Persuasive Essay About School Uniforms

In 1996 President Bill Clinton promotes a dress code following his demand for school uniforms. This is when school uniforms became the "hype" of the nation. That is also when many people came to the conclusion in their own minds that school uniforms should come to affect, which is because it SHOULD take affect!In 1999 two armed students killed 13 people within class coarse. Those two boys were able to bring in weapons because they had long, baggy clothes on which hid the weapons. This made the nation thinks highly of protecting schools and school uniforms/dress codes. (Cruz 14) This is also an example of why school uniforms should take affect.

Then in 2001 the case of Teshana Byers et al v. City of Waterbury et al. took place. This was about a girl
"Students across the nation DO NOT like school uniforms." (Cruz 22) But the students do not understand that school uniforms are for their own safety. Most students also do not know the potential harm regular clothes could bring to school. And almost every student believes that school uniforms violate the freedom of expression, but it doesn 't because if those students want to enroll at that school they have to listen to the rules. (School)This "situation" is not just happening in America, but it is also happening around the world, such as Iran! Iran has dress codes for girl students. Their dress codes are that girl students must wear bright and peppy colors. The students must wear bright, happy, and peppy colors because studies have shown that those colors can improve psychological health. ("Iran") Those studies also affect America 's school dress codes. If you look at most uniforms at schools, they are bright and happy, not dark and boring. This is because the schools want to improve psychological health. (Kelly)Over the years many people have been debating over school dress codes and school uniforms. Some people