The Importance Of Uniforms In School

If students become apathetic about attending school, they will reap the consequences of a poor education and, in turn, will not attain a degree. The question, though, is not so much as how do we make them [students] go to school, but why are they not attending school? Many would answer that these particular students are delinquents or the stereotype that children and teens despise school, but, the issue may be more complex that that. Bullying and clothing choices may or may not have something to do with lack of attendance. In this case, uniforms could greatly improve attendance records due to the roadblock uniforms put in place between issues at school and lack of attendance. As Helfert and Warschburger state in their article, A prospective

If this perspective is among the top of a students needs to fit in, it can become devastating to their self-esteem if they are not accepted to the group they idolize and hope to be part of. This can result in an apathetic attitude towards school. This being said, many of the students feeling inadequate compared to the “it” students may even suffer from the spotlight effect, which is when one overestimates others ' noticing and evaluating ones appearance, performance, and blunders. This can increase stress levels in students which can affect their academic success or deter them from attending school all together for fear they will not be accepted. School uniforms could eliminate any pressure that is placed on students to keep up with fellow classmates or the strain to fit in. Uniforms could level the competition or the need to replicate what other students have deemed essential. On the other hand, uniforms cannot stop what is called body shaming. Clothing cannot hide body shapes or certain imperfections. One example of what students may be shamed for is simply put as fat

While weight-based name-calling is far from a new phenomenon in this country, underlying anti-fat attitudes have deepened in recent years, rendering such bullying far more toxic in its effects(Trainer, S., Brewis, A., Williams, D., & Chavez, J. (2015)).” This extends from the outside world to the halls and mouths of students who use fat shaming against other students. Uniforms cannot help those who are victims to such verbal and sometimes physical abuse. Uniforms may even aid in the fat shaming trend. They can heighten the prominence of body shapes. Without the competition of fashion, it leaves those lacking in “ideal” body shapes at a disadvantage. This being said, those already feeling self-conscious about themselves would be reluctant about attending school. Uniforms can do a great deal of good, but it cannot stop the shaming of other students for such things as weight and body disfigurements. But, if uniforms can improve upon behavior and attitudes along with violence, maybe it can ameliorate the many potential repercussions associated with the use of