The burden of having to buy multiple outfits for everyday school use is eliminated when students have to wear uniforms (Calvert). There are some schools that often times will set up a uniform recycling station. This clever idea can help families to save money as well. They can simply set aside time to go and get clothes from here or even donate their slightly used clothes to help other families (Calvert). Most people don’t realize that schools requiring schools to wear uniforms
and at the same time it allows the states the flexibility to meet circumstances locally by modifying the UCC’s text as enacted in each state. The reason the 50 states have adopted the UCC Given what's known about the law of contact verse Uniform Commercial Code, it’s believed that the reason that the 50 states and territories have enacted some versions of UCC is because it addresses most aspects of commercial laws and aspects of uniformity. In addition, the UCC rules applies directly or
The school district of Long Beach, California dress codes stated that all students had to wear blue or black bottoms, and a white shirt. There was a way for students no to wear the suggested dress code. Dick Van DerLaan, the school district spokesman, said this is were the parents of all student could excuse their children from the uniform policy, “but, so far, only 500 parents have filled out petitions to exempt their children”(Portner21). The National School Safety and Security Services, is