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...t of school. • 80% of the middle school students indicated that fights would not be reduced because of uniforms. • 68% felt that uniforms did not help them become a part of the school. • 71.2% stated they did not feel safer going to and from school because of uniforms. Argument: B) Establishing school dress codes infringes on students rights guaranteed by the Constitution. • Student’s liberty interests to control their personal appearance under the 14th Amendment. • Students free expression rights under the First Amendment. Argument: C) The following are case that was taken to court due to constitutional rights infringements: • Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District the Supreme Court made clear that students and teachers do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech at the schoolhouse gate. In this case, the Court found no evidence that students who wore black arm bands to protest the Vietnam War interrupted school activities or caused any classroom disorder. Argument: D) Data retrieved from The National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 rejected the ideas that uniforms: • Improved attendance rates • Decreased behavioral problems • Decreased drug use • Improved academic achievement Conclusion: On April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a killing spree, if they had on uniforms they would have still murdered those people regardless. As they entered the school Eric Harris told one student to leave the school because he liked him..not because they had looked same. It is more than absurd for anyone to strongly believe that the tragedy that took place on this date could have been avoided if they all looked alike. Students will torment and tease one another for any reason thinkable uniformed up or not, so please let’s not act as if a uniform is going to change the way a student thinks, speaks or feels because, it won’t Forcing students to look alike isn’t going to make the...