The Purpose Of School Uniforms: Pros And Cons?

What is the purpose of attending school? Is it to learn? Become entertained? Or is it to feel safe and comfortable around others? Well, the answer to all these questions is yes, but the problem is that some schools do not make their students feel as safe as they want to feel. In fact, the most popular reason students feel unsafe is because of the constant peer pressure and bullying issues they face and see happening to their peers. Though schools go on with new ways to stop these issues from reoccurring, the most effective and simplest is to implement a uniform policy based school. Wearing school uniforms has become very popular. “School uniforms Statistics: 23 Facts on Pros and Cons” states, “The percentage of public schools implementing a

Once again, the article “School Uniform Statistics: 23 Facts on Pros and Cons” states “Aside from the reduced expenses associated with uniforms, educators agree that they offer plenty of other positives. Around 85% argue that it reduces the need for discipline in the classroom while 79% say it promotes an increased sense of student safety.” This quotes lets us conclude that by wearing a uniform to school, parents spend less money and the practice reduces the need for constant nagging of discipline as students can focus more on other vital topics and not just the dress and hair their peers are wearing since everyone is wearing the same outfit as one another. Some might not agree and say that to ensure discipline, wearing a school uniform is not the solution. Instead, schools need to be stricter in their policies and not have the students wear the same type of clothing every day. But look at it this way, even though schools become more strict in enforcing the rules, students do not tend to oblige and may even resort to sneaking in food, gum, or other banned entities. By wearing uniforms, students are forced to follow the dress code policy, and the uniforms may even restrain the students from sneaking in banned or dangerous items. Is that not a better way of enforcing discipline, rather than giving out constant detention to students who bend or do not follow the rules? Overall, students are to oblige and have more discipline when told to wear a certain uniform to