that their kids will not have to wear the uniforms. The biggest legal issue is the First Amendments’ right to free expression. Antagonists use the First Amendment to say that the school has violated the students’ liberty to control his or her personal appearance (Paliokos 33). Stakeholders are involved in every part of the uniform issue. Because the decision will affect every child, adult, and elderly in one way or another, every person is a stakeholder. The children will be affected the most because they will have to wear the uniforms. I do not have children but I am a stakeholder because if the uniform policy is voted on and passed, chances are my local school tax will increase to help pay for the new uniforms. Paying for the uniforms might not seem fair to someone like me; however, if I look at the long-term benefits of providing school uniforms, I believe that the chance of a better society in my golden years is more likely to increase. The improvement of student’s basic education holds very high stakes for everyone. The responsibility of the schools and lawmakers is to improve students. They are also responsible to do this within a budget. This does mean there will be some compromises and restrictions to what and how they accomplish the task of improving the students. They must also stay within the legal aspects of our laws, which have been brought about by society’s past decisions. If the laws are no longer valid they need to be changed for the current situations faced today by schools trying to improve the education system. Students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and the general society are the primary stakeholders involved with this issue. What challenges, threats, or opportunities do these stakeholders pose? What economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic responsibilities do they have? We will start by looking at the students. The challenge they have has been a negative and...
