According to proponents of school uniforms, a wealth of potential benefits will

follow their adoption: socioeconomic equalization, reduction in student

violence and theft (related to clothing), increased attendance, restriction of

gang activity, better identification of school intruders, reduction of peer

pressure, improved ability to focus in class, and better grades.

However, this article, in an effort to be balanced, also presents some opposing arguments, such as the fact that school uniforms arguably cut down on students' autonomy and freedom of expression, and the fact that there

is no real empirical evidence that wearing a uniform really stops, or even diminishes, unruly student actions.

encourage a high level of program participation and to improve and expand

experience a greater sense of school identity and belonging, to encourage an

opportunities for increased school safety, to encourage our students to

Moreover according to the St. Tammany Parish Public Schools, where all students wear uniforms ("School uniform policy, 2001):

In the case of the St. Tammany public schools, the school uniform policy has been phased in gradually since fall 1998, at first requiring just a few of its 51 schools to switch to mandatory uniforms, and then, later, requiring more of its schools to switch to them. Currently, 30 of the 51 schools in the district require uniforms, and the School Uniform Policy is under continual review by a committee consisting of adminis

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