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School Uniform
PRO
CON
School uniforms restrict students’ freedom of expression.
School uniforms promote conformity over individuality.
School uniforms do not stop bullying and may increase violent attacks.
School uniforms do not improve attendance, academic preparedness, or
exam results.
The key findings used to tout the benefits of uniforms are questionable.
School uniforms emphasize the socio-economic divisions they are supposed
to eliminate.
Students oppose school uniforms.
Uniforms may have a detrimental effect on students’ self-image.
Focusing on uniforms takes attention away from finding genuine solutions
to problems in education.
The push for school uniforms is driven by commercial interests rather than
educational ones.
Parents should be free to choose their children’s clothes without
government interference.
School uniforms in public schools undermine the promise of a free
education by imposing an extra expense on families.
School uniforms may delay the transition into adulthood.