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What is the Problem
School violence, peer pressure, and gang insignia are becoming an ever-increasing problem in our public schools. ... This problem reached an all time high after several children were murdered on school grounds for clothing-related issues. ... Shortly thereafter, in a radio address to the nation, President Clinton surprised many when he announced that he planned to combat the epidemic by strongly supporting schools that would implement a school uniform policy. President Clinton claimed uniforms would: “break hold of gangs and violence in our schools, and create an atmosphere in our schools that promotes discipline and order and learning”. ...
Success in Uniforms
After hearing these wrenching stories, parents sat idly no longer, and agreed that new measures had to be taken. ... There was tremendous success in decreasing school violence, behavior problems, and sexual assault problems. Following this monumental success, other school districts were licking their chops to get in on school uniforms. ... The rest of the lagging school districts need to adopt these policies as soon as possible. All of our schools should adopt a mandatory school uniform policy because uniforms create a safe and focused learning atmosphere where children can focus on their education. ...
Experiment––Better or Worse
“Long Beach, California was the first public-school district to adopt mandatory school uniforms…after just one year, dramatic drops in violence and discipline problems, as well as higher test scores were reported”. Long Beach Unified School District performed a large and risky experiment to see if uniforms actually had an impact on the students. They took a high school that consisted of approximately 400 students and made them wear school uniforms for a year, while they took a school of about the same size that had previously worn uniforms, and told them not to.
Approximate Word count = 1297
Approximate Pages = 5.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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