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Students should be required to wear school uniform.

Thank You I hope this is a good debate! 1. Violates student"s freedom of expression The first Amendment gives students the freedom of expression. (Talk about us) We can give limitations to gang clothes but otherwise the students could wear whatever they want No one can show their individualism with uniforms. 2. Uniforms are extremely expensive According to BBC most uniforms are extremely expensive and some can"t afford them Uniforms are expensive. As stated by statisticbrain.com, who sources the US Department of Education, NCES, ECS, NAESP, and University of Florida and last verified on July 22, 2012, the average annual co st of school uniforms is $249 a kid. Uniforms esp. jackets. are more expensive than a regular child"s clothing This will badly affect poor families. 3. causes bullying Uniforms Represents a school This is bad b/c someone from a rival school could start bullying or fighting outside of school while walking to and from school. More fights are likely to develop more often. Because of these (Talk about us) We can give limitations to gang clothes but otherwise the students could wear whatever they want No one can show their individualism with uniforms. 2. Uniforms are extremely expensive According to BBC most uniforms are extremely expensive and some can"t afford them Uniforms are expensive. As stated by statisticbrain.com, who sources the US Department of Education, NCES, ECS, NAESP, and University of Florida and last verified on July 22, 2012, the average annual co st of school uniforms is $249 a kid. Uniforms esp. jackets. are more expensive than a regular child"s clothing This will badly affect poor families. 3. causes bullying Uniforms Represents a school This is bad b/c someone from a rival school could start bullying or fighting outside of school while walking to and from school. More fights are likely to develop more often. Because of these uniforms, people could get bullied Thank You And Please vote CON/NEG

School uniforms encourage discipline

Researchers have actually found that having to wear a school uniform does not make children better behaved. For example, Brunsma and Rockquemore[22] looked at data for more than 4,500 students and found that those who wore a school uniform did not have fewer behavioural problems or better attendance. School uniform does not encourage discipline, so there is no need to make children wear one. improve this  

School Uniforms are unnecessary

1) In a crowd it would be easier for officials to find a child if he is wearing a school uniform as the child will stand out among others due to the distinct uniform. 2)" Schools these days are encouraging an appreciation of diversity" but can you surely say that there is no discrimination at all between teachers and students? It is still being "encouraged", discrimination and partiality has not yet been eradicated and if all students can not be made equal economically at least they can be deemed as an equal by common clothing. All students are not equally capable which makes teachers partial, there is no need to enhance this partiality by allowing students to wear clothing of choice. I have first hand experience of how the under privileged children are treated by teachers in schools. 3) Burden of Proof missing 4) A school uniform is of sentimental value to alumnis of the particular school. It is something that all children deserve to have as a memoir of being a part of their school

High School / Secondary school Students should be required to wear a uniform

In my opponent's 1st paragraph of arguments made in round 2, she makes arguments that school uniforms are correlated with decreased truancy and better behavior. But correlation does not imply causation. This principle in statistics is stated as 'correlation between two variables does not automatically imply that one causes the other" [2]. Just because a school that wears uniforms has better performance, one cannot immediately jump to conclusions that uniforms are the reason for success and here's why: By law, public schools including highs schools in the United States must accept all children, regardless of intelligence, and must teach these students [3]. The same type of mandatory education is prevalent in other parts of the world as well. But private schools and catholic schools have the ability to select only the best students, students who are intelligent and focused, and students who don't get into trouble. Private schools also have uniforms policies, compared to only 18% of public schools [4]. So when studies are done to raise up the topic over school uniforms, there is a major flaw in that the studies show a positive correlation between uniform policies and increased performance but can't prove that increased performance is a direct result of wearing uniforms. I have affirmed this in my prison example in round 1. Also, my opponent brings up social issues again and cites a source that says low self-esteem is a thinking disorder [5]. In this case, it would be much more beneficial for those students affected to receive psychological treatment rather than to cover up the problem by making school uniforms compulsory. [2] http://en.wikipedia.org... [3] http://www.greatschools.org... [4] http://nces.ed.gov... [5] http://www.dosomething.org...

Teens and kids should wear school uniforms

First of all, by uniforms are you talking about a uniform in which everyone must wear the same clothes (same color, fabric, style) or are they allowed to choose the color but they must all be collared shirts and nice pants? Determining the extent of uniformity will decide how I debate this topic.

Students should wear uniforms.

I've never seen a good reason for school uniforms or dress code. Of course there has to be a certain level of decency kept on a campus but beyond exposing sexual organs or showing up basically nude I don't think that there should be restrictions such as a uniform put on students at any level.

Kids should wear uniforms

Children should learn from an early age that people will judge them, and make fun of them. We should hide them from the harsh reality. Children shouldn't be forced to wear school uniforms they shouldn't be taught to always be submissive to stupid rules. Also with the whole accident things. Its not always that easy.

THBT:it is necessary to wear school uniform

Thank you for initiating this interesting discussion. You make very good points in favour of school uniforms. While mandatory school uniforms are the norm in many school settings, Including in my own country, I would like to further examine whether they are truly "necessary". You make the claim that "school uniforms promote learning" because they allow students to focus on "what they are learning and not on what they are wearing". While it is probably true that, In general, Focusing in class will improve academic outcomes, It is hard to say whether school uniforms have a significant impact on levels of attention and focus. What about teaching style, Parenting style at home, Or classroom setup? There are so many other variables to consider. Let us compare schools with universities. In my country, Uniforms are not typically mandated at the tertiary education level. Anecdotally speaking, I believe that in university, Access to unrestricted internet during classes, Loosening of attendance requirements, Differing teacher expectations, And broadening of life priorities beyond academics contribute more to attention and focus levels in the classroom than clothing. The impact of clothing dwarfs in comparison to other variables. So in this regard, I believe that uniforms aren't necessary for the purpose of improving academic outcomes. I agree with uniforms helping to create a sense of community and that this is likely beneficial to young people. But are there ever problems with communities? Think about sport, For example, Where teams are often separated by uniforms. It is very easy for antagonism to develop between people who wear different uniforms. Have you seen how supporters of different sports teams sometimes act towards each other? In my own experience, I have witnessed inter-school rivalries become discriminatory and disrespectful. In some circumstances, The uniform of the other school can very easily become a symbol of the "enemy" which turns community spirit into toxic community culture. Uniforms are meant to be symbols of unity, But they are so easily symbols of division as well. If you want to address "unhealthy competitive feelings" then you cannot overlook this phenomenon. In this way, Maybe removing uniforms will teach us that people who don't dress the same way we do can also be like us? A similar concept you mention is how uniforms promote equality. I think we might both agree that it is good to be fair. But what does fair actually mean? Does it mean giving everyone the same thing? You said that you want people to "stand out because of their character and not their clothes". So by making everyone dress the same, Are you potentially favouring certain types of people over others? There are certain professions that place heavy emphasis on appearance (e. G. Modelling, Social media influencer, Acting, Media presenters/hosts) and people who value appearance as part of their character will tend to perform well in these fields. By restricting expression through appearance, Are we really being fair to all of our students? You might have your own opinions about these professions that involve appearance, But if we are truly being fair, Then I think that you cannot judge these professions to be any less or any more important than other lines of work. By allowing expression through personal choice of clothing, You let people who are gifted academically stand out through their academic achievement while also letting people who are talented or expressive in visual presentation stand out in their own way. I think that is more fair. I will briefly touch on affordability of uniforms. I believe that if certain students were the type who like to "keep up with the latest fashion trends", That would reflect in their outside spending anyway. I believe that the uniform acts as an extra expense on top of clothes that students want to wear outside of school. I completely agree with uniforms teaching students about professionalism. But is there a better way to achieve this? What are we actually trying to achieve? You mention we are "preparing our students for success in college and beyond". Assuming that we are trying to prepare our students for the workplace, Indeed there are certain lines of work that require a uniform. But there are also plenty of working roles that might have a dress code or no dress requirements at all. In this sense, Would enforcing a dress code with certain rules be just as useful or applicable to the workplace as enforcing a strict school uniform? A dress code would teach professional standards in addition to allowing a certain degree of freedom for self-expression. Overall, I agree that school uniforms are a widespread feature that have many benefits for students. But I think that they have enough cons, Which I have highlighted through my arguments, That one could say that they are not strictly necessary. I think you overestimate the role of uniforms in some aspects of schooling and I think that alternatives, Such as the enforcement of a dress code, Could potentially provide some of the core benefits of school uniforms while also providing liberty for self-expression, Fairness, And the minimisation of toxic community culture.