Topic > Pros and Cons of School Uniform - 819

If a complete stranger were to ever enter a campus, staff members would be able to distinguish the intruder because everyone would be wearing the same thing. The intruder would be easier to spot in the crowd. Uniforms also create safety when a group of children go on a field trip. It is easy for a student to become distracted and lose the group. However, when the teacher tries to find the student and tells officials about the lost child, the student will be easy to identify because he or she will be wearing a school uniform. School uniforms have also been shown to reduce violence in a school environment. The article, “School Uniforms: A Qualitative Analysis of Goals and Achievements at Two Christian Schools,” provides an example by stating, “The Long Beach Unified School District was one of the first and largest districts in the United States to mandate school uniforms in 1994, and after one year the district reported improvements in student behavior…” (Firmin et al., 2006). Students feel a sense of pride, tend to behave better, treat staff and others with kindness