oming into the schools. Uniforms were implemented in a Brooklyn school district to make it easier to identify outsiders. A poll was taken of sixth through twelfth graders in these schools to find their view on uniforms. The response was very much in the negative. Seventy-nine percent of the students did not like wearing the uniforms. Only nineteen percent of the students actually liked wearing the uniforms (Fertig). Many government leaders like school uniforms and would like many of their schools in uniforms. Some leaders attempt to mandate statewide uniform policies. The ACLU and disgruntled parents have stopped any state decrees Another thing that inhibits statewide uniforms is cost. If the state mandates something they must have increase school funding to include the new thing. While some sates have considered paying fifty dollars per student to schools that execute uniform policies, lack of support and funds stop them.Uniforms should not be mandated in schools with serious problems because uniforms themselves do not work. It is the combination of schools and parents having a mutual goal that helps. Uniforms are only effective in cooperation with other programs to decrease violence and crime in schools. One success story is not enough to justify a policy. Schools need to consider this before they make any changes....
