The debate on whether or not publics schools should continue or discontinue the enforcement of uniform policies has remained a controversial issue based on the results that schools have received since the beginning of uniform policies. Most U.S. public schools now have adopted the uniform policy for grades K-12 with the intention of overall benefiting school success. With school uniforms enforced, schools hoped to help students to achieve their full potential by exhausting all of their energy on their academic work and reduce the amount of bullying students face related to clothing. They also hoped to create a safer environment for their students to learn effectively without worry of being in danger. Within months after public schools adopted …show more content…
The main source of bullying in schools is caused by the current fashions trends and clothing that students where. Students that can afford the trendy expensive clothing, are often granted status as being “rich” or “popular” while the other students who are unable to afford the more expensive clothing are labeled as “poor” and “unpopular”. These statuses in schools have caused students to suffer from intense bullying and have even caused students to feel as if they are worthless compared to others simply because they aren’t able to afford the trending clothing (Buggs and Rowland). Uniform policies take away the opportunity for any students to be bullied for this reason because it forces students to look exactly like one another and overall treat each other equally. Its takes away the assumption that some students have a greater status over other students because of the clothes that they possess (Buggs and Rowland). These dress codes implemented in schools not only help to decrease bullying, but also forces students to care about their appearance as well (Buggs and Rowland). It helps to prepare students for the real world as they will have several dress codes when they begin their future careers and reminds them that what they wear represents them and the institution that they represent (Buggs and