School Uniforms
Uniforms should be mandatory and enforced
in schools everywhere.
Cases of "assault went down 34% that year, fights down 51% and possession of dangerous devices went down 50%" (Wade)
Unity, Organization and Professionalism
Uniforms should be mandatory and enforced
in schools everywhere.
- HeraldNet.com - Uniforms benefit students. (2012). The Daily Herald. Retrieved April 29, 2014, from http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120904/OPINION01/709049983
- Gentile, E. & Imberman, S. A. (2012). Dressed for success? The Effect of School Uniforms on Student Achievement and Behavior. Journal of Urban Economics, 71, 1, 1-17.
- King, K. A. (1998). Should School Uniforms be Mandated in Elementary Schools?. Journal of School Health, 68, 1, 32-37.
- Kommer, D. (1999). Beyond Fashion Patrol: School Uniforms in the Middle Grades. Middle School Journal, 30, 5, 23-26
- Sweeney, E. (2014). Uniforms for public school students? The debate continues as they become more popular - The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 29, 2014, from http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/south/2014/02/20/uniforms-for-public-school-students-the-debate-continues-they-become-more-popular/btIYoFLoizOkFpXrdEUScK/story.html
- Thompson, M.W. (1999). Revisiting School Uniforms. The Educational Forum, 63, 4, 300-309.
- Wade, K.K. & Stafford, M.E. (2003). Public School Uniforms: Effect on Perceptions of Gang Presence, School Climate, and Student Self-Perceptions. Education and Urban Society, 35, 4, 399-420.
Central Idea
- Improve school attendance and grades
- Reduce bullying
- Promote organization, uniformity and professionalism
School Attendance and Grades
Less Bullying
"...eliminate one very stressful aspect to this developmental stage by reducing the constant need to be fashionably on target" (Kommer)
They bring a feeling of "belonging" because students feel more "accepted that they have something in common" with all other classmates" (Thompson)
Conclusion
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