| Wearing school uniforms is sometimes met with | | | | and New York. The study also went on to publish |
| wholehearted joy or passionate hate. If it were | | | | a list of the top 10 cities with students in uniform. |
| up to the students, there would be roughly 50% | | | | Studies have also been done to look at the |
| who would wear the uniform and another 50% | | | | connections between the lack of a compulsory |
| who would not. This is why it isn't up to the | | | | school uniform and school violence. The results |
| student. Schools and governing boards will either | | | | have proven that there is a greater inclination |
| mandate the school uniform rule or not be | | | | towards school violence in students who choose |
| concerned about what students wear (within | | | | to dress in clothes mimicking gang-related clothing. |
| reason of course) | | | | Other studies have shown that some students |
| The reasons for selecting school uniforms are, for | | | | who wear expensive clothes can also be the |
| the most part, pure. Enforcing an equality among | | | | targets for violence and in some cases, murder. |
| students, fostering a sense of belonging to an | | | | Students who go to schools which have a higher |
| educational institute, easing the financial burden on | | | | violence level are shown to be less inclined to go |
| parents to keep their kids in the latest fashion | | | | to school and even resort to truancy to avoid |
| trends and enforcing of a serious attitude towards | | | | being victimized. |
| education on the whole. Most elementary and high | | | | The studies show that enforcing school uniforms |
| schools all over the world enforce the wearing of | | | | have done a lot to bring the levels of school |
| uniforms for practically similar reasons. Education | | | | violence down. School uniforms have directly |
| is, after all, universal. | | | | contributed to student discipline and learning. |
| In the United States, public schools do not have | | | | Enforcing a school uniform demonstrates the |
| strict uniform mandates, but rely on "dress | | | | schools commitment towards discipline. There are |
| codes" which dictate what cannot be worn, like | | | | a similar number of reasons of people fighting to |
| revealing clothes or clothes with rude slogans or | | | | abolish or prevent the enforcement of school |
| promotion of alcoholic and tobacco brands. Most | | | | uniforms in schools. Some even stating that |
| private schools do, however, enforce the | | | | school uniforms violate the freedom of expression |
| compulsory wearing of uniforms. There is a rise in | | | | of the students. The decision is largely subjective |
| public schools requiring school uniforms and a | | | | and more parent involvement is indeed required in |
| study done in 2002 published in the National | | | | such large decisions. |
| Association of Elementary School Principals | | | | If you feel strongly about decisions and policies |
| (NAESP) stated that the figures were up to 22% | | | | such as the mandating of school uniforms, then |
| for the sale of school uniforms in 2000. According | | | | the best place to begin is to get involved in the |
| to the study, the most students in uniform reside | | | | parent associations of your children's schools. |
| in the states of California, Florida, Texas, Illinois | | | | |