School Uniforms

Thesis: As there isn't enough data to adequately support or oppose a mandate that would require students of public school should wear school uniforms, the choice should be decided by parents.

R1: Proponents of mandatory school uniforms believe uniforms help create a strong sense a sense of belonging and school pride, which in turn aids in promoting discipline and boosting academic standards. These are a few reasons why most failing schools adopt this policy. This sense of school pride and increased discipline assists parents in multiple ways

CA1: Adversaries of mandatory school uniform holds the view that uniforms represses uniqueness among students. The creative and experimental values of education should encourage teachers to recognize a student's character and their abilities as it differs from other students. It's a parent's obligation to instill discipline and pride into their children, teaching them to accept responsibility for aspects of their own lives

R2: Advocates of school uniform maintain uniforms serve the purpose where all students are equal in the eyes of the school and of one another. Schools without a student uniform policy find their pupils are very competitive and worry incessantly about how they look and what clothes they should wear. Students who cannot afford expensive designer clothes could be stigmatized as social outcasts, or as being from poor backgrounds. Many parents, for these reasons, choose uniforms for their child. In addition, they save money on buying clothes for school wear.

CA2: Opponents of the student uniform campaign says students are children and they think, as it is always with children, students will find ways to bully or tease their peers no matter what kind of clothes are worn. Parents find some uniform items, like the jackets and sweaters, extremely expensive compared to the rest of their child's wardrobe, and complain they can never be worn outside the school environment

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