School Uniforms Should Be Mandatory – DebateWise

Yes because…

Who said that girls school uniforms HAD to be skirts? Just because the Uniform is Formal, doesn’t mean it has to be skirts. Boys and girls can wear the dress pants and shirts just that the girls can be specially fitted for girls and girls styles. Also there are study’s that say that girls and boys do better in schools while they are in uniforms. The following was taken off of E HOW:

A case study from 1999 conducted in Long Beach, California showed that instituting a uniform policy greatly reduced violence and other issues in the school. Crimes, suspensions and sex offenses were all reduced by at least 90 percent and vandalism dropped by almost 70 percent.
The following is from president Bill Clinton:

“This morning I want to talk with you about what we can do to break hold of gangs and violence in our schools and what we can do to create an atmosphere in our schools that promotes discipline and order and learning … I believe we should give strong support to school districts that decide to require young students to wear school uniforms. We’ve all seen the tragic headlines screaming of the death of a teenager who was killed for a pair of sneakers or jewelry or a designer jacket. In Detroit, a 15-year old boy was shot for his $86 basketball shoes. In Fort Lauderdale, a 15-year old student was robbed of his jewelry. Just this past December in Oxon Hill, Maryland, a 17-year old honor student was killed at a bus stop, caught in the cross fire during the robbery of another students designer jacket” (Clinton, “Transcript,” 1-2).

The only reason I would be against School uniforms would be the inability for the student to express him/her self. The other point would be that the dress code might go against a person’s religion.