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The document argues that school uniforms should be required in public schools for three reasons: 1) It would increase education by reducing distractions and stress, improving attendance and focus which could lead to better grades. 2) Violence would decrease as uniforms reduce peer pressure and create equality among students. 3) The cost for parents would be lowered as uniforms eliminate competition around clothing and require fewer clothes to purchase, benefiting low-income families.

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School Uniform Outline

The document argues that school uniforms should be required in public schools for three reasons: 1) It would increase education by reducing distractions and stress, improving attendance and focus which could lead to better grades. 2) Violence would decrease as uniforms reduce peer pressure and create equality among students. 3) The cost for parents would be lowered as uniforms eliminate competition around clothing and require fewer clothes to purchase, benefiting low-income families.

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Norma Agnew

COM 110

February 17, 2010

Introduction

School uniforms should be required in public schools because it would increase

education, violence would decrease, and the cost for parents would be lowered.

I. Education

a. Discipline

1. Less stress

2. Less distraction

a. Better Grades

1. Attendance

2. Focus

I. Violence

a. Less fighting

1. Less peer pressure

2. Everyone’s equal

I. Cost

a. More affordable

1. Fewer clothes to buy


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2. Competition with others children

a. Low income Families

1. On line wear house

2. Vouchers

Conclusion

By requiring school uniforms in public schools, education will improve student’s success.

Uniforms improve student’s success. It will enforce discipline towards learning. There

will be less violence. Peer pressure will reduce due to less distraction on what everyone

else looks like.

References

Ann Bodine. (2003). School Uniforms, Academic Achievement, and Uses of Research. The Journal of Educational

Research, 97(2), 67-71. Retrieved February 16, 2010, from ProQuest Psychology Journals. (Document

ID: 540888721).

David L Brunsma, & Kerry Ann Rockquemore. (2003). Statistics, Sound Bites, and School Uniforms: A Reply to

Bodine. The Journal of Educational Research, 97(2), 72-77. Retrieved February 16, 2010, from ProQuest

Psychology Journals. (Document ID: 540888711).


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Harold W Mitchell, & John C Knechtle. (2003). Uniforms in Public Schools and the First Amendment: A Constitutional

Analysis. The Journal of Negro Education, 72(4), 487-494. Retrieved February 16, 2010, from ProQuest

Psychology Journals. (Document ID: 621651371).

Kneia DaCosta. (2006). Dress Code Blues: An Exploration of Urban Students' Reactions to a Public High School

Uniform Policy. The Journal of Negro Education, 75(1), 49-59. Retrieved February 16, 2010, from ProQuest

Psychology Journals. (Document ID: 1034805931).


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