To Wear Uniforms in School or Not

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Some schools say that wearing uniforms are better, while others say that it is not. First let’s discuss schools that require uniforms. You’ll most likely find them throughout Britain, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and most African counties. Only private school use them to distinguish them from other private or public schools. If student wear uniforms then they would feel like they belong to the school. But some religions won’t let the female or male wear certain kinds of clothing and will be pulled out at an earlier age. Uniforms also prohibit gang related problems like wearing gang colors or styles. This can be avoided by issuing a dress code prohibiting certain types of clothing but still allowing the children the freedom of picking clothes that they want. Uniforms are not practical. They are often old fashioned and uncomfortable to wear. The cheapness is often bad. They over heat when you wear them in the summer and they don’t insulate heat in the winter. There’s no real evidence that proves wearing uniforms will reduce crime in school. But there will be bulling with kids from other schools. Wearing uniforms will show that a student goes to a certain school and will be easy to identify who is “the rival” and bulling or attacks will increase between schools. Dress code can eliminate the “us-and-them” feelings that are made with uniforms. Uniforms are expensive when bought to be customized and is hard for some parents to buy. Uniforms are only produced in small quantities and are made in special shops so the price is usually increased.
By having a school uniform school isn’t better in the sense that kids would like to go. Kids are always trying to bend the rules if there is a uniform or dress code. Uniforms have no real preparation for the future. Only a small amount of jobs require you to wear a uniform but their usually low paying jobs. Though some jobs require a suit you can still personalize it many ways to express your personality. In recent years there have been debates on whether or not uniforms are better. Uniforms don’t have special benefits that come with it. They don’t stop gang formations in school because they can still form groups and don’t need colors to distinguish themselves from others. Instead they will know who is who by knowing who they are. They don’t stop gang related school violence.

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