Against School Uniforms
Picture yourself wearing all black clothing, you have multi-colored hair, piercings everywhere, chains dangling from your jeans, and you're walking down the hall at your school with a bunch of your friends that dress the same. To some people, it may look like a fashion statement, but to a school in Philadelphia, it was more than just a fashion statement, it was a possible threat of violence. A group of sophomores, both male and female, were forced down to the office by one of their hall monitors and were threatened by their principal to either go home and change or be suspended. The group of students was outraged and decided to take the suspension over changing the way they've always dressed. This issue became a big deal because the school started targeting everyone that dressed in a way that looked "violent". Finally the school gave up on suspending all of the students that dressed "inappropriately" and forced a school uniform upon the students. Parents were outraged. T!hey felt that their children should be able to wear what they want, not forced into wearing some ridiculous outfit that they don't want to pay for. Schools today aren't in the best condition. They are having many problems, such
Having uniforms would stop the teasing and discrimination about clothing, but there are so many other things that people can find to tease and discriminate someone with. Everyone has certain flaws that people will find, such as hygiene, looks, personality, intelligence, race, and the list goes on. Students will just look for the little flaws that someone has and harass them constantly about it. That can cause a lot of problems with someone's self esteem and may lead to other serious issues. Nobody is perfect, so unless people somehow find a way to be perfect in everyone's opinion, teasing and discrimination will never come to an end. Uniforms wont stop the many cliques that schools, and society alone, have. People have cliques because they have the same interests as each other, they can relate with each other, and get along with one another, etc., not because they shop at the same stores and have a certain look. Individuality is what makes going to school interesting. There are other ways to be an individual and express yourself besides your clothing, but it does play a big role in showing others what you are like and finding out who you want to be. Clothes are an expression of who we are, and at a young age, it's important to develop confidence and self - expression. Wearing the same thing as someone else would hardly help the poverty issue. It doesn't c
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