Should we have school uniforms?
BillabongBabe has started a great debate about the merits of school uniforms, asking users to make up their minds about whether uniforms should be banned.
The debate so far...
BillabongBabe asks if uniforms (a)"give no room to show... your culture and style, and make students look like servants wearing livery" or (b) make school students more equal by removing the opportunity for them to display their wealth through their clothes.
Octoparrot thinks we should keep school uniforms or "schools would become cat-walks".
Jamiejoo also thinks we should keep schools uniforms because "you feel part of a society... you don't need to faff about in the morning trying to pick out clothes that make you look 'cool' ...and you can't be teased for bad fashion sense or anything".
Octoparrot also points out that "pupils should have the same dress code as teachers, that way everyone looks smart, and doesnt wear a uniform that they hate wearing".
The idea of slightly less strict uniforms appeals to Youdontknowme, who argues that these "would be more practical, and allow oportunity for creativity. But abolishing them completely would turn schools into a fashion parade".
More about School uniforms
According to a 2003 government survey examining public attitudes towards school uniforms:
- 83% of parents were in favour of pupils wearing school uniform
- 77% of all respondents were in favour of pupils wearing school uniform
- 68% thought that school uniform could help improve school discipline
- 66% felt that school uniform could improve school standards
Related Links
On bbc.co.uk
- What's in a school uniform?
- School uniform – social leveller or anachronism in today’s schools?
- Should kids choose their school uniform?
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