Why We Should Not Have School Uniforms

“The best freedom is being yourself” (Jim Morrison). I believe that this quote would help the fact that uniforms should not be allowed in schools unless everyone wants them. You cannot deny someone their own individual rights as people in America. All people should be free to choose if they want school uniforms or not.
Students who wear the uniforms may not think that they are comfortable, and it may distract them from learning at school. If the reason we go to school is to learn, then why let school uniforms distract us from it? Children should be able to choose what they wear for school without the government’s influence and make it as comfortable as they feel like. By the child not being able to dress themselves for school, it may delay their transition into adulthood. Ninety percent of seventh and eighth graders disliked uniforms (procon.org). Why force
If a school chose to have school uniforms, it may pose a problem for families. Public school uniforms may be too much of an additional cost which leads to even bigger problems. Problems like not having enough food or not even having the basic necessities of life. It could cause families to get broke. However, making families go poor must not be important at all to some people considering that many schools are fond of school uniforms no matter how much the students loathe them. Although there is some evidence that school uniforms are beneficial, school uniforms are an awful choice. To not have uniforms would be the solution to this problem. Instead of school uniforms, set rules for students. When your school has uniforms, you will agree that school uniforms are a distraction to learning and a hassle. Even though there are some other pros to having school uniforms; I think that it is everyone’s best interest not to have school uniforms. In conclusion, school uniforms deny individuals of their freedom, and should not be mandatory at