and left out. I did not go to school functions, because I felt I was not cool enough and would not fit in. Going to a private school and having to wear uniforms remedied that. I longer was not cool, just because I did not wear the right clothes. Students did not judge me by my apparel, instead I was judged by my personality. My grades improved and I graduated as student body president. When I talk to old friends from the public school, they are amazed at how much I have changed . I don't credit all of this to uniforms, but they sure allowed a side of me to be seen that most of the students at the public school never bothered to look for. Can uniforms make a difference? If they save one life or allow one child to be fit in, they can. No one claims that uniforms are the fix all for the public school system, but they are a start. Uniforms will give all students a chance to fit in regardless of their social standing. They will also take the student's focus off of having the right clothes and put it back on having the right attitude. ...
