. Students need to start focusing on schoolwork instead of clothing. Another students clothing can easily distract children. When there is not a uniform policy in place kids get sent home for disobeying the dress code. Students are sent home for their shorts being to short or for wearing a mid drift shirt. This keeps the child from participating in class for the day. That is a day of schoolwork the child missed and to tell you the truth the student probably wore the short shorts so she could go home early and miss a test. We may have another student who was being made fun of because his shoes were from Target and not from the Foot Locker. The student may not be able to handle the badgering. Therefore, the student calls his parents to come get him from school because he is faking an illness. Instead of focusing on schoolwork he was patronized by other students and he missed out on a half a day of school. Children do not need school as a way of expressing their personalities. School is a time to focus on schoolwork.Students as well as parents need to learn why they go to school. Students do not go to school to find out the latest fashions. They go to school to receive an education. Time magazine gives six steps to introduce mandatory uniforms to your child's school. First step is to get involved within the school ask administrator about the current dress code that is in place. Second, is to be inclusive try to include students in the decision making process. Third step is to work your way up. Try to start with elementary schools than work your way up. Fourth step is to make the uniform dress code easy to follow. Choose a variety of attire including Capri's, jumpers, overalls, skorts, skirts, and pants. Last you need to become aware of the law within your state. There are certain guidelines a school should follow to protect itself legally (Marchant, screen 1). Other ways to implement a mandatory uniform policy is t...
