School Uniforms
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School Uniforms
Would you consider a sports team equal and professional if each player wore whatever they chose to the game? Chances are no! This point is exactly why school uniforms would be a great asset to the already “out of control” public school system dress code. Each student trying to represent themselves through their own unique style and clothing is making the school as a whole look tacky, messy and very unprofessional; just as a professional sports team would look if there wasn’t a uniform in place for each of them to wear. Years of debating between students, parents and educators have thrown out every positive and negative argument that could possibly exist in reference to creating a nationwide policy across the schools. Although no Federal or state policy has been enforced, it is clearly evident legislatures are breaking grounds to a better environment for future children. “Today, more than 18% of students in the U.S. wear uniforms”. (Tarshis, 2011). Another source states “Nearly one in four public school students attend a school with a uniform dress code. There are over 100 public school districts, representing 650,000 students, considering or implementing a school uniform policy” (PR N. French Toast, 2013). “The Long Beach, California Unified School District became the first large urban school district in the United States to require school uniforms for children in grades kindergarten through eighth grade in 1994. Long Beach school officials claim that violence and discipline problems dropped dramatically after implementation on the uniform requirement. Overall school crime declined by 36%, fights and weapons offenses by 50%, sex offenses by 74%, suspensions by 32%, and vandalism by 18%” (Rockney, 2005). The country as a whole should strongly urge legislatures that school uniforms should be mandated in the schools. The use of the uniforms will lead to improved education, less violence, and lower costs to parents.
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Would you consider a sports team equal and professional if each player wore whatever they chose to the game? Chances are no! This point is exactly why school uniforms would be a great asset to the already “out of control” public school system dress code. Each student trying to represent themselves through their own unique style and clothing is making the school as a whole look tacky, messy and very unprofessional; just as a professional sports team would look if there wasn’t a uniform in place for each of them to wear. Years of debating between students, parents and educators have thrown out every positive and negative argument that could possibly exist in reference to creating a nationwide policy across the schools. Although no Federal or state policy has been enforced, it is clearly evident legislatures are breaking grounds to a better environment for future children. “Today, more than 18% of students in the U.S. wear uniforms”. (Tarshis, 2011). Another source states “Nearly one in four public school students attend a school with a uniform dress code. There are over 100 public school districts, representing 650,000 students, considering or implementing a school uniform policy” (PR N. French Toast, 2013). “The Long Beach, California Unified School District became the first large urban school district in the United States to require school uniforms for children in grades kindergarten through eighth grade in 1994. Long Beach school officials claim that violence and discipline problems dropped dramatically after implementation on the uniform requirement. Overall school crime declined by 36%, fights and weapons offenses by 50%, sex offenses by 74%, suspensions by 32%, and vandalism by 18%” (Rockney, 2005). The country as a whole should strongly urge legislatures that school uniforms should be mandated in the schools. The use of the uniforms will lead to improved education, less violence, and lower costs to parents.
As far as getting the best...