School Dress Codes and Uniforms Are Beneficial
Do schools really need a dress code? Just ask parents of kids who have to wear them and they will probably say yes. With the dress code policy parents would be able o save money on clothes for their children(Dress 1). This would be a big help for children with poor families who cant afford the proper clothes for them to wear. In addition, with uniforms these kids wont are looked at any different than everyone else because they will have the same dress attire. While I was attending high school there were no school uniforms and there were always trouble surrounding it. People would get made fun of for wearing clothes that people felt weren't appropriate. Some of the people would wear black dresses and paint their fingernails and wear lipstick. Others would just dress nicely. These different groups didn't like each other just by the way each of them dressed. They would use names such as freaks nerds jocks and devil worshipers to describe each other. No one knows if they were just expressing them selves or what but with uniforms these problems wouldn't
occur. These students would have probably gotten along a lot better if it weren't for their clothes and maybe they would have even become friends.
Students these days feel clothing are how they express themselves and we have to wonder if it is going to far. Kids don't even think of how stupid some clothing makes them look. One kid, who was charged with breaking and entering, went to court wearing a shirt with the grim reaper and a naked girl on it(Revisiting 1). Now how stupid is that? In another court case a girl was caught for driving under the influence. When she appeared for court she was wearing a Budweiser sh...
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... must also be well taken care of. While with blue jeans and shirts you can throw them in the washer but these uniforms need more care. They must always be kept clean so the student would have to spend time ironing and cleaning his clothes(K F1). Kids just don't really want or feel like putting in the extra time to handle these responsibilities and feel that uniforms are pointless.
The most highly regarded reason for uniforms is gang violence(sociological 4). Gangs often identify each other by certain colors or certain clothes they wear. Uniforms would lower the number of gangs
Alternatively, make them less important without their "colors". Some schools have specific dress codes where you cant wear certain things. The wearing of sports clothing was banned in one school where officials thought the gangs were associated with these clothes(Revisiting 4-5).
Proponents of uniforms argue that the widespread violence in schools is due largely to gangs. They believe that the distinctive gang colors and symbols are used it intimidate non-gang members and reinforce gang allegiance. Gang members are often found wearing clothing with professional sports team logos on them. Children who wear this type of clothing do so only because they like it or because everyone else is wearing it. Jim Steinberg of the San Diego Examiner believes that, “They have become a fashion statement and sometimes a gang statement”(Sauewein 1). This is why so many parents want the schools to go to a mandatory uniform policy. Many parents believe that if children wear uniforms, the violence in schools would drop significantly. Long Beach Unified School District was the first large school district in the United States to implement a mandatory uniform policy. “In 1994, the Long Beach Unified School District in California became the nation’s first, large urban district to require all it’s elementary and middle school students to wear uniforms. School crime has plunged 76 percent since, says spokesman Dick Van Der Laan. Attendance is the highest it’s been since 1980. Can the uniform policy take this credit? “Very definitely,” Van Der Laan says.
First, childhood is about not only learning life lessons, but also discovering who you are and how you want to be in the world. Uniforms are totally against this. Rather than teaching individuality, school uniforms teach conformity and mediocrity. If everyone is wearing the same thing, how do young students express themselves other than in the grades they get? While grades are important, socializing young people is equally important therefore I believe students should be able to wear regular clothes to school as long as there’s no abusive images, words, or any form of negativity. That would be the dress code. Student’s coming to school in suggestive or offensive clothes can be made to wear a uniform of khakis and polo which t...
Recently, in Hickory Ridge High School in Harrisburg, North Carolina, a senior student stood up for herself when her principal said her shirt violated the school's dress code. The shirt was long sleeves and dipped down, showing her collarbones the slightest bit. The principal demanded for her to put on a jacket so she did so, but the principal wasn’t satisfied.
Schools should have dress codes in order for their students to do better in school. It can also
School uniforms can prevent students from being picked on. Uniforms can also prevent bad emblems on students’ shirts. The students wouldn’t have to worry about what they are wearing and they could focus on school work better. This can make the test scores and homework rate go up. School uniforms could prevent nearly anything that happens at school. For example, the other student can’t see what shirt the other student is wearing. Therefore the student won’t pick on the other student for what he is wearing. Having school uniforms can make all students equal and prevent violence. Another reason why we should have uniforms is if you went on a school field trip you can tell which students are
School uniforms are a way for principals to know who belongs on campus and who does not. A while back, researchers studied that the reason certain school require students to wear school uniforms is because they feel that it will help stop other students from bulling one another, just because they don’t have on high priced shoes or clothing it shouldn 't stop them from doing what they do best. "The good thing is people judge you on your inner characteristics rather than what you wear," said Nick Duran, an 8th grader and the student-body president at Rogers Middle School (Portner)." Safety is they key, when students enter the school ground, they should feel safe and not think that someone is going to harm them. Students feel as if they have to wear school uniforms it will
They force students to wear school clothes to support the school. They also make the children feel like they belong there. The students that do not fit in as well have an easier time fitting in with the other students. This causes positive changes in the school and everyone seems to come together while wearing them. But uniforms also force kids into wearing something they may or may not want to wear in the first place. They can still tell cliques apart and sometimes uniforms make the students feel as if they stick out more, being just like everyone else (ConnectUs, 2015).
I think that dress codes are a must for school, because in the business world there is also a professional way to dress and a way not to dress. I think that school is just warming you up to that fact. I think that the drawbacks arise from conflicts like tiny holes below the knees on people's jeans shouldn't be dress coded more of just told to be more presentable maybe. But then again that student may not be able to afford expensive jeans maybe that's all the student has is holey jeans but the school doesn't ever take that into consideration when they write the dress code.
Prior to this period, they were only implemented in Catholic and private schools as they were thought to be more strict, furthermore were also more respected as elite educational institutions (School Uniforms). Since this time the rest of the country has slowly started to follow the trend as 20% of all public schools require uniforms in 2011, also many large cities have gone and fully implemented uniforms such as Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, and Seattle (Bowen). There is also a trend that uniforms tend to be implemented in higher poverty populations around the country in an effort to close the socioeconomic barrier or how it is perceived in the public school system which unproportionately benefits those of a higher economic status (School Uniforms). The United States isn’t the only country that has noticed the statistics and decreasing crime rates due to the uniforms, in England all schools are required to have uniforms (Bowen). With the rise of uniforms around the world will bring greater prosperity for future
Pickerington School District should require students to have a uniform dress code. The current dress code policy is very minimal and is not adhered to by the students. Faculty overlook the students who don’t abide by the current dress code as it would take away from their teaching time. One of the main concerns that is brought up when the topic of school uniforms is discussed is freedom of expression. Many people worry that not allowing children to wear certain clothing will “stifle their creativity” (p. ) or restrict their First Amendment rights (Nevada, 2008). There are many reasons for having uniforms in public schools. School uniforms have been shown to improve test scores, raise school pride, increase attendance, reduce violence, and teaches students to dress professionally. School uniforms can also avert the wearing of gang colors (Wilson, 1998).
Another problem is that not everyone is satisfied or comfortable with the uniforms they are given, with female students typically required to wear skirts while male students are required to wear trousers. Since uniforms don’t factor in the type of body that a student may have, it is more than probable that a student will feel uncomfortable in an outfit that does not fit perfectly or is not made specifically with them in mind. In addition, some students have sensitive skin, which can be irritated by the fabrics and materials used in school uniforms.
In a public setting like a high school, how a student or students dress, can have a negative effect on the entire student body, even with a dress code. On
...pes of clothing for school activities need to be purchased and the cost will its reach a max. Uniforms may seem cheaper than buying your own clothing, but it is not. As long as the student can make their own good choices in buying their own clothing, like setting budgets, it can be much less costly. Lastly, it ensures that students are showing their personality not only by their looks. Not judging a book by its cover is important but at school, students should learn that by themselves. It’s only natural that we judge people but it is vital that we don’t say it aloud.
School Uniforms are a logical choice for the public school venue. Uniforms prevent students from a lower income background to be singled out for poorly made or cheap clothing, prevents use of gang colors, allows for certain safety measures, and allows teachers to form impressions of students based on actions and work rather than dress code choices.
Many gang members wear particular types of colors and clothes to signify their membership to a certain gang. With every student wearing the same articles of clothing, gang members will not be able to establish a rivalry within the school. Uniforms also minimize violence by reducing some sources of conflict. A Long Beach Superintendent stated the first year that the uniforms had been implemented into his school, crimes decreased by thirty-six percent, school violence by fifty-one percent, and vandalism to the school dropped eighteen percent. (US Dept. of Ed., 1996) Uniforms will also make it easier for trespassers to be identified. (Ryan & Cooper, 2000) These trespassers will stick out like a soar thumb because they will not have on a uniform like everyone else.