School Uniforms
Uniforms have existed since the beginning of time. Recently, uniforms have become a pressing issue among public school officials. The requirement of wearing school uniforms in public schools is unconstitutional. Uniforms will not help stop violence in schools, or create a better learning environment. There is a constitutional right that protects freedom of expression, there are many uniform policy complications, and uniforms would be covering up bigger problems in our society. There are many other ways to fix what is wrong in a more constitutional way. Supporters of uniforms feel uniforms will do a lot of good for public schools. Students in uniforms will be less violent, provide a better learning environment with fewer distractions, and more safety overall in the schools. With uniforms, kids will not compete with each other for "in" clothes. Also, uniforms will eliminate kids wearing gang colors, purposely or innocently. Some administrators with school uniforms already in effect report a small decrease in tardiness, number of classes cut, and suspensions. With all students wearing uniforms, it is easier to tell if someone in school doesn't belong there. Supporters want opt-out forms eliminated someday, t
In conclusion, the problems we are trying to solve by issuing uniforms need to be handled in a different way. Uniforms will not stop violence in schools, or create a better learning environment. There is a freedom of expression in what someone wears, and there are several complications with the uniform policy. Lastly, uniforms are just covering up much bigger problems in our society. There are other ways to fix what is wrong and uniforms are not the answer and never will be. Finally, required uniforms are just a big Band-Aid for other problems. To obtain less violence, help should start with families and communities. Large amounts of violence in the community will mirror on school behavior. There should be discussion groups, open-mike assemblies, more law enforcement, and counselor visits to create a better neighborhood. Other ways school problems can be helped without issuing uniforms are: "Long Beach School Uniform Case Settled." www.aclu.org/news/n022396b.html 23 February 1997. "School Uniforms." CQ Researcher. Vol.6, Issue 10, pg.224
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