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HS Uniforms

HS Uniforms Hello, I am here today to tell you about a problem that I see in our high schools. This problem is that there is not a uniform policy in all of schools. There are many arguments for and against having a uniform policy in the school systems. Some would argue that having a uniform would limit kids from their self-expression and individuality. While others believe that this is a good idea so that there is not any “labels” in our schools. By this I mean that poor and rich kids will not be noticed by what they wear. No matter what the outcome in this matter there will always be people that get upset about the outcome. I am here to give you my reason for supporting the idea that all high schools should have a uniform policy. Today the way we dress can non-knowingly segregate people into groups, especially in people’s younger years of middle and high school. Also the way you dress can represent different gangs. I am not saying that if there were a uniform policy in all of our schools that this would completely stop these problems but it would help to reduce them. Today in our schools people’s dress represent a lot more than just self-expression. It is a representation of social classes and groups. Most of the time a person can pick out the poor people and the rich as well just by the clothes that they wear. If it is that easy to look at someone and know something about them just from the clothes that they wear then this automatically segregates people even if that is not what they intended. Children are cruel to others in school, they do not always think about how their words can hurt someone. A lot of poorer kids get picked on because their parents do not have the money to buy them the same clothes that others can afford. It is not fair to let some kids get picked on because their parents are not as well off financially as others. Another problem with not having a dress code is that it allows gang members to be recognized in school. I am not saying that this is a big problem at every school but it is at some. Gang members may have some article of clothing or wear something a certain way which would represent their gang. This is something that is noticeable to everyone at school. Some younger schoolmates may see these people and want to join the group because it looks “cool” and they want to fit into something. Having a dress code would not stop people from being in these gangs but it would take away the visual aspects of the gang. I feel that if we change this in our schools that there would be a loss of self-expression to the kids of our schools but the positives would far be greater than the negatives. To best solve this problem would be to have a set uniform for school. This should be very basic so there is little room for self-expression. I feel that the uniforms should come from the same store so that all of the people are dressed just alike. If the policy asked for Kakuei pants and a button up shirt then there will still be labels on the clothes. But if they all come from the same store then there could not be someone dressed in Tommy Hilfiger while someone else is dressed in clothes bought from K-Mart. If this idea was put into effect then the school administrators would responsible for enforcing the dress code. For example if the uniform was not worn with in the set guidelines then there should be some kind of punishment like after school detention. This would make the students follow the dress code. But if the administrators do not enforce the dress code than it would all be for nothing. If there was a dress code I feel that there would be no unconscience segregating of students. The student body would be dressed the same and it looks good. There would be neat classrooms because everyone looks the same. I feel that this would also cut down on classroom distractions. I personally went to a high school that had an uniform policy, and when I was in class I felt that it was easier to pay attention because there was no one wearing something that caught the eye and made me look at what they were wearing. This would not cost much to put into effect, each student would buy a few sets of their uniform and they could wear the same thing all year. Also there would have to be a company that made the uniforms for all of the schools so in turn this would make more jobs for people to work at. I feel that this will work because if you are a poorer child and you are dressed exactly the same as a rich kid then you do not feel inferior to the richer kid. You will feel as an equal. Another positive for having uniforms is the fact that a person does not have to decide what they will wear to school the next day; they know and do not worry about it. There are some disadvantages to this plan however. First of all when the dress code would first be put into effect everyone would have to go out and buy the uniforms. There would also not be any self-expression for the children. Not all children dress in distracting clothes, they just dress like everyone would consider normal and that is neat. These kids might not like the fact that they can not wear what they want. At first most of the kids would hate the idea of uniforms I know that I did, But over time they grow on you to where they are a lot better than you originally thought. One other problem would be to decide what should the uniform consist of and how strict the punishments should be for not wearing the uniform correctly. So in conclusion I feel that there is a strong need for uniforms in our high schools today and that if we have them it will make things a lot better for the kids attending the schools. Bibliography:

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