Against School Uniforms
School Uniforms Should They Be Allowed Or Not?
When it comes to school uniforms there is a lot of debate on wheather it is a good choice for all public schools to enforce a school uniform policy or not because it can help when it comes to bullies and can help students focus better in class. For a while now parents, students, and school districts have been getting into arguments over the issue of school uniforms. There have been many arguments but the most common argument against school uniforms is that the uniforms will take away a student’s self-expression or individuality. When it comes to a student’s self- expression it’s important to express yourself but there other ways that students can show their self-expression. Some ways can be they …show more content…
When parents send their child to school they want to know that their child is going to be safe and shouldn’t have to worry if there kid is going to get picked on because of what they are wearing. That leads me to a bigger problem and another reason why all public schools should require uniforms is bullies. Bullies usually pick on other people because of what they are wearing. Bullies shouldn’t pick one someone because everyone would look the same. Uniforms are a good solution so there will be a bully free zone. School uniforms can help school administrators provide security for their students. Uniforms can get rid of distractions and allow students to focus more. As a student every student can easily get distracted in the classroom and there can be students who wear revealing or inappropriate clothing and that can cause a big distraction. Uniforms are also a good way to show that the school is put together and taking pride in the school. Now we all wonder what the reason why public schools have uniforms is. In the 1980`s public schools were sometimes compared to catholic schools. Seeing the benefits that uniforms had in catholic schools most public schools decided to have a school uniform policy. President Clinton is also the reason why public schools have uniforms. In 1996 he provided a school uniform movement where in a speech he stated “if it means teenagers will stop killing each other over …show more content…
In Jan. 2000, the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, which opposes school uniforms, represented a nine year-old student who was suspended twice for his refusal to wear a school uniform because of his family’s religious beliefs. (“Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms?") The school later agreed to amend school uniform policy to allow for religious reasons. In May 2008, a three-judge panel of the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in Jacobs v. Clark County School District that the mandatory school uniform policy introduced by the Nevada district is constitutional. An 11th grade student and her parents had sued the district for refusing to allow her to wear a shirt displaying a message presenting her religious beliefs. The court ruled that the district's uniform policy was not restricting any one viewpoint in particular, and that therefore the policy was "content neutral" and not an infringement of "pure speech."(“Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms?")
When it comes to school uniforms there is a lot of debate on wheather it is a good choice for all public schools to enforce a school uniform policy or not because it can help when it comes to bullies and can help students focus better in class. For a while now parents, students, and school districts have been getting into arguments over the issue of school uniforms. There have been many arguments but the most common argument against school uniforms is that the uniforms will take away a student’s self-expression or individuality. When it comes to a student’s self- expression it’s important to express yourself but there other ways that students can show their self-expression. Some ways can be they …show more content…
When parents send their child to school they want to know that their child is going to be safe and shouldn’t have to worry if there kid is going to get picked on because of what they are wearing. That leads me to a bigger problem and another reason why all public schools should require uniforms is bullies. Bullies usually pick on other people because of what they are wearing. Bullies shouldn’t pick one someone because everyone would look the same. Uniforms are a good solution so there will be a bully free zone. School uniforms can help school administrators provide security for their students. Uniforms can get rid of distractions and allow students to focus more. As a student every student can easily get distracted in the classroom and there can be students who wear revealing or inappropriate clothing and that can cause a big distraction. Uniforms are also a good way to show that the school is put together and taking pride in the school. Now we all wonder what the reason why public schools have uniforms is. In the 1980`s public schools were sometimes compared to catholic schools. Seeing the benefits that uniforms had in catholic schools most public schools decided to have a school uniform policy. President Clinton is also the reason why public schools have uniforms. In 1996 he provided a school uniform movement where in a speech he stated “if it means teenagers will stop killing each other over …show more content…
In Jan. 2000, the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, which opposes school uniforms, represented a nine year-old student who was suspended twice for his refusal to wear a school uniform because of his family’s religious beliefs. (“Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms?") The school later agreed to amend school uniform policy to allow for religious reasons. In May 2008, a three-judge panel of the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in Jacobs v. Clark County School District that the mandatory school uniform policy introduced by the Nevada district is constitutional. An 11th grade student and her parents had sued the district for refusing to allow her to wear a shirt displaying a message presenting her religious beliefs. The court ruled that the district's uniform policy was not restricting any one viewpoint in particular, and that therefore the policy was "content neutral" and not an infringement of "pure speech."(“Should Students Have to Wear School Uniforms?")