School Uniforms Should Be Mandatory

From Grade school through HS, uniforms were the norm.
Everyone in school was equal. Rich, Poor, Handicap, etc. – everyone is equal.

Today, a pair of $300 nike’s, cellphone and a Chrysler 300 with chrome rims seperate your from the pack.

Why?

What does that teach?

What did the child learn?

As a parent, are you succeeding by enabling?

By allowing pupils to challenge one aspect of the school rules, it will give them license and encourage them to break others. By making everybody wear the same uniform to school each day it reminds them of where they are and how they are supposed to behave. I.e. not how they would at home or in leisure time. This makes pupils easier to teach and they will learn more, which will benefit them in the long run.

Having pupils not wear a school uniform means that it’s impossible to tell who is a student there just by looking at them. By wearing a uniform, pupils are bound together by what they’re wearing and will feel closer together. By allowing pupils to wear what they choose, cliques develop based on clothing, and this will disadvantage poorer students as well as teaching children to make judgements on what someone wears. Wouldn’t be rather have our young people grow up not being prejudiced against people just because of what clothes they have on?

All the students of the same school are expected to wear uniform, irrespective of social/economic status. There are no designer uniforms and there are no uniform rags. They say clothes make a man, uniforms make an equal student body.

Uniform has practical benefits when students are outside the school building. Being readily identified with a particular institution may make students more aware of their behaviour while travelling to and from the school, leading them to act more considerately, e.g. to other passengers on buses or trains. On organised trips away 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 prepares students for life after education, when most will be expected to dress smartly and appropriately for work, adhering to a corporate dress code.

Expensiveness of the school uniform can be reduced by paying it in installment. And of course expensive school uniform will give the student a confidence when they are being compared to other school students. And, uniforms are not meant to use outside of school, unless they are involved in activities related to school. Uniforms show your identity not personality.

Uniform is appropiate,considering the fact that those school children,come from different backgrounds,Not all of them can afford wearing their own clothes,because one wants to change everyday and doesn’t want to be seen in the same clothes,everyday.In the case of badly designed it depends on the designer making it for you,and uniforms are made in large quantities because it is known that there are many learners,even though it’s the approximate, if there’s shortage more uniforms can be produced.Girls who are forced to wear skirts in winter,can wear winter stockings and leggings,provided that leggings are worn inside the Stockings.Remember that school children did not go to school to advertise their uniform,hence the uniform makes them look equal as students,afterall all they are there for is education and nothing more. Even former scholars can contribute their uniforms to the needy,so that all students are One,and that’s how the scholar is recognised,especially in case of some accident happening or any crisis,when no one is there.

The opposition here is living in a dream world… let’s start thinking reality here and ask the question this way: Why pay $30 for uniforms, when you can go and buy cheap clothes from a cheap store then go to school come back and complain to your parents that other kids are mocking you for having cheap clothes. After this story your parents (as I’m sure won’t leave their kid to be different from the rest if they can afford it) will start buying you clothes from more and more expensive stores where only a pair of trousers costs $30. So yeah…why pay $30 for uniforms when you have no limits and can go all the way to $200-$300

And does it really matter if you don’t wear your school clothes outside of the school. I mean come on….no one is asking the lawyers, doctors and policeman if they are ok with wearing a uniform at work, but guess what? It’s their duty to do it…and I think duty is the key word in this debate…kids should start thinking about what they have to do in order to do what they want to do in the future…

Having all the students wearing the same uniform helps to create a sense of belonging and a good school ethos (culture or spirit). By showing that the school expects high standards, expectations are raised and students respond with better behaviour. US schools which introduced school uniform reported improved discipline.

Schools with uniforms obtain better educational results. This is because there is better discipline and so the school setting makes learning easier. Without the distraction of checking out what all the other students are wearing (or how much flesh they are showing), students find it easier to concentrate and do better in tests.

We do not go to school to express our personality. Schools are instituitions of learning, and are not social clubs. Express yourself on your own time, not during time that should be spent studying. In that regard, I contend that the wearing of casual clothing can actually be a distraction from ones studies- i would spend more time worrying if i’m wearing the right (‘cool’) clothing than worrying about my my education.

I did not enjoy wearing uniforms when i was in school, but on the odd day we were allowed to wear casual clothes, we regarded it as a treat.

But just because i did not enjoy wearing uniforms does not mean I think they should not be mandatory.

Who said that girls school uniforms HAD to be skirts? Just because the Uniform is Formal, doesn’t mean it has to be skirts. Boys and girls can wear the dress pants and shirts just that the girls can be specially fitted for girls and girls styles. Also there are study’s that say that girls and boys do better in schools while they are in uniforms. The following was taken off of E HOW:

A case study from 1999 conducted in Long Beach, California showed that instituting a uniform policy greatly reduced violence and other issues in the school. Crimes, suspensions and sex offenses were all reduced by at least 90 percent and vandalism dropped by almost 70 percent.
The following is from president Bill Clinton:

“This morning I want to talk with you about what we can do to break hold of gangs and violence in our schools and what we can do to create an atmosphere in our schools that promotes discipline and order and learning … I believe we should give strong support to school districts that decide to require young students to wear school uniforms. We’ve all seen the tragic headlines screaming of the death of a teenager who was killed for a pair of sneakers or jewelry or a designer jacket. In Detroit, a 15-year old boy was shot for his $86 basketball shoes. In Fort Lauderdale, a 15-year old student was robbed of his jewelry. Just this past December in Oxon Hill, Maryland, a 17-year old honor student was killed at a bus stop, caught in the cross fire during the robbery of another students designer jacket” (Clinton, “Transcript,” 1-2).

The only reason I would be against School uniforms would be the inability for the student to express him/her self. The other point would be that the dress code might go against a person’s religion.

Uniform is a social leveller – it makes all the children at a school equal no matter what their family background or income. If students can choose their own clothes, then the rich kids compete to show off their expensive designer labels and costly sneakers (trainers). Children from poorer families get picked on for not being able to afford lots of pricey outfits.

Schools in the USA have used uniform to overcome the problem of students wearing “gang colours” if they were allowed to choose their own clothes. Clothes with particular colours or symbols marked rival groups of students out as linked to street gangs. This often led to fighting inside and outside the classroom. If everyone has to wear the same clothes to school, this problem is removed.

Uniform has practical advantages. Students don’t have to waste time thinking what to wear at the start of each school day. The clothes are designed to be comfortable and safe, with no long trailing sleeves, skirts or hoods to catch on dangerous equipment in workshops or science lessons. It is also very helpful on trips as staff can quickly spot all the students from their school, keeping them out of trouble and making sure no one gets lost.

Introducing uniform can reduce crime in schools, especially violence and theft. Headteachers at several US schools report lower levels of violence and crime after uniforms were introduced. This is partly due to better discipline, but also because students no longer come to school wearing desirable designer clothes or $100 trainers (sneakers).

Uniform also helps makes schools safer as it makes intruders much easier to spot. Anyone not in uniform can easily be seen and reported.

School uniform can satisfy religious and cultural needs. In areas with lots of children from different backgrounds (such as British cities) it is common to consult parents and the local community. For example, Muslim girls can be allowed to wear loose long trousers and tops in school colours, instead of the skirts or dresses worn by other female students.

School uniform is a tradition worth keeping. In countries like Britain many schools have had uniforms for over a hundred years. The exact clothes can be updated with the times, but the overall look of the uniform provides a link with the school’s past. Wearing it encourages pride in the school and gives out a good image to outsiders.

Students will always kick against the system, whatever that is. If there is a dress code instead of a uniform, they will try to bend those rules instead. For example, how short a skirt is too short? Are crop-tops allowed? What about hats or hoods which hide the student’s face? Most problems of enforcing uniform rules in the USA are because uniform is voluntary, or students are allowed an opt-out from it. If uniform must be worn by everyone there is much less confusion and enforcing the rules is quicker and simpler.

Having a uniform helps students and parents resist peer pressure. In schools with no uniform, children may feel the need to dress in certain ways in order to fit in. This can often mean buying a lot of expensive and fashionable clothes that families cannot really afford. It can also mean girls being pressured into wearing skimpy clothes to try and look sexy at a very young age. It could even include Muslim girls feeling that they must wear a headscarf even though they don’t want to.

Wearing a uniform helps to prepare students for the world of work, where uniforms are often worn. People like nurses, soldiers, shop assistants, the police and railway staff wear uniform as part of their job. Many other workers are expected to wear suits – really just a grown up sort of uniform, with little choice about it. Just like these adults, students should dress in uniform when they are in school, getting on with work. After all, students and adults can both change into their own casual clothes at the end of the working day, when they are “off duty”.