Article 2: School Uniforms

  Khaki and navy colored pants and white, red, blue colored shirts. These are the colors of the uniforms; boot-cut jeans or skirts that are 4 inches above the knee. I don't know who came up with uniforms, but whoever did is a genius.

                School uniforms go back to the early 90’s at a 3% of public schools using them, slowly graduating to a 12% and then a 42% of schools having dress codes. Many people find uniforms as a benefit in school by keeping increasing the schools safety and behavior of the students. They are even a huge benefit for parents financially, makes life a little bit easier.

                The safety of the schools increase with the help of uniforms because it “eliminates the gang-related clothing”, avoiding any gang related violence in the area of schools. It has the students looking sharp and makes the school look better. Every student dressed neat and clean walking around school impresses many administrations, sending good buzz around about the school.

                The use of uniforms helps with the behavior of students by not leaving anybody left out. In schools, many kids get picked on for wearing something that is out of style or because it only looks good on certain people. Now with everyone wearing uniforms, none of the students have anything to say about each other because they are all dressed the same. All students can participate in school activities without the worry of “does this look right”.

                School uniforms aren’t cheap, but since it’s the same thing every day, parents don’t have to buy new clothes each year. Instead the same uniforms can be used for as long as they fit the student. Parents don’t have to worry on how much money is going to be spent on graphic tees or 30 dollar jeans for their kids every year. Uniforms cost up to 150 dollars, but with the use of more than over 2 years, parents don’t have to keep buying and buying every season, leaving more money in your pocket.

                School uniforms might not be for everyone. Not all people believe that school uniforms are good, but there are several benefits with uniforms that people who oppose don’t see still. So, give it a go and see what outcome you take from school uniforms.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/12/style.rules/index.html