THERE IS NO CERTAINTY THAT DRESS CODES REDUCE VIOLENCE OR INCREASE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Amy Mitchell Wilson, Spring, 1998; Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal, Article: Public School Dress Codes: The Constitutional Debate // acs-VT2000
Although dress codes are increasing in popularity throughout the United States, educators do not uniformly agree upon the benefits produced by these regulations. There is no certainty that dress codes reduce school violence or improve academic achievement. Furthermore, strict dress codes, which school officials justify because they are aimed at preventing gang violence, have been adopted in several areas that do not have gang problems, undermining some school official`s justifications.
NO STRONG EVIDENCE THAT SCHOOL UNIFORM POLICIES SUCCEED
Amy Mitchell Wilson, Spring, 1998; Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal, Article: Public School Dress Codes: The Constitutional Debate // acs-VT2000
The arguments of uniform opponents are well summarized in a ``Point of View`` comment found on the Internet, written by Loren Siegel:
Are uniforms a good idea? The most concise response to this question is, nobody knows. The superintendent of the Long Beach School District claims that the district`s self-generated data showing decreases in certain forms of student misconduct is proof that uniforms work. But other steps to improve student behavior, like increasing the