nating having to buy new clothing everyseason for growing kids is not only a financial relief, but a huge mental one as well. Notonly do parents worry about their kids fitting in, but also so do the youngsters themselves.Every child is not as fortunate to have all the latest styles and brand of clothing, and theless privileged are left to deal with the fact they the don't feel like they belong. Bywearing uniforms, you would not be singled out as the girl who is less fortunate or theguy that wears all dark colors. You would get to know people for who they were.Everyone would have an equal chance at making friends. If everyone was wearing thesame thing, it may possibly cut down on stealing because they wouldn't be enviousclothing and accessories. As one can see equality is a major part of the school system. Itcan cause many distractions among students. Along with equality comes an easier way tolearn. School uniforms would solve many problems and improve the learning process inschools nation wide. If the entire school were dressed alike they would feel like a whole,more like a team, instead of individuals under constant pressure to dress alike. Keith Kingof the University of Cincinnati who has published research on the effectiveness of dresscodes says that overall, students in uniforms "felt more like a team." That's important,King says, because "the No. 1 protective factor against school violence is having a studentfeel connected to his school and that he fits in." (Winger 72) Another problem withwearing regular clothes is the possibility of an intruder entering the school. Lookingthrough the halls, trying to decide who belongs and who doesn't is nearly impossible.With expanding schools there are more and more students accumulating, which makes ithard to decide if each person belongs. In bigger schools, teachers don't necessarily knowevery student. Administrators and faculty cannot always tell the difference from youreveryday senior to yo...
