I think school uniforms should be enforced in U.S. Public schools.?

Question

All school systems in all 50 staes would have the same uniform. I've been living in Japan for years and it's been this way forever and it works really well.

I think it will make it easier on the kids and parents in the states. Not all the parents can afford the name brand clothes kids like and kids should be made fun of over clothes.

I think uniforms will make everybody equal and make it fair for everybody. It will give the chance for all different students to interact with eachother and expand their growth. It will prepare kids for the real worl when they get jobs or join the military. It will help with the gang problem by making it hard to distinguish each other.

No it's not un constitutional either, ive heard people say that. If they dont like it then they can get no education and be bums on the street.

I think giving a safe, structured learning enviroment is much more constitutional.

The teachers will also wear uniforms.
Males
White shirt / Long sleeve winter
Short sleeve warm weather
Blue Pants
Black shoes


Female
White shirt / Long sleeve winter
Short sleeve warm weather
blue skirt must be within 3 inches above or below the knee
or pants (optional)
black shoes

Answer 1

I agree. It will be more convenient for the parents & they don't have to worry about spending too much on name brand clothes that mostly kids want.

I wore uniforms since I started going to school and it is indeed true that it made everybody look equal. However, all the schools that I went to required us to wear skirts atleast 3 inches below the knee for the girls uk school rules and for the safety of their students. I studied in the Philippines and it is not safe for us girls to be walking around with skirts that are above our knees like in Japan. We are most likely to get raped. I am dead serious.

However, if they will enforce school uniforms in U.S Public Schools, they need to look at the safety of the students uk what I mean.

Japan is a safe place. You rarely see in the news that a student wearing a uniform got raped. I've seen some but Americans tried to touch them or do stuff that they're not supposed to do. They just can't resist girls in uniform.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

I won't necessarily say they're a bad thing, but I doubt they really serve any greater purpose. I've attended both private schools and public schools, and none of my friends behaved any differently in school because of the way they dressed. We certainly didn't pay any more attention in class just because we were dressed to match.

It sounds like just another simple and superficial answer to a complex problem (in other words, a typical conservative idea), and there are certainly more serious issues to worry about anyway. Most jobs don't require uniforms, and what is school really but the way we train children to prepare them for the workforce? I think reasonable dress codes should be sufficient for a learning environment. The only purpose of any uniform (whether you're a soldier, a cop, or a food service employee) is really so that people can easily recognize who and what you are. I don't think any kid in a school has any trouble being recognized as a student due to lack of a uniform.

Answer 3

In Uk we stopped wearing uniforms during 1970s...most schools bought them back in during the 80's & 90's at the parents requests. School uniforms are really really cheap here.they cost about 75% less than regular clothes! As for freedom..yes it gives the kids freedom from peer pressure whilst at school they can dress as they want during leisure time Also its a v good way of seperating school from home and switching off when you get out of the uniform

It also gives kids a real sense of belonging which is important in a multiculteral society.

Everyone had to wear some kind of uniform when at work for just the same reasons..even office clothes are a uniform

Answer 4

Research supports school uniforms, showing a positive correlation between use of school uniforms and many positive outcomes because (and this is only a partial list):
1. It diffuses the visual disparity between the wealthy and the poor;
2. It eliminates the distraction of suggestive clothing;
3. It lessens feelings of inadequacy, jealousy, and not belonging;
4. It helps develop a sense of community among members of a school (especially if teachers wear some sort of uniform as well!);
5. It helps develop a POSITIVE IDENTITY with a group (the school), which could give some students a better place to feel like they belong than they would have by identifying with a gang.

Specific, positive correlation showed between use of school uniforms and higher grades, as well as fewer and less severe discipline problems, so school uniforms are a no-brainer, but our schools STILL do not go along with using them because a few people who want to SHOW that they have money to spend oppose uniforms in the name of "freedom of expression;" yet, in the real world, uniforms truly are a part of many jobs, and freedom of expression is not an issue there!

God bless all of you who support the use of school uniforms, and may we continue to try to get our schools to successfully implement policies supporting use of uniforms.

Answer 5

diversity allowed through freedom of expression. schools usually like to foster and support diversity, as exposure to different beliefs, ways of thinking, personalities, cultures, etc helps people learn, grow, and interact better in this new global environment we have. to force people to wear uniforms is taking away their ability to express their differences, which limits diversity. i don't actually believe this, btw. i went to a school where we wore uniforms and loved it. and even with the strictest uniforms there are ways to express oneself. but the argument may work.

Answer 6

I am a student in the Phil. and i've heard this in my debate class. I have been wearing a uniform for such a long time and its true, you seem equal. I totally agree with you in some points. It saves money, it doesnt give stress to students the night before, it (well in away) allows you to treat or talk to someone equally.

Though, there maybe some problems w/ this. Students, as i am one, like to be up-to-date in fashion. They dont like to wear something that looks like everyone else's. They want to be unique. Its a good thing that in my school, they allow us to wear normal clothes during special fuctions.

Now dont curse me that i dont live in US, and that i should be able to talk about things like this. but i still think that its a good idea. :)

Answer 7

I worked in a school with a uniform, it was great. I don't think it's going to fix everything, but they help.

Answer 8

I disagree....Argument: We are suppose 2 be different. And what does it matter 2 you live in Japan...The United states is different from Japan ok...We got bigger Problems 2 worry about like the war in Iraq...

Answer 9

So do I. It allows for more structure and more attention to be focused on why they are actually at school.

Answer 10

If not uniforms, a basic, conservative, dress code.