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The Return of School Uniforms

In this article Jessica Porton discusses the mandatory uniform policy adopted by the Long Beach, California school district. Since the policy went into effect, Porton states, “The number of assaults, fights, and suspensions have dropped dramatically” (1996, p 124).
In 1994, Long Beach School systems were the first school district in the nation to require elementary and middle school students to dress in uniform fashion (Porton, 1996 p 124). Mr. Clinton discussed this issue in his state of the Union Address, in 1996. He challenged other public schools to convert to school uniforms as if it was the answer to stop teenage violence (Porton, 1996, p 124).
In the same way, Jessica Porton feels that uniforms reduce certain behaviors. If everyone is dressed in uniform they are in the right frame of mind to learn. Students are not worried about who is wearing what item of clothing or the name brand, and the store it came from. They are all......

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