School uniform

support on school uniforms. During that speech, Clinton had said, "school uniforms are one step that may help break the cycle of violence, truancy and disorder by helping young students understand what really counts is what kind of people they are.” This quote changed perspectives in schools for the safety and discipline of the kids. Many people, mostly students, disagree with school uniforms and may have different opinions and perspectives. Mostly public schools are the ones who make uniforms…

Image being a school aged child whose parents cannot afford to buy the newest or coolest clothes. Now imagine that everyday at school that child is bullied and made fun of for something that is out of their control. School uniforms have numerous benefits for both the student body and school administrators. Some of the benefits of implementing uniform requirements are; reduction in violence, closing the economic gap, and returning the focus of the academic environment to academics. There are…

Uniforms in Public Schools Uniforms have changed. The style, the usage and the laws over them all changed and evolved with the society around them. Yet, the controversy about their usage is still alive today. It’s said that uniforms oppress the individuality of students, but do they really? Students use their 'street clothes ' as a way to blend in instead of a way to express themselves. The uniforms help to provide a robust environment as well as a better morning start for the students to focus…

over designer jackets, then our public schools should be able to require school uniforms"(Woolley). Former President Ronald Reagan said this in 1996 during his presidency. The issue of schools across The United States of America having mandated school uniforms has been on the rise, but the controversy over whether or not uniforms actually accomplish anything is far from over. School uniforms first originated in Baltimore, Maryland at Cherry Hill Elementary School in 1987, believing that it…

about when we hear the phrase “school uniforms”, or in other words “ugly clothes”. These pieces of clothing may not be satisfying but the concept behind them sure do help us in ways we have not thought of. The first recorded history of these “hideous clothing” was back in sixteenth century, where the students in England had to wear “cappa clausa”, a cape-like clothing that was mainly blue since blue fabric was affordable for everyone. The first school to establish uniforms in the United States…

addressed the need for uniforms in our public schools. During this speech, the second challenge our president stated we faced was the needed to focus on ways to provide Americans with the educational opportunities that are needed for the new century; and in doing that President Clinton challenged school teachers to teach character education, good values and citizenship (Clinton2.nara.gov, 1996). President Clinton went on to say that if requiring students to wear school uniforms will put a stop…

Think about the way you dress and what your ‘style’ says about you. Now take a second and think about how the typical middle or high school student dresses. Usually, from what I have found, their way of dress is inappropriate for their age group. They are trying to stay up on the latest fashion trends and impress their peers by what they wear. Then there are the not-so-typical teenagers, who dress, as we like to say ‘differently’: Goth, Emo, Punk Rock, etc. All of these teenagers identify who…

Should kids have to wear uniforms? Think about it, what comes to mind when someone says school uniforms? School uniforms create many problems such as lack of individuality. If everyone in your school was wearing the same thing wouldn't you feel like you're just like everyone else? Besides individuality, bullying, cost and take away of childhood expression are just a few reasons of why school uniforms should be banned. School uniforms create many problems and one of the main ones is…

A school dress code was established about two decades ago. The public uniform school policy was adopted by academics, catholic, and private institutions. One out of five schools request for students to wear uniforms. It has been traced further back to the sixth teen century in England that lower class orphan children wore uniforms because it was less expensive and created a since of unity. Today the school uniforms represent a symbol of professionalism, influences individual and group behavior,…

School uniforms need to be banned. They may seem like a good idea to some teachers and school administrators, but they actually cause problems for students and parents, and don’t solve the problems that people think they do. Uniforms do not allow people to express themselves. A student mentions in the article, “Uniforms Not a Cure for Schools' Ills." that while she was in a private school which required uniforms, “Everyone hated it. It completely killed any sense of individuality any one of us…