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School Uniforms Essay Research Paper School UniformsCurrently

School Uniforms Essay, Research Paper


School Uniforms


Currently in America an on going debate continues regarding a uniform


policy suggested to public and private schools. This develops into a


controversial issue because valid argument exist on both sides. Giving this


issue much thought has lead me to believe that making school uniforms mandatory


would help the school systems. School uniforms would help unruly classrooms,


also students would not have to buy expensive clothes and students would not get


killed over tennis shoes.


Schools that have adopted uniforms have reported several advantages.


Some school systems including ones in Miami, Detroit, and Los Angeles have


adopted a voluntary uniform policy. Under this plan schools do not require


students to wear their uniform, but most students cooperate. In the fall of


1994, the Long Beach Unified School District became the first in the nation to


require uniforms, hoping to improve the overall conduct and scholastic records


of their students. This school system feels that dressing students the same


would eliminate the pressure of fitting in, build up students self-esteem, and


augment student moral. Parents, teachers, and students agree that wearing


uniforms would decrease arguments that begin over expensive clothing and


sneakers. School systems hope uniforms will help to eliminate gang violence


caused by students wearing rival gang colors. Uniforms would also prevent the


wealthier students from picking on their less fortunate classmates because they


can not afford to dress the same. Although no evidence confirms that the


uniform policy will improve academic achievement, the Long Beach Unified School


District reported a 50% decline in the number of disturbances at school and bus


stops

in their district. Overall, the Long Beach Unified School District has


set an example for other schools planning to adopt the uniform policy by showing


noticeable improvements in specific areas of its educational environment.


Opponents of the uniform policy say it comes with disadvantages. Not


all students want to fit in. Instead, they value their freedom and


individuality. Students feel that making school uniforms mandatory takes away


their right to self-expression. Opponents feel that uniforms are just a new


gimmick that will have little effect on education. Also, school uniforms would


prove costly for the students.


On the other hand some people argue that uniforms are cheaper than


buying children street clothing. However, opponents still feel that uniforms


should not become a requirement. Most of the schools adopting uniforms are


choosing so many other reforms that they will have difficulty proving that


uniforms deserve praise. Skepticism, economics, and students reluctance to wear


uniforms will continue to further decrease the popularity of uniforms in our


schools system.


In conclusion, making uniforms mandatory in schools definitaly has its


pros and cons, which makes the issue very difficult to agree on. Uniforms might


improve the overall behavior of students by lifting school spirit and decreasing


altercations caused over expensive articles of clothing, but no evidence exists


that links uniforms to any aspect of education. Furthermore wearing school


uniforms takes away a students right to self-expression and will cost parents a


fortune. But as President Bill Clinton stated in his State of the Union


Address, maybe schools should be allowed to require uniforms if it would mean


teenagers will stop killing each other over designer jackets.

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