School Uniforms: The Debate Continues
2001. Video journalist Sean Feeney investigates claims by proponents of school uniforms and concludes that they do not truly live up to their hype. Update: The school featured in this show enacted their uniform policy in 2002 but dropped it in 2005 due to its non-impact on student behaviors and other reasons originally cited.
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Omg. That looks …
Omg. That looks nothing like you. I had to rewatch it to see that it was…0.o
goddamn we are …
we are under enough control at school now they want 2 tell us how 2 dress
A senior attacks a …
A senior attacks a 7th grader.
When the police asks the victim what the attacker looks like, the student said “I didn’t see what he looks like but he wore a white polo,black pants and brown shoes” get it? If you don’t then one thing is due to school uniforms every student might be an attacker of the victim so there might be hundreds of accused students.
are they a blood …
are they a blood are a crip lol
people who say …
people who say there should be uniforms have never been on a school withthem ive used them all my life and they dont do i hate them
Uniforms
Pros: easy …
Uniforms
Pros: easy to identify outsiders, kids get used to wearing formal clothing, and slight reduction on cost of clothing (students still want fashionable clothes anyway).
cons: not going to stop bullying, crimes, substance abuse, and its not going to increase academic performance
misconceptions:
uniforms dont deprive creativity and individuality ( look at japan)
My personal opinion:
We’ve got nothing to lose but the benefits are of a practical form, we don’t get anything on a moral basis
This is academia — …
This is academia — our goal is not to socialize so much as to teach and have students gain success and tools for achievement in years after school. A uniform is something to be proud of — ask the armed forces. Ask firemen. Ask state troopers. These are not costumes. These are a source of pride. What children wear to school each day as they explore who they think they are at that moment is more of a costume. Goth? Cowboy? Athlete? Cheer captain? All costumes of the moment.
Uniforms give a …
Uniforms give a sense of purpose. This is why employers use them. Schools should use them because it prepares students for the many jobs that require uniforms and very strict dress codes. Edward Bernays (nephew of Freud) told Americans clothing is a means of expression so he could sell clothing and other goods. Children should be taught to express themselves through their craftmanship, hard work, and success.
It all depends on …
It all depends on how boring the uniforms are. Plaid skirts and pants with sweater vests, they just make you look lerds and have always been out of fashion.
I was unfortunate …
I was unfortunate enough to go to a middle school that had a uniform policy. It didn’t change people’s outlook on school. People still got into fights, people still got bad grades. More referrals went out. I’m in the 10th grade at a school that doesn’t have to wear uniforms, we don’t have near as many fights OR referrals.
What’s wrong with …
What’s wrong with schools’ uniforms. I like it
Uniforms or not …
Uniforms or not does not change how students will do academically. That is the effect of the student/parent/teacher but I’ll look on that. Maybe it wont change the behavior of the students but creates an equality. I also know that it reduces detentions from a school project that proved 10% of the students were there because of dress code violations. Kids social standing are also more likely be based on individual character and not economic status. I also still stand by my opinion.
However, the …
However, the research performed by Long Beach’s school district is commonly cited, however it is anecdotal. The empirical studies like the one by David Brunsma show that to be untrue. Furthermore, Brunsma’s research shows that uniforms have a negative effect on academic achievement. So I still stand by my opinion on the matter. I’m glad that I inspired you to research it.
Your comment …
Your comment inspired me to look up the statistics. A study of the effects of adopting school uniforms in Long Beach, CA reported the following effects from the switch to uniforms:
Overall, the crime rate dropped by 91%
School suspensions dropped by 90%
Sex offenses were reduced by 96%
Incidents of vandalism went down 69%
With effects like that, it’s exactly what America needs considering how far behind we are from the rest of the world.
School uniforms …
School uniforms should be mandatory in every school in my opinion. Everyone says it wont allow you to express yourself, which is complete rubbish if you ask me. You can express yourself through art, music, personality, and it’s not like you can’t change your cloths after school. I think kids only have problems with it because they’re usually ugly polo shirts and khaki shorts. Anyway, School is for learning, not fashion. I like how everyone looks equal. That’s how it should be.
I’m cool with dress …
I’m cool with dress codes, cuz 5th grade girls have no business wearing skimpy clothes, but uniforms are bullshit. They don’t unify shit. I’ve been in both public and private schools, and I see more unity in uniformless schools. I mean for students (especially high school) you either gotta treat em like they are high schoolers or not. You can’t baby them in one place and expect them to act independently on another
I disagree, I went …
I disagree, I went to a school with uniforms and they had no effect on discipline. The teachers caused discipline.
I am an American …
I am an American and I know what it is like to wear uniforms to school. I am still against wearing school uniforms.
godd we get itt …
godd we get itt shut upppp!!!!
Lawl. “Kids can …
Lawl. “Kids can either wear clown suits or vampire costumes..or harry potter or the x-files alien.”
well, UNIFORMS …
well, UNIFORMS won’t solve an issue and clothes do not make you. I have a cousin that lives in New Jesery, and she is still getting pick on at school. Not because of her clothes because they have 2 wear uniforms, it’s because the kids are so cruel and the way she looks and her weight problem. Their are some kids that being picked on and they still have 2 wear uniforms. It’s not the clothing its the kids
and no saysay girl …
and no saysay girl you are wrong in some places right but your wrong in expression please your kidding me right? can you not pick up a pencil and draw or play a instument in band sine in jazz adn dance these are all ways you can express yourself clothes are only one minimal way making that argument not relevent and you make no sense in your last sentence. adn kids do get picked on for what they wear and sometimes even killed a newspaper reports that a teen got shot for his 80$ shoes.
exactly teja …
exactly teja uniforms creat uniformity and equality. which I have to agree with you on that yes it dose not stop gangs but it isn’t meant to uniforms aren’t ment to stop violence outside school grounds so your a bit off there but inevidably I agree
yes sweetsweaty I …
yes sweetsweaty I 100% agree with you but school is only only one place (but not all schools) that your clothing freedome is taken away from you yes but in schools sweet the political system is a dictatorship no so much as a democracy in society in canada the us and many other countries and also what choices are striped from you u have every right to not go to school but most of us do go but really dose dress matter? in all uniforms cause equality but sweet don’t get me worng I 100% agree with u
In a free society, …
In a free society, the right to freedom of dress is an ethical principle that is more important that all the other petty concerns that are raised.
In school almost all of your freedoms and choices are stripped from you. The one last freedom you have (that of dress)… they even want to take away. Say “HELL, NO”, and refuse. No one can dispute mass defiance. That is democracy in action.