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School uniforms should not be allowed in schools

When I mean that a uniform saves time I mean the time spent on making sure clothes are constantly washed and ready, sorting out which outfits to wear on what day etc. The uniform is much more convenient when it comes to such aspects. I don't feel that uniforms breach the individuality of a student. If everyone is wearing the same clothes then there is no one to feel insecure or not confident about their clothes. You have made the statement that individuality is vital for education but you have no reference to back up this claim. You say that "If everyone clothes look similar a student may feel weak or worthless even since they are just another face in a indifferent crowd." I feel that it is more likely for a student to feel weak or worthless if they are forced to potentially wear cheap clothes all the time rather than wearing what everyone else is wearing (uniform), which creates an equal barrier. Yes I have previously made the claim that "uniforms will reduce the ability of harming other students" and I have backed this up with a reference. Again I never said it would eliminate violence or bullying, just that it reduces it on certain levels. If anything, normal clothes entice bullying on many levels such as class division, abuse over different fashion styles etc. You say that it is a simple band aid that will not fix the problem, however: 1) it certainly fixes it more than normal clothes do. 2) A band-aid is much better than an open wound, don't you think? "Uniforms are in fact a burden to families who are paying for a free education for there children." There is an obvious contradiction in this statement, I am not sure what you mean by "paying for a free education" however buying uniforms is no much more of a burden than paying for bills, groceries, mortgages etc. I could also be argued that having to have a constant and continuous amount of clothes bought and ready is more of an inconvenience (in non-uniform) schools than buying a one for all uniform. Not to mention my points regarding more safety, less crime etc. "a study showed buy the today show says that families pay 15% extra money for uniforms". Again you have failed to actually cite a link to this reference. This results in a straw-man fallacy. You say that this "fact" provides evidence that we should hold on to our freedom of choice and that uniforms should not be allowed in schools. Again this makes little sense. How can making an uncited claim that "families pay 15% extra money for uniforms" be evidence that we should hold on to our freedom of choice and that uniforms should not be allowed in schools? I do not see a correlation between these claims. I again reiterate that in my opponents only cited source there is no statistics to back up his claims. I do not feel my opponent has successfully attempted to refute my points or to try and make a real case for his stance on the matter. His argument was more of a "why bother?" type stance than a "reasons" stance. As a result I feel I have been able to refute my opponents arguments points while making a strong case for my stance at the same time, including valid sources. (without trying to sound arrogant or condescending in any way). I do however thank my opponent for the debate though. It has been a pleasure and I wish you luck.