Arguments Against School Uniforms

District 230 should not mandate a school uniform policy because of the following: school uniforms go against our rights, raise questions of equality, and they rely on anti–democratic principles. (MP1)To start, school uniforms go against rights in the first amendment like: freedom of religion, and freedom of speech. (EV)Robson states in his Viewpoint, ВЁSymbols or words on clothes are most likely to clear the speech hurdle; they will then be evaluated against the "disruption" standard articulated by the Supreme Court in the watershed case Tinker vs. Des Moines Independent Community School District. Tinker involved students wearing black armbands to protest the war in Vietnam. Borrowing from civil rights cases, the court decided for the protesters:...show more content...

(CO)Likewise, If district d230 decided to make uniforms required, then history may repeat itself, and our speech rights may be censored as students due to the uniform dress code. (MP2)Furthermore, I disagree the d230 uniform policy because they raise questions of equality.

(EV)Robson also states in his Viewpoint, ВЁSchool dress codes also raise questions of equality. Gender–specific guidelines for hair, jewelry and cosmetics are being tested, especially by transgender students. Bans on saggy pants or Afro puffs are applied to all students but can be seen as racially biased. Outlawing sweat pants or frayed garments might well have a disproportionate effect, depending on a family's economic status, although this argument would be more persuasive to a school board making policy than to a court applying constitutional doctrineВЁ (Robson).

(AN)Schools are putting gender specific guidelines on things like hair, jewelry, and cosmetics. Schools are also putting bans on things like afros, and saggy pants, which can be seen as racial discrimination. (CO)If district d230 decided to mandate uniforms, then some students feel feel

School uniforms are starting to be enforced more and more in schools as time goes on. Uniforms might limit self expression in their clothes but it does not limit their learning which is the whole purpose of going to school after all. School uniforms in both private and public schools can be beneficial to students in regards of their social and academic skills. School uniforms can help prevent bullying and will make it easier on some students and parents as well. This debate whether school uniforms should be enforced or not has been a debate that has been going on for years and having uniforms has more of a positive impact than a negative Enforcing school uniforms can decrease the rate in bullying. Considering that one of the main reasons kids get bullied are for their clothing, having them all wear the same thing will alleviate that problem. Also the children that come from a low income family won't feel left out and like they don't fit in because they can't wear the newest "trends". Uniforms can make the campus of any school more friendlier and have less problems with bullying. School uniforms will make everyone look the same and they all will be wearing the same brand so no student can feel embarrassed on where they got their clothes from or which brand it is. School uniforms can make life also easier for the parents. Some parents might struggle with money and with having uniforms it can make it easier on the parents because they don't need to buy as much clothes, they can just keep washing them and reusing them. Majority of all private schools have school uniforms and it would be a good idea to just make all schools that way. Another pro to school uniforms is if there was an intruder or someone that does not belong to that school you will be able to tell easily. The common argument against uniforms is that they limit self expression but there are other ways you can express yourself. Not only can you express yourself in your personality but you can join other clubs to be involved and express yourself in them. With uniforms there is different options on what style/brand /color you would like to wear it doesn't just limit you to one color and style. "It's desperately much more difficult to implement

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Argumentative Persuasive Essay: School Uniform Students have to wear uniforms to school. There are various reasons to why wearing school uniform is beneficial. First, it give students the opportunity to focus on their education rather than their attire. It decreases the number of inappropriate clothings students wear. Girls, especially in high school would usually experiment on the way they dress, they care so much about what others think of them ... and is very vulnerable to to critics, if students were allowed to use free clothes. They will think about their outfits, what to wear on the next day and the other rather than focusing on their studies. it has been proven that the uniform policy has increased the number.

There have been many contrary arguments about uniforms opposing the freedom of expression. However, this argument fails to reckon that giving children too much freedom is not a good...show more content...

."There has been tragic events where students are murdered for (excessive) accessories/ jewelry, because the school did not restrict them from wearing free clothes. School uniforms provide a sense of safety and feeling of security. This serves as a security in–school, and enables easy identification off–site as well. It creates a public awareness for the school. It makes the school look more professional and organized.Karin Polacheck, PhD, former Board President of the Long Beach Unified School District: "Uniforms improve discipline, self–esteem and self–respect. They focus attention upon learning and away from such distractions as fashion competition and gang intimidation. Requiring uniforms enhances school security by permitting identification of non–students who try to enter the campus. Weapons have been concealed in jumpsuits, overcoats, and baggy gang clothing." It also differentiates between students and

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Beneficial Clothing for Schools

Around the world many schools require their students to wear school uniforms. Many students do not adore this idea, but do they really know how it benefits them. Some wonder if these uniforms really improve their learning and experiences in school. Many questions do arise when schools consider this idea. The debate today is growing as schools try to figure out how they can enhance their school. There are many improvements in school systems when they make this decision to add school uniforms. Youngstown State University found that school uniform policies promote the rate of attendance, graduation suspension (Occupy Theory Staff). School uniforms can benefit not only the atmosphere where the student is learning, but also their focus on education to help them succeed in the future.

An advantage of having school uniforms is it maintains students focus on education. Students are more likely to be centralized on the information taught by teachers. They will not be concerned about others clothing because everyone is wearing the same outfit. School uniforms improve the learning environment because it decreases the amount of bullying. Therefore, students get a better education because they are relaxed and can concentrate to their best. School uniforms prepare students for the real world. "Students learn responsibility by having a dress code because they have to keep the uniforms clean throughout the week" (Can the use of School Uniforms). When it comes

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The uniform ensures a certain cohesion within a group, and offers a feeling of belonging, in this case, to a school institution. Rangers, firemen, policemen, flight attendants, nurses, soldiers, hoteliers, some priests wear a uniformity which allows to quickly identify their functions, and which offers a certain prestige to the profession. When a student wears a school uniform, we can quickly identify the school from which this pupil comes. In addition, wearing a school uniform can be considered as a rite that would allow the student to feel integrated into the larger school group or less quickly.

Most students adhere more easily to the "codes" of THEIR school thanks to a uniform or a dress code that sometimes consists of some students rhetoric to print a sweatshirt with the name of the school.

Wearing polo's and khakis in private schools has long been customary almost universally because it symbolized the equality for all students, without religious and social distractions. If all schools required informs it would help put everyone back into retrospective making no child different from the next. The argument that school uniforms stifles student's individuality and creativity, but in fact school uniforms helps fight against all forms of discrimination that may arise between students because of race, gender, religions and social classes. School uniform gives students a sense of unity, the encourage school harmony and they help reduce violence and promote a sense of security (enable the identification of intruders).

By mandating uniforms in school young people are less distracted and are more focused on learning, uniforms simply help young people avoid the everyday hassle of always having to be fashionable because of today's social media and society in a whole. Uniforms help eradicate social differences, it lessens commotion and lessen teasing about inequalities of what other are wearing. Many parents and students believe that wearing uniforms lessens student's individuality and by wearing uniforms it will smother their personal expression. Another reason parent may not want their children wearing uniform because it can be a bit expensive, from firsthand experience I can related to it Get more content