uniforms in schools.

[rabbit_72]

Yes to uniforms or a strict dress code!!!!
I went to catholic school from 3rd grade right up through high school graduation. Never once bothered me that I had to wear a uniform. Boys wore a white shirt, tie, and pants. No earrings on the fellas. Neat hair cuts. Girls wore a skirt (a little chilly in winter~LOL), white shirt, sweater (if cold), white socks, decent haircut. Kept everyone concentrated on classwork. If you wanted to show off your style, we had a dance almost every month and dress down days (you paid a quarter!), etc. It really isn't so bad to wear a uniform. Once it becomes normal to wear one, you sort of forget about it. Oh, and we didn't have any in-school detentions for not wearing your uniform the right way. They had Saturday detentions!

 

[reefraff]

Originally Posted by JDL
http:///forum/post/2752261
that is a different topic. If you are arguing for a 'better' dress code then yes i am for that, but not a uniform.
I really have no issues with uniforms or just a very strict dress code either one. There isn't really any difference between the two in most cases any more.

 

[hlcroghan]

I say yes. I went to two different types of schools growing up. In my younger years I went to an upper-class neighborhood type with almost all white kids. Those rich kids sure can be cruel, let me tell you, if you don't wear nice clothes, you better pray that you have a killer personality or you are going to be very lonely.......uniforms definitely would have helped with some of the problems.
In my teenage years I went to a mainly black and hispanic school where most of the kids were involved with either gangs or drugs. How you dressed, the colors you wore and all that made a huge difference in how you were treated and what kid of friends you could or couldn't have. I would have loved to see uniforms enforced even then. I was in high school and actually asked the principle if they could start making everyone where uniforms because I was so tired of the discrimination.........so I am all about it.........

 

[michael1972]

Originally Posted by JDL
http:///forum/post/2752243
a job is a choice, school isnt a choice. I guess we are in different professions. I've never had to wear the same outfit, or even shirt that someone else was wearing.
Then why do kids drop out?
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/2752256
Children need to find a different way to express themselves than what their parents can afford to put on their backs.
children need to learn it's not about the clothes but about the person.
That is so true! that is y there is so many fake people.

 

[cranberry]

Wouldn't y'all be proud to wear a hair bonnet like me!

 

[jdl]

Originally Posted by MICHAEL1972
http:///forum/post/2752291
Then why do kids drop out?
do you really need an explanation why school is not a choice and a job is a choice? I can, but i feel you are a smarter person and just looking to nit pick words.

 

[kingsmith]

And Yes takes the lead

 

[wangotango]

I don't know. Having gone through public schools I can say that whether or not people were wearing Abercrombie from head to toe or clothes from Goodwill from head to toe it really didn't take away from my learning experience.
Dress code (no obscene, pants down to your knees, etc) yes. Uniforms, no.
-Justin

 

[regina13]

I go to a catholic high school and have no problems wearing uniforms. We have 12 different color shirts you can wear, and 7 different colors of pants. It is still uniform, but somewhat casual.. I can't say I don't like it.

 

[cranberry]

Originally Posted by WangoTango
http:///forum/post/2752342
I don't know. Having gone through public schools I can say that whether or not people were wearing Abercrombie from head to toe or clothes from Goodwill from head to toe it really didn't take away from my learning experience.
Dress code (no obscene, pants down to your knees, etc) yes. Uniforms, no.
-Justin
Teachers don't have enough time to try and do daily spot checks to see if kids are up to par on the dress code. Uniforms... either ya wearing them or or not and variances are easily spotted.

 

[bbb]

We started wearing uniforms this year. We have three different colored polos we can wear and three different colors of pants. It hasn't been as bad as what everyone was making it out to be last year but I liked it better before the uniforms.

 

[1knight164]

Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/2752665
Teachers don't have enough time to try and do daily spot checks to see if kids are up to par on the dress code. Uniforms... either ya wearing them or or not and variances are easily spotted.
+1 And when the dress code is enforced, parents file law suits against the school. Give me a break! Uniforms!

 

[rebelprettyboy]

Unifroms fin blow. Whats da point of them? I had to wear them one yr in highschool. My freshman yr.
Hell walking around school all day w everyone dressed the same.. Doesnt make a diff in the learning enviorment or anything. Its stupid

 

[jerthunter]

I votes yes, why not, I'm not in school anymore.
Of course they should be some crazy looking uniforms, or maybe just orange jumpsuits.. Beyond that they should make anyone under 21 wear uniforms anywhere in public, that would be sweet.

 

[mwxie]

Well, I go to a private school with uniforms, and this debate goes on a lot. I really don't care, it's not like the uniform's itchy

 

[keebler]

We either have uniforms or incredibly strict dress codes, so it really doesn't matter too much imo. People say that the things kids wear these days are inappropriate and I agree but believe me, they aren't wearing them to school and if they do, they don't stay in school very long before they are sent home. No holy jeans, no skulls, no clothes that don't fit, no sagging, no yada yada yada. I mean a dress code wouldn't be much worse and it would relieve us from much controversy. The thing is, others don't see it that way.

 

[mwxie]

I think my school uniforms are comfortable

 

[1journeyman]

Originally Posted by JDL
http:///forum/post/2752176
kids are not a number, they have a name, an idea, and individuality. Taking clothing away is one step closer to socialism. While some of the points for uniforms are valid, enforcing them in a public situation goes against everything america stands for. What is next after uniforms?
If you take that route, then public education is Socialist and should be abolished and handed back the the States to control and legislate.
Children are individuals, but they are not adults. Enforcing a code of conduct and uniform is in no way unAmerican, unless you wish to argue our military should not be uniformed. If it is good enough for an 18 year old fighting in the hills of Afghanistan its good enough for a HS student.

 

[bigg]

Debates about the use of school uniforms in public schools have received much attention in the last few years. Many educational stakeholders believe that uniforms may curb negative behaviors associated with student dress such as teasing, absenteeism, tardiness, gang-related activity, and school violence. One primary argument espoused by opponents is that uniforms interfere with students' right to choose their dress-a violation of students' First Amendment right to free speech. This forum describes selected constitutional issues related to the use of school uniforms with a focus on the First Amendment and concludes with implications for uniform policies in public schools.
Public and private schools in the United States have always had dress code polices (Del Campo & Del Campo, 1998) with uniforms being generally the purview of private schools, especially parochial schools (Joseph, 1986). Debates about the use of school uniforms in public schools have received much attention in the last few years especially when former President Bill Clinton took a stand for uniforms in public schools and signed an executive order to send all U.S. school districts a manual on ways to encourage the use of uniforms (Del Campo & Del Campo, 1998; U.S. Department of Education, 1996). One primary argument espoused by opponents of uniforms is that public schools' interfere with students' right to choose their dress-a violation of students' First Amendment right of free speech. The purpose of this topic is to describe some constitutional issues related to the use of school uniforms in public schools.
My oldest graduated from private school and my youngest is in fourth grade (private school as well). Personally as a parent I think uniforms are great.

 

[kingsmith]

Yes continues to lead