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School Uniforms


Currently in America an on going debate continues regarding a uniform
policy suggested to public and private schools. This develops into a
controversial issue because valid argument exist on both sides. Giving this
issue much thought has lead me to believe that making school uniforms mandatory
would help the school systems. School uniforms would help unruly classrooms,
also students would not have to buy expensive clothes and students would not get
killed over tennis shoes.
Schools that have adopted uniforms have reported several advantages.
Some school systems including ones in Miami, Detroit, and Los Angeles have
adopted a voluntary uniform policy. Under this plan schools do not require
students to wear their uniform, but most students cooperate. In the fall of
1994, the Long Beach Unified School District became the first in the nation to
require uniforms, hoping to improve the overall conduct and scholastic records
of their students. This school system......

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