The public school students, whether do wear the uniform or not is not a new problem for a long time. Over the past few years, have implemented a dress code in many schools across the country. There is also arguing to the uniform dress code (Kizis 2000)
Today's schools are facing great problems, such as diminishing test marks, drugs and law-breaking. (Anonymous, 1998)
Advocates say the increase in training and improving the academic success of students. However, Challengers, the students violated “the legitimate right of self-expression and schools do not solve “it refers to the actual problem. What do you think? Reasonable people can agree on this issue, there are strong arguments on both sides. Before you form an opinion, let's look at two
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The children are dressed everyone can grow in the equal atmosphere. Get an education: As a result, students can concentration on what is important. Certainly, students can leave their uniforms behind. But it occurs only after they learned how to grow and how they learn. For instance, the first U.S. public school district became Long Beach to require most of its students to wear uniforms in 1994 which the consequences of Long Beach's program have been remarkable. Over two years, the Long Beach schools saw a 51-percent drop in physical fights, a 50-percent drop in weapons offenses, and a 32-percent drop in suspensions. Not all of this can be chalked up to uniforms. But it would be unwise to disregard the influence that uniforms have had. (Anonymous, 1998) At Sanford Avenue (blue shirts with their school logo), the pupils considering arranging and systematized through wearing the uniforms with the unsuitable outfit (Letchford …show more content…
If students all wear the same shirt, they all have a tendency to look the similar expression hard to prompt their own individuality. It's difficult to definite their distinctiveness. In addition, another problem is the price.
There are some garments inexpensive than school uniform.
Those who oppose the school uniform dress code, discusses that most of those measures have been violated students' rights in the Constitution Amendment on freedom of the press. They are people and self-expression through clothes, the state - in the form of a public school system - what is lawful cannot be qualified clothes. As a lawyer who opposed the policy of Philadelphia pointed out, "Public schools are supposed to teach democracy is the opposite of uniform teaching people how to make.
There are many people in favor of a uniform benefit to lie claim them: Academic achievement, student safety, student discipline, improves the reduction in the cost of clothing for school morale, as well as parents.
These policies are not opposed to the idea of claiming a violation of a constitutional amendment Islands and see the dramatic effect claiming that educators and advocates of school. (Caruso
Ever wonder what it would look like to have all students wearing the same white polo shirt, black pants, and a district sweater walking in the hallway? Nowadays, public school and many districts are discussing the possibilities of enforcing the uniform policy. In most places, many private schools already require students to have their mandatory uniforms; however, there are only a few public schools adopting this mandatory school-uniform polices as one of their enrollment requirements. The reason why not all public schools participated was because people believe that they are violating the freedom of choice when enforcing this mandatory uniform policy; yet problems such as bullying and segregation, emerged in these schools. Some people still think uniforms have no benefits at all. However, all public school students should be required to wear uniforms because it would improve the academic performance, reduce the violent behaviors based on appearance judgment, and provide less stress for both parents and students.
Mark Twain once said, “Clothes make the man”. This quote applies to the issue on school uniforms. Are they making the students of America’s public schools more responsible and orderly? The statistics seem to say yes. There is no doubt that schools across the nation are seeing the improvements are adopting the policy themselves. The benefits of school uniforms include decreasing violence, helping students reduce peer pressure, greater concentration on schoolwork, and school officials are able to recognize intruders. What a student wears may sound trivial however it is worth the investigation because it is changing the American public education system.
All parents want their children to have the best education possible. Indeed, school should be an enriching experience for all ages and students should be provided with the tools and environment to achieve their maximum capability. The best way to accomplish this goal is to introduce a uniform policy to public schools. In 1994, the first uniforms were required in the schools of Long Beach, California; since then, other public schools have followed in their footsteps, also adopting uniform policies (Chen). The president of the Long Beach School District gave his comments on the effectiveness of uniforms, saying, “These schools are becoming educational workplaces. Students arrive dressed for success, ready to learn. They’re getting along with one another better and experiencing significant gains” (Brunsma and Rockquemore 54). It can be argued that public schools which implement a uniform policy benefit economically, socially, and educationally, as well as make the school campus safer.
One of the greatest controversies that is spreading throughout high schools in the United States is parents and their children against the enforcement of their school’s uniform policy. More schools have been adopting uniform policies within the past decade. Rules contained in the policy that are implemented range from wearing certain types of tops (shirts) in specified colors to students being required to tuck in their shirts. In the past, uniforms were exclusively for students who attended private schools because they were “well-off”, but now uniforms are being seen more frequently in public schools on students of all economic levels. Having gone through a school system that considered adopting a uniform policy, I would have to press against the issue of mandated uniforms, because it is simply un-American and unjust.
There is something comforting about school children and teenagers dressed in pleats and plaid. Maybe it is a reminder of past times, or conjures up thoughts of order and safety. Whatever the reason, school uniforms are getting a lot of ?wear? these days, yet remain an unproven deterrent to school violence. No long-term, formal studies have been done with regards to the effectiveness of school uniforms, but many schools have kept their own informal statistics, such as the Long Beach School District. These statistics offered by Long Beach are often most cited as a proven deterrent to school violence, after adopting a mandatory uniform policy in 1994. According to Richard Van Der Laan, school crime has dropped over seventy-five percent, while attendance has reached an all-time high. One question we must ask ourselves is this, ?Is it the uniforms, or the induction of them that is solving the problem?? Maybe it is the school and parents showing some ?back-bone? which is affecting the students, not the clothing.
According to various schools administrations, criminal tendencies among students have reduced since the introduction of uniforms in public schools. In 1995, Long Beach, Calif., became the first large urban school district to require uniforms for all students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Five years later, overall crime in the school district had dropped by 91 percent. Suspensions were down 90 percent, sex offenses had been reduced by 96 percent, and vandalism had gone down 69 percent. New York City adopted a policy in 1999 that allowed schools to vote on whether to opt out of a new school uniform policy. About 70 percent of the city's elementary schools adopted school uniforms. In 2000, the Philade...
If you remember wearing an uniform to school, then congratulations- you once belonged to a scattering of public schools that implemented such a rule. Although it is not as popular now as it was in the 1950’s, there is still yet an ongoing debate about whether or not schools should conform back to a mandatory uniform policy. School uniforms actually has many benefits. These gains intertwines with the educational process, which ultimately affects how students act and their performance beyond a school setting. Children, especially those in elementary school and middle school, could prevent problems later in life by wearing uniforms because it teaches them about respect as well as equality, the importance of academics, and school safety.
Before this subject can be analyzed further, there are a few key terms that must be defined. Dress codes are: “Rules designed by school districts or individual schools to prescribe students’ attire” (Chittom 1). Public Schools are: “Schools that are openly available to the general public at minimal cost and do not have entrance requirements based on prior knowledge or ability” (Chittom 1). Many public schools are requiring school uniforms in an effort to improve students’ academic performance. Some public schools have received positive results, but many others have a different point of view. This leads into the first point of this essay.
One way in which uniforms helps improve schools is by increasing the safety of students. Uniforms help the staff identify the people who do not belong in the schools. These people could be harmful to the students and staff and could easily be chosen out of a crowd of students if all students were wearing uniforms (Wilde 1). Most intruders wear black or dark colors, so school officials can easily detect the harmful individuals because all the students would be wearing the same color, generally the school’s colors (Wilkins 5). Another way uniforms improve schools is by decreasing the ability of students to wear gang-related attire. Students who are required to wear school colors could not participate in gangs at school because they could not wear their gangs’ colors or symbols (Bowen 1). Schools could also forbid certain ...
The use of school uniform is focus on the private school in the United States. Uniforms were made mandatory for “all students in the belief that they would create an environment conducive to learning and produce an atmosphere of pride, academic achievement, loyalty, unity, and equality among the student population” (Chittom, Ginsburg). In contrast, public school did not require to wear uniforms and open to all students. Parents think it did not have their child’s individual’s right and support the uniforms policy. Although it did not have their child’s individual right, there are many things that have advantages to wear uniforms. One of the well-known examples of the start using uniforms in public schools is the case of California’s Long Beach Unified School District in 1994. The LBUSD became first school that required school uniforms. Since that time, other public school district such as in Florida, Maryland, California, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina start develop uniforms policies (Chittom, Ginsburg). After President Bill Clinton made a speech about school uniforms in 1996, school uniforms policies started use more even in the public school. The school uniforms start to produce a positive learning environment. However, researchers and parents are start questioning whether the school uniforms really improve students’ academic achievement. The uniforms policies were debating since then.
School uniforms may not be everyone favorite subject, but it is a controversial topic in our society. It’s been only twenty-eight years since the first US public schools in Maryland and Washington DC had instituted uniform policies. It was voluntary at first, but when the parents supported the idea, all became true. According to the proponent, school uniforms help prevent the formation of gangs, but in the point of view of the opponent, it’s just a Band-Aid on the issue of violence. It also helps student resist peer pressure to buy trendy clothes, and on the opposite side, it’s a financial burden to poor families. A student dressed in uniforms are better perceived by teachers, but some say that school uniforms may delay the transition in adulthood. I strongly believe that we should allow school uniform.
In the past school uniforms have been a requirement for private schools only, however; the number of public schools requiring uniforms is growing rapidly (Brunsma). Every parent wants their child to feel safe while they are at school. This is just one of the many things that implementing school uniforms into public schools will do for students (Maxwell). School uniforms have also been proven to be a key asset in keeping gang colors and symbols out of schools (Maxwell). The requirement of uniforms has also led to a decrease in violence and theft due to expensive clothing and shoes, helped to instill a sense of discipline in students, a reduction in the number of distractions for students, and helped give the students a sense of community (Maxwell). Uniforms have also helped to blur the lines between rich and poor students, and helped to make it easier for school officials to identify individuals on campus that do not belong (Maxwell). Implementing school uniforms into today’s public schools will help to reduce all of these problematic situations, and help the students to feel safe.
It has been proposed that all public schools should not restrict their dress codes and eliminate uniforms. According to the District of Columbia uniform policy ‘uniforms’ are defined as the clothing of the same style and/or color and standard look that is agreed by a school community. However, a dress code identifies what clothes cannot be worn to school. It is possible for a school to have bothered a uniform and a dress code. Uniforms were first enforced at a time when gang violence was at an all-time high and students would get targeted for having the wrong color on in a certain neighborhood.
The first major reason for not wearing school uniforms is, it forces a student to conceal his or her individuality. To many people, it appears that the school system is trying to strip away this individuality on purpose, but now is the time that the school should be embracing it and helping the student become the person they are meant to become. “According to opponents of uniforms, even preschoolers should have input into their wardrobe, and the need to encourage personality, confidence, and independence grows more important as the student becomes older” (Chen). Because of this lack of self-expression, students feel their first amendment is being violated and most people would agree, which causes the school to look bad. Another way of...
School uniform policies are usually associated with the notion of private schools, boarding schools and Catholic schools, but recently public school districts in the U.S.A. have begun to discuss the positive effects mandatory school uniform policy might hold. According to Nathan Joseph (1998), school uniform is a uniform worn by students in an educational institution. Clothing can only be considered a uniform when it fulfills the following criteria: (1) serves as a group emblem, (2) certifies an institution's legitimacy by revealing individual’s relative positions in the institutions hierarchy and (3) suppresses individuality (Nathan Joseph, 1998). Supporters of such policies have emphasized the benefits of student uniforms