Preview

Banning Of School Uniforms

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
668 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Banning Of School Uniforms
Michelle Nguyen
Period 1
August 21, 2014
Banning of school uniforms
Let’s all take a moment and imagine that you have to wake up early in the morning and you have to go to school. You put on the same clothes that you were wearing yesterday and walk to school. You open the door and you see a million people, all wearing the same outfit as you. It feels just like yesterday and the day before that. That is what every day would be like if our school had uniforms. I know that many kids in public schools are against having uniforms in school. I agree because I think that uniforms are a restriction that doesn’t allow you to express yourself freely, and they also cost a lot. I think this binds the students and everyone should have the right to wear what they want. Uniforms take away our individuality and confidence. Confidence is already hard to achieve, but having to wear uniform is much more challenging. Wearing them can also get distracting during the day.
Some schools say uniforms make us united as a school, but I don’t think they do anything but bother students. Uniforms can be quite distracting during the day because of all the restrictions. It can also get really annoying when you stain your shirt eating lunch or anytime of snacks. During the day you constantly have to worry about following the school’s dress code, so why have it? Distraction of wearing uniform isn’t the only problem, we have plenty more. Students have enough stress in their lives; why add more?
Another problem is the cost of school uniforms. Many students' families can't afford the cost of school uniforms. The school district should help students pay for uniforms if they wanted us to wear them. For those families who can't afford many uniforms to wear daily, the students have to burden their parents with washing their uniforms every day in order to provide them with proper attires for school. Your mom or dad might have better things to do than wash your clothes every afternoon. On top of that, you

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Pros Of School Uniforms

    • 345 Words
    • 2 Pages

    When was the last time you saw a child in their school uniform? Probably quite recently. But have you ever thought how these children feel ? their entire school is wearing the same thing they are wearing? These children wear the same thing every single day they go to school. The only time they get to wear their own style of clothes is on the weekend. Making children wear the same thing everyday, thinking it's a good idea that helps them in school, probably only makes them hate school more. There are many reasons why school uniforms are a bad idea and should not be enforced on children. To start with, to buy them costs a lot of money. Secondly, school uniforms stop the child’s individuality from being expressed, keeping the entire school as…

    • 345 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Throughout the years, there has been much debate with schools across the country on whether or not students should be allowed to wear uniforms. Through past experience with this argument, it’s safe to say that wearing a uniform is not a bad thing at all. Why? For one, uniforms stop other students from being judged on how they look, two, they save families money and students will not pressure their parents into buying clothes some families can’t afford, and lastly uniforms increase safety and security. So I do strongly agree that students should be able to wear uniforms.…

    • 567 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    This paper is about the issue of school uniforms and whether or not for schools (K-12) to require them. I analyzed three strong arguments from both sides of the issue. The side advocating uniforms argued that school uniforms keep students focused, which may lead to an improvement of grades. Advocates state uniforms deter students from crimes and save money for parents by relieving parents of the pressure of buying new clothes for every school year. The other side of the issue against uniforms in schools argue that uniforms threaten and infringe on student’s freedom of expression by requiring students to wear the uniforms with consequences if not hearkened. The opposition to uniforms also presented a study where the students oppose…

    • 1105 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Many people say that uniforms help develop the discipline of the student. This could not be further from the truth. School uniforms only create more rules for a student to follow, thus they take away from the primary function of school: education. School is about education, social and academic, and uniforms have no viable place in that endeavor. School uniforms take up money and resources that could be allotted to more productive activities. Parents have to spend money on their children's uniforms when they already have clothes that would be just as good. School districts have to put money, time, and effort into developing uniforms and enforcing the dress code once it has come into effect. Why not spend this cash on needed school equipment instead?…

    • 457 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Anti-Uniforms In Schools

    • 418 Words
    • 2 Pages

    More schools throughout the United States are forcing students from grades kindergarten through twelfth to wear uniforms. Little do they know this irrational decision takes a major effect on the child's development to adulthood. Additionally, students should not have to wear school uniforms.…

    • 418 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The rate of schools and getting school uniforms is going up and crimes in the buildings are going down. Bullying and crimes aren’t happening within the school. According to Should Students have to Wear School Uniforms ,“When you have students dressed alike, you make them safer. If someone were to come into a building, the intruder could easily be recognized.” This statement shows that crime in school that make students wear uniforms has decreased. I think that school uniforms is an important attire to have in school to help stop crimes, to stop bullying, and time in the morning for kids. People that are against the argument could say that school uniforms don’t allow students to express themselves. These statements are why I believe that schools should have school uniforms.…

    • 595 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    As the first amendment says, everyone has the right to express themselves freely which you cannot do if you are forced to wear a school uniform. (procon.org) Clothing choices are a crucial part of self expression and taking the choice away from someone can result in stifling students creativity. Overall, when kids do not have the choice on what to wear they are unable to express their individuality. Another reason school uniforms should not be required is that they do not have any positive effect on attendance, academics, preparedness, or exam results.…

    • 404 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    School Uniforms

    • 537 Words
    • 3 Pages

    "Just slapping clothes on kids won't improve a school, but uniforms accompanied by other reforms can make a difference. Uniforms send a message and remind students that they are in school. One element of the message is that when you are going to school, that is your place of work. That is the place where you are working at getting smart." ~Joe Palumbo. Uniforms cause children to be more civilized and mature in what they are doing. It could lead the kids to a greater future and teach them to be more proper. It is a great idea for schools to implement a policy on school uniforms because it provides more focus to learning, reduces peer pressure, and increases school pride.…

    • 537 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    School Uniforms Panacea

    • 690 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Some people believe uniforms will make kids happy, but the truth is it makes students feel bad about themselves. Connie Terry is quoted in “School Uniforms: Panacea or Band-Aid?” said, “My daughter likes to be individual,…

    • 690 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    They say that by using the uniforms it basically prevents all of the bad things that happen in schools from happening, but that’s just not possible. David L. Brunsma, a researcher at the University of Missouri-Columbia, has been studying the use of school uniforms since the year of 1996. His main conclusion of the whole study is that…

    • 872 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Mandatory School Uniforms

    • 530 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The debate whether schools should have mandatory uniforms has grown in many years. When I was little school uniforms were apart of my life. At first, it did not bother me at all because I did not think much about it when I was little until I grew older and started to grow up and want to choose my own path. I believe that school uniforms are a good way to improve school safety and help prevent crime. I also believe that it can help with bullying in many situations.…

    • 530 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The way we can solve this problem is by not having any school uniforms. Like I said before, kids should be able to wear what they want and express who they are through what they wear. If a school really wants a school uniform then they can have the kids wear it on one day during the week.…

    • 381 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Many will argue that public schools should not wear uniforms for many reasons. One may say that regular clothing is a way of expressing ourselves in public. Yes we may have the ability to express ourselves but to a certain extent. While in school you do not really have that freedom of expression as one would at home. Schools can enforce dress code guidelines to be followed when wearing regular clothing. Some people will express themselves in the wrong way and many problems will arise when doing so. Freedom of expression only goes so far while at…

    • 594 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Opposing School Uniforms

    • 939 Words
    • 4 Pages

    However, as stated previously, school is a place to learn not, not to show off your clothing line and your personal swagger. Clothes don’t pick who you are, wearing the uniforms will show that they are all equal and that no one is better than the other one. So, I believe that wearing the uniforms will beneficial to the school, students and parents. Society must decide if individual expression through clothing is more important than education performance being improved because of uniforms being implemented into the school system. Parents and students should remember that uniforms may be required during school hours. After school students can express their individuality in a way, they dress outside of the…

    • 939 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The third supporting reason for kids not to be required to wear school uniforms is when would you wear all of the clothes that you do own? You would probably wear a pair of pajamas and a pair of sweat pants after school and a couple of pairs of clothes on the weekend. It would be a waste to leave all the clothes that kids do own in the closet.…

    • 362 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays