School Uniforms Conformity

Students march around like soldiers wearing uniforms in many schools around the globe, looking like just another product of the government. According to the government school uniforms show school spirit and prevent students from being bullied for their outfits; however in most, if not all schools that require students to wear uniforms it greatly restricts students’ freedom of expression, promotes conformity over individuality, is driven by commercial interests rather than educational ones and gives the government control over a person’s individuality. It is true that it is less likely for a student to be bullied for their outfit if they are required to wear a school uniform; however school uniforms violate the first amendment of the constitution

This day in age is the peak of diversity in the world and is more important than ever, school uniforms contradict this. Kyler Sumter wrote in the Huffington Post: "They decide to teach us about people like Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony and Booker T. Washington... We learn about how these people expressed themselves and conquered and we can't even express ourselves in the hallways." School uniforms promote the idea of symmetry and discourage students to express who they truly are as well as make them feel like just another factory product produced by the

In 2013 47% of high-poverty areas with public schools required uniforms while only 6% of public schools in low-poverty areas required uniforms, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Students in low-poverty areas are more likely to be able to buy more than one uniform for school, and are more likely to be able to maintain their uniforms and keep them clean. However a student in a public school that requires uniforms in a high-poverty area is less likely to be able to afford more than on uniform for school and less likely to be able to keep it well maintained and clean. While students in the low-poverty areas have clean new looking uniforms, students in high-poverty areas have torn and dirty school uniforms which in effect could cause bullying, emotional stress and low hygiene. David L. Brunsma, PhD, stated that; It only takes two months for socioeconomic differences to show up again." Because school uniforms are not doing the job that the government had intended for them to do it is possible that the bullying of students from high-poverty areas will go up therefore leading to the absence rate in schools going up as