Uniforms In Middle Schools

Uniform policies have been a prevalent topic in middle school for many years. The uniform policy was proposed for the students wellbeing. Although many disagree with this policy, many individuals say it adds a respectful aspect to the academic system. Uniforms are ideal for three reasons, they stop differences between the rich and the poor, they cut down bullying and they help students focus on their school work and have better behavior. Uniforms have had an impact on the rich and the poor. Uniforms, which are mandatory in middle school, makes it hard to point out the rich and the poor (Bodine, 2003.) The rich students always have the newest shoes, the latest brand name clothes and the coolest backpacks or handbags. On the other hand
Middle school is when most students start to “find themselves”( Anonymous, 2013.) Most middle schoolers are all up to date with the latest trends. Those trends are the way to get through middle school, so if you are not wearing the latest fashion trend you get bullied (Pinskin, 2010.) Bullies tend to pick on students that are less fortunate or different (Mitchell and Knechtle, 2003.) Bullies can do much more than tees the clothing others wear, they can call other people names based on the clothes they wear. Girl can be called “sluts” if they wear a short skirt, a crop top or even if they are showing a bra strap (Bodine, 2003.) Uniform policies restrict girls to wear short skirts or show any cleavage because it can trigger bullying. Uniforms help decrease bullying. Power is taken from the bullies when a uniform policy is installed in a school. Since all students wear the same clothing when there is a uniform policy installed, it is hard for bullies to point out those who are different from them. Wearing the same or similar clothing is just like wearing an invisible cloth because it makes one invisible or hard to differentiate from
Uniforms are said to help students concentrate on the academic aspect of school. Most students need help to concentrate and sometimes thinking about the clothes they are wearing and what others say about them distracts them a lot. Middle schoolers are always trying the newest trends to see if they look good on them. They spend most of their time thinking what they might wear the next day to school and what the kid next to them might say. Uniforms give students room to think about other things that are more important at that moment. They might think about a question on a test or what topic to do on an essay. This policy enables them to give thought to what really matters. Some say there is a correlation between uniforms and test scores. Students show a higher academic achievement when in uniform.(Bodine, 2003.) Bodine said in 2003 that a research done in 1998 showed that uniformed students had significantly higher test scores than those students uniformed. All students want to get good grades because that way their parents do not punish