The Ongoing Debate on School Uniforms

Opinion
By Lia Roberts
Husky Herald Reporter

  Having school uniforms has always been a controversial subject. Only twelve percent of schools, according to TODAY, are requiring students to have uniforms.

  We should  have school uniforms because it eliminates bullying, saves you more time in the morning, and schools do not have to worry about dress code.

  Bullying is never a good thing and we all know how we feel when we get bullied. Also we tend to judge people by their looks.

   Uniforms would defeat the purpose of judging others by their looks because everyone would look the same. Also bullying would be less an issue because how can you bully someone who is wearing the same thing as  you are?

  Mornings would be so much easier with uniforms. It would allow more time in the morning and there would not be no need to have to rush to find an outfit.

   Now students would have more time to do things they like in the morning. Also it allows them to have more time to shower, eat, and brush their teeth.

  Not only would it make easier on students but it would also make it easier on staff. It saves staff the worry of having to monitor what students wear.

  Students are always violating the dress code and trying to get away with it. So why not get uniforms and save the hassle of trying to find everyone that is doing wrong?

   “I don’t like school uniforms. The way we dress is a way of  expressing ourselves. Take that away and we all become the same. Uniforms suppress creativity and self expression,” Zachariah Muir (‘17) said.

  I disagree with Muir because there are many different ways to express themselves. There are sports, school activities, clubs, and other school things they can express their creativity and personality through.

  Also students should express themselves through actions not through the way they dress. Why should we teach students that the only way they would be liked is by the way they dress?

  In conclusion, school uniforms should be required at all schools. It eliminates bullying, saves you more time in the morning, and schools do not have to worry about dress code.