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    School uniforms may have some benefits but also drawbacks: Pros: Uniforms can reduce class barriers and focus students on learning instead of clothes by making all students look the same. Uniforms also make getting ready for school easier, improving punctuality. Cons: Uniforms may negatively impact students' self-image by not allowing individual styles and increasing body comparisons. Uniforms also delay the transition to adulthood by restricting expression of identity through clothing choices. For families, uniforms impose an extra financial burden undermining free public education.

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    School uniforms may have some benefits but also drawbacks: Pros: Uniforms can reduce class barriers and focus students on learning instead of clothes by making all students look the same. Uniforms also make getting ready for school easier, improving punctuality. Cons: Uniforms may negatively impact students' self-image by not allowing individual styles and increasing body comparisons. Uniforms also delay the transition to adulthood by restricting expression of identity through clothing choices. For families, uniforms impose an extra financial burden undermining free public education.

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    School uniforms may have some benefits but also drawbacks: Pros: Uniforms can reduce class barriers and focus students on learning instead of clothes by making all students look the same. Uniforms also make getting ready for school easier, improving punctuality. Cons: Uniforms may negatively impact students' self-image by not allowing individual styles and increasing body comparisons. Uniforms also delay the transition to adulthood by restricting expression of identity through clothing choices. For families, uniforms impose an extra financial burden undermining free public education.

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    Wearing uniforms in school?

    Pros and cons


    PROS
    1. They can break down class barriers between
    students.

    One argument used in favor of school uniforms is that when


    kids wear uniforms visible class markers between rich kids
    and poor kids are decreased or eliminated, which may lead
    to more social mixing along economic lines.
    2. School uniforms keep students
    focused on their education, not their
    clothes

    A bulletin published by the National Association of Secondary School Principals stated that
    "When all students are wearing the same outfit, they are less concerned about how they
    look and how they fit in with their peers; thus, they can concentrate on their schoolwork." A
    study by the University of Houston found that elementary school girls' language test scores
    increased by about three percentile points after uniforms were introduced. Former US
    Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, advocated school uniforms as
    a way to help students focus on learning: "Take that [clothing choices] off the table and put
    the focus on school, not on what you're wearing."
    3. School uniforms make getting ready for
    school easier, which can improve
    punctuality.

    When uniforms are mandatory, parents and students do not spend time choosing
    appropriate outfits for the school day. According to a national survey, over 90% of
    US school leaders believe school uniform or formal dress code policies "eliminate
    wardrobe battles with kids," make it "easier to get kids ready in the morning," and
    create a "time saving in the morning." Tracey Marinelli, credited the district's
    uniform policy for reducing the number of students running late. Lyndhurst student
    Mike Morreale agreed, stating that "it's so much easier to dress than having to
    search for clothes and find out that something doesn't match."
    1. Uniforms may have a detrimental effect on
    students' self-image

    When students have to wear the same outfits, rather than being allowed to select
    clothes that suit their body types, they can suffer embarrassment at school. Child
    and teen development specialist Robyn Silverman told NBC News' Today that
    students, especially girls, tend to compare how each other looks in their uniforms:
    "As a body image expert, I hear from students all the time that they feel it allows
    for a lot of comparison... So if you have a body that’s a plus-size body, a curvier
    body, a very tall body, a very short body, those girls often feel that they don't look
    their best."
    2. School uniforms may delay the transition
    into adulthood.

    Adults make their own clothing choices and have the freedom to express themselves
    through their appearance. Denying children and teenagers the opportunity to make
    those choices may make them ill-prepared for the adult world. Adolescents see
    clothing choices as a means of identification, and seeking an identity is one of the
    critical stages of adolescence, according to the late developmental psychologist Erik
    Erikson.
    3. School uniforms in public schools undermine the promise
    of a free education by imposing an extra expense on
    families.

    Parents already pay taxes, and they still need to buy regular clothes
    for their children to wear when they're out of school and for dress-
    down days. Over "95% of parents on low incomes reported
    difficulties in meeting school-related costs," including uniforms.

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