Why Schools Should Require Students to Wear Uniforms
Why Schools Should Require Students to Wear Uniforms
Everest University
Composition I
Professor Cheryl Carter
Why Schools Should Require Students to Wear Uniforms
That’s been a question for years now in so many schools across the country for quite a while now. Students seem to go both ways, some wanting uniforms and others against them. Parents don’t always like the idea of uniforms either saying they will be an unnecessary expense as a second set of clothes. Teachers, on the other hand, seem to always be for uniforms saying it encourages students to work as a team. Students should be required to wear uniforms, not because school officials want them, but to gain a feeling of belonging, pride, self-respect and unity as a group.
As far back as the 80’s, schools, parents, and students have been debating the issue of requiring school uniforms. There are students who like wearing uniforms according to a study by researchers from the University of Nevada; Reno College of Education. Their study found that there was a decrease in gang activity on campus, discipline and an increase in student safety. Also that more Latino students found school uniforms beneficial than Caucasian students did (Wharton, 2013). Many students say that requiring uniforms is “unfair” and that it stifles their individuality and self-expression. School students should wear uniforms so that no one student can be singled out for their style, so all students will be dressed alike as well as cutting down the chance of them being bullied, beaten (or worse) for their clothing (Unknown, 2013).
The study done in Reno schools also found that 90% of the students involved in the study did not like wearing uniforms. Some students feel that uniforms are uncomfortable and violate their right to freedom of expression. Some parents feel required uniforms are an unfair and unnecessary financial burden to purchase another set of clothes for each child they have in school. It has been suggested
Everest University
Composition I
Professor Cheryl Carter
Why Schools Should Require Students to Wear Uniforms
That’s been a question for years now in so many schools across the country for quite a while now. Students seem to go both ways, some wanting uniforms and others against them. Parents don’t always like the idea of uniforms either saying they will be an unnecessary expense as a second set of clothes. Teachers, on the other hand, seem to always be for uniforms saying it encourages students to work as a team. Students should be required to wear uniforms, not because school officials want them, but to gain a feeling of belonging, pride, self-respect and unity as a group.
As far back as the 80’s, schools, parents, and students have been debating the issue of requiring school uniforms. There are students who like wearing uniforms according to a study by researchers from the University of Nevada; Reno College of Education. Their study found that there was a decrease in gang activity on campus, discipline and an increase in student safety. Also that more Latino students found school uniforms beneficial than Caucasian students did (Wharton, 2013). Many students say that requiring uniforms is “unfair” and that it stifles their individuality and self-expression. School students should wear uniforms so that no one student can be singled out for their style, so all students will be dressed alike as well as cutting down the chance of them being bullied, beaten (or worse) for their clothing (Unknown, 2013).
The study done in Reno schools also found that 90% of the students involved in the study did not like wearing uniforms. Some students feel that uniforms are uncomfortable and violate their right to freedom of expression. Some parents feel required uniforms are an unfair and unnecessary financial burden to purchase another set of clothes for each child they have in school. It has been suggested
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