Dress Codes
... good, in order to cut down the violence, which would eliminate the problems of wearing hats or jackets that could carry weapons to school. Evidence 1 Individuality is "The aggregate of qualities and characteristics that distinguish one person or thing from others." This quality of being an individual is exactly what schools, should be encouraging the most. The schools, however, are now attempting to limit students' self-expression by implementing a uniform, an action based on questionable studies. The problems caused by uniforms outweigh the proposed benefits. In addition, outfitting a student body in uniforms is a very difficult administrative process, facing a strong conflict and requiring much time and effort to be spent. This question is one that comes up often. In some countries, especially in the Caribbean, uniforms in public school are standard practice. Even in New York, there are some school districts that use uniforms in public schools. What are the benefits, if any, of wearing uniforms?" After all, is there is no perceivable benefit, why bother? It seems to be experienced that when uniforms are worn, there are indeed benefits to it. For one, it has been cited that school performance is improved. Second, it has been seen that behavior is also improved. Evidence...