| We have worked with schools across the
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| | School uniforms stress that individuality
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| United States, and believe us, you are
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| | and self-expression are not determined by
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| not the only person asking this question!
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| | designer clothing or the latest fashion
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| The answers that we have heard from our
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| | fad.
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| customers are as varied as our customers
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| | Low Cost:
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| are. The debate over school uniforms is
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| | School uniforms are a bargain. They are
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| complicated, so we've included highlights
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| | becoming far less expensive than many
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| from both sides for you to consider:
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| | other clothes. Schools argue that school
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| Professional:
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| | uniforms are economical, especially
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| Some say that a child in a school uniform
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| | compared to designer clothing, and
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| is more likely to take school seriously.
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| | parents agree given school uniform
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| Putting on the school uniform signals he
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| | durability. They say school uniforms last
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| or she is going to school just like dad
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| | longer because they are made for repeated
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| dresses up to go to work. Schools report
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| | wash and wear. Many schools capitalize on
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| that when students dress in "work
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| | this by starting used school uniform
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| clothes" rather than "play clothes" they
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| | stores or swap meets. Parents can get
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| take a more serious approach to their
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| | used school uniforms at discount prices,
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| studies.
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| | or just use them as hand-me-downs between
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| Promotes Good Discipline:
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| | siblings.
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| Many think that school uniforms help
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| | School Spirit:
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| maintain school discipline, decreasing
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| | Some feel wearing a school uniform helps
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| the amount of discipline problems. The
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| | build school spirit. It instills a
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| argument is that children today are
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| | feeling of belonging. As the Beach Boys
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| lacking in self-discipline because
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| | said, "Be true to your school." Schools
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| parents refuse to discipline them. This
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| | report an increase in school pride.
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| makes it more difficult on the teacher
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| | Individuality:
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| who has to deal with classes of 25-30
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| | Supressing individuality is the most
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| students at a time.
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| | commonly cited objection to school
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| Reduces Fighting and Violence:
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| | uniforms. Educators argue that an
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| Schools report that school uniforms
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| | academic program encouraging students to
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| decrease fighting and violence that
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| | pursue individual thought is much more
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| arrise out of arguments over fashionable
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| | important than what they wear. They
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| clothes. Children invariably tease those
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| | inhibit creativity and self-expression,
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| who do not have trendy clothes. Those who
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| | forcing students to conform.
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| can't afford name brand clothes are often
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| | Causes Discipline Problems:
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| sensitive about their clothing. Schools
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| | Some students reject any rules. Forcing
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| struggling with gang problems report that
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| | them to wear school uniforms only
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| school uniforms help ease tensions.
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| | aggravates their rebelious spirit. They
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| Distractions:
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| | alter their school uniform by tightening,
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| Many parents believe that students
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| | widening, shortening, or lengthening
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| wearing school uniforms look nicer and
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| | them, and teachers are given the
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| that a school uniform policy ensures that
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| | impossible task of policing the students
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| children will come to school in
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| | on a daily basis.
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| appropriate clothing, avoiding
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| | Little or No Relationship to Academics:
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| distractions such as fads considered to
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| | Opponents insist that their is no
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| be outlandish or overly revealing. Some
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| | credible evidence that school uniforms
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| students have turned school into an
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| | improve school discipline or promote
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| unending fashion show. This disctracts
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| | higher academic acheivement. The
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| from learning, as some kids spend more
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| | principal argument is that some great
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| time focused on thier clothes than on
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| | students are terrible dressers. Dress
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| homework.
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| | does not necessarily improve learning.
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| Values:
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