School Uniforms

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Are you in favor or against school uniforms in high schools?

In America we are given the freedom of choice. We are raised to be individuals in a melting pot of cultures which derive from the many cultures around the world. One of those liberties is to be who we are. People need to keep the culture that was given to us by our parents while gaining an American sense of thought and decision. While there are many positives to the induction of uniforms in our public high schools, the truth is that we will be countering the freedoms we teach our children by forcing them to act and dress the same.
While I may disagree with the involvement of uniforms in public schools, I will not ignore its positives. Many people who went to high school, they understand that when a person goes to school they represent an image. Often the image that each person creates for him or herself is reflected by the clothes they wear. In many cases this causes conflict with the peers in their class, whether it is because someone is wearing an ugly shirt or wears a shirt which insults a person. With the addition of uniforms, conflict would most likely decrease due to the fact that individualism would be practically annihilated. With everyone looking the same, there would be no ridiculing of the clothes the students wear.
When I went to private school during my Pre K – 7th grade years, I usually found that wearing the uniform was tedious and not “stylish”. I found myself often complaining with my other friends on how public schools got to wear what they wanted to wear what the kids in the public schools would wear. We hated having to wear the black shoes because it would hamper our ability to play during playtime and recess. The shoes were uncomfortable and painful to run in. We would wear a black tie which was so tight that made it hard to breathe. Often, we would make the pants a little higher so that way we would be able to run faster. Many...