Full name: John Purk
Location: University of Cincinnati
Response: My personal opinion about school uniforms is that they are too restrictive. They do not allow the students of America to express themselves in the image they want to be portrayed in. With the lack of funding for art and music programs in the public schools, we are already murdering our childrens creative minds. School uniforms will only put one more stab into the lifeless being of imagination. I do understand the benifits of the uniforms, but to me, the disadvantage of future generations with no imaginations is far worse than anything.
Full name: Scott Anderson
Location: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Response: As a student in Jr.-AFROTC I wore an Air Force uniform, one day a week for all four years of high school. I can tell you it does take some getting used to. As a freshman I feared being teased and singled out, but wearing the uniform was part of the class. That, and the fact that my peers throughout the grades, from my class to the senior class wore the uniforms too, which made it easier to adapt. Personally though, I feel that students should not be forced into wearing a school uniform against their will, emphasis on forced. It's my opinion that the current education system as it exists now already stifles individuality, which is key to the development of young minds. Uniforms would only further hide individuals behind the group. It's been shown that many public school systems are already lacking in the one-on-one aspect of the teacher-student relationship, uniforms might simply make this situation worse, by again making a student one of a group, rather than in individual, in need of specialized attention. In my opinion, mandatory school uniforms are a bad idea.
Full name: Laurel Smith
Location: Springboro, OH
Response: Each year my school has gotten stricter with dress
code, but it is done on reasonable grouds. The current dress code is fine,
and no one is upset with it to any extreme extent. I feel that school
uniforms, on the other hand, are a big no no. Once a school gets uniforms
then the sense of individuality faulters. Who knows to what extent students
may go to appear different or individual. It's better for students to
express their individuality through their clothing than in actions. So
uniforms are BAD.
Full name: Jeffrey Klein
Location: Springboro, OH
Response: School uniforms affect the rectitude of students that are forced to wear them. They take away from the students' the sense of individuality and can damper the way they look upon school as a whole. Seemingly so, they can also demoralize a students' outlook on life, indirectly. There are many benifits to school uniforms, but by far, the disadvantages outway the advantages. This is why many schools have been presented with this issue and have rejected it. Using Springboro High School as an example, this was presented with this issue descretely and it was almost immediatly compromised. They do not hold a firm, solid ground in most urban schools and are seen as a hastle more than a way to solve any problems. Such uniforms are mainly seen in private, non-public schools where the administation is, in most cases, more strict than in a public setting, therefore warrenting the use of uniforms. Such administrations see the use of uniforms as a way to 'unite' the students under one common rule and avoid problems before they are contemplated. On the other hand, the less austere public schools are not concerned with 'ruling with an iron fist' outlook of most private schools, and they are more worried about the overall moral of the students and are concerned with their attitudes. Simply put, school uniforms do not have a sound place in schools today.
Full name: Eric Ellis
Location: Miami University
Response: In my school we did not really have a dress
code. However, there were certain things that we could not do. For
instance, guys could not have hair that was too long and girls could not
wear shorts that were above the hip. I dont think that dress codes would
cut down on violence if that was their main intent.
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