m that isn’t often brought up is the problems with violence after the dress code has been installed. If the kids really want to rebel they will find another way. The students may cut their sleeves out or leave them undocked while others may roll their pant legs up. Parents who disagree with dress codes have their own reasons for doing so. The uniforms may be more expensive than they first seemed. The uniforms do not last very long and new ones must be bought to replace them. If your rip a hole in the knee you have to buy new ones where as if they were blue jeans they could have been patched(K F2). These clothes must also be well taken care of. While with blue jeans and shirts you can throw them in the washer but these uniforms need more care. They must always be kept clean so the student would have to spend time ironing and cleaning his clothes(K F1). Kids just don’t really want or feel like putting in the extra time to handle these responsibilities and feel that uniforms are pointless.The most highly regarded reason for uniforms is gang violence(sociological 4). Gangs often identify each other by certain colors or certain clothes they wear. Uniforms would lower the number of gangs Alternatively, make them less important without their “colors”. Some schools have specific dress codes where you cant wear certain things. The wearing of sports clothing was banned in one school where officials thought the gangs were associated with these clothes(Revisiting 4-5). ...
