Deadline # 7, Point of View

Public schools should require students to wear uniforms. In today's world, people are subjected to many prejudices, some of which stem from the type of clothes they wear. If all students wore uniforms, at least one source of prejudice might be eliminated in schools because no one would be wearing expensive designer clothes while others wore second hand clothes that went out of style a decade ago. Students would not be able to discern each others economic status by the clothes they wore. Another reason to favor required uniforms for public school students is to increase students' safety at school. Today, it can be dangerous to wear the wrong colors or accessories such as bandannas. Gang members often take offense at an innocent and unsuspecting student's clothing. There have been cases in which students who wore the wrong clothing were injured or killed because of their choice of attire. Also, supporting mandatory uniforms in public schools so students will not have to make frantic last minute choices when getting dressed for school, is worth considering. Neither would there be such pressure to "fit in" as far as clothing was concerned. Students would know exactly what they would wear on any given day, and they would know without a doubt that they would look like they "belonged." Requiring students to wear a school uniform would solve many problems they face concerning what to wear to school.