<p>Personally, I believe schools should have a uniform dress code. The amount of inappropriate clothing is disgusting. Besides, dressing in uniform would cause less stress in the morning, less judging among students, less money families are forced to spend, and a better look for everyone. It's more professional and classy. What do you think about uniforms? </p>
<p>If you believe uniforms should be enforced at your school, how would you try to suggest this to the school board, have them consider it, and persuade them so that it is affective next coming school year?</p>
<p>Uniforms will not solve the problems. I went to a school with uniforms for eleven years. I do agree something has to be done about the amount of inappropriate clothing. Getting ready for school is still stressful- Is my favorite shirt/skirt/etc. clean/where is it/etc.?
Judging will still take place, whose clothing is from Gucci and whose is from Kmart. Uniforms are also more expensive than most people think, a skirt is about 40-50 dollars, and you have to buy clothing for after school and weekends, and you have to have enough uniform pieces to wear in a week or be willing to do a lot of laundry. And uniforms do not look good on everyone, girls will still wear their skirts inappropriatel and because you’re wearing the same thing everyday all year, it will fray and look bad and you will have to buy replacements.</p>
<p>If high school students won’t dress appropriately on their own they certainly won’t in a uniform. However I do agree it would be nice if people would dress better…sorry I ran into you, maybe if your pants weren’t at your knees you’d find it easier to walk…</p>
<p>That is true, but I feel as if those of us who want to look decent would embrace the opportunity to do so without being judged, because we’re “forced”.</p>
<p>I wish my school had a uniform. Instead, we have a pretty strict dress code. No flip flops, No t-shirts, boys must wear collared shirts, no holes/tears/frays, etc. It makes it very difficult to actually find clothes that I can wear. I break dress code just about every day and cover it up by wearing a hoodie (which used to be banned and so girls went around wrapped in blankets… so I think they figured hoodies looked better than blankets. lol) Boys also get detention for not having a tucked in shirt…</p>
<p>My sister has a uniform. Khaki or navy pants/skort/short and green, navy, or brown collared shirt. I think it’s pretty nifty and it’s enough variety that you don’t have to wear the same thing over and over again. You can also find a pretty good deal on collared shirts. I think my mom went to Wal-Mart and found navy shirts for like $1.50 when they were on sale.</p>
<p>My school has a dress code but no one enforces it. Also, we’re supposed to be one of the best public schools in mid-state so it’d make better sense if we wore uniforms. Especially, since committees for awarding high schools come visit us. I cannot even imagine what they think when they see people wearing inappropriate clothing, in a school that sells itself out to be an elite public school. I’d like to wear a uniform to look classy and professional.</p>
<p>I love fashion and dressing nicely. I think it’s fun to put things together to make cute outfits. Even though I live for fashion, I would totally want uniforms. It would make my mornings go much more smoothly because then I wouldn’t have to spend so much time getting ready and would actually be on time for school every day. :]</p>
<p>I do too! I love putting outfits together but its much easier sometimes to have a set outfit. Especially when its a bad day and you just don’t have the energy to do it.</p>
<p>Interesting topic, I did an info literacy presentation with my friend (precursor class to TOK in the IB) on the effects of uniforms on improving academic performance and encouraging a sense of “Community” in a school. Most of what you say is true, the whole issue of judging others who wear flashy/branded clothing to school is an issue. And that WOULD be prevalent in our school because most of the students at my school come from very privileged families (at the least) and a good majority have families which have made a name for themselves in the country. Back to the point, I think uniforms should be implemented everywhere, but a school admin cannot just restrict student’s choices. For example, our school allows us to mix and match different colored tops with either school shorts or pants (which are khaki or black), as well as allowing varsity athletes to wear their varsity shirts which they receive at the end of the season.</p>
<p>My school has a strict dress code (tie, etc.) but not a uniform. It definitely lowers the level of pressure and sort of evens the playing field in terms of talking to people… it is a bit inconvenient and uncomfortable, though. I don’t mind it much overall.</p>
<p>It makes life a lot easier as a high school kid. Yes, there are costs and replacing and maintenance. But it still amounts to a lesser cost than it would be if people had to wear their own clothes. It looks more professional and classy, I will say that, and fosters a better learning environment. Although I don’t like the shoes part. Maybe because dress shoes make my feet hurt and in the future I am probably going to wear suits with Pradas or Jordans (like a boss), but I think that can still be debated.</p>
<p>But uniforms just make life easier in the long term, and judging will go down.</p>
<p>@Nadizzle: Well, our school never really implemented uniforms until our now 7-year running superintendent made it so. I think you should campaign its benefits because it DOES promote school community because everyone is connected, instead of isolated if your school has a no-uniform policy. Argue for giving students choices in the color of top they can wear, the policy can be rigid without necessarily making the school look to institutionalized. A good idea to bring up could be Spirit Week, which is a tradition at our school where everyone is allowed to dress up to a certain theme before our varsity athletes leave for their overseas competition (with our fellow regional schools). Good luck!</p>
<p>@sharonSUNY: To each his own… I just need to focus on something more than clothes and what people think about me in them. I think most of the girls at my school would agree. But thank you for the input! (:</p>