Dorota Giżyńska Students Banned Over Wrong Trousers!

School uniforms have been a topic of debate for many years. Some people believe that uniforms are good because they make everyone look the same. They help students feel like they are part of a team. Others claimclaimclaim that uniforms are a terrible idea because they don't let students express themselves. They also don't addressaddressaddress the real reasons why students misbehavemisbehavemisbehave. In this article, we will examine an example of one school that came across certain problems with the introduction of a uniform policyuniform policyuniform policy.

Kobe’s High School in the United States thought that students should wear uniforms to help with discipline. But many students, parents, and teachers didn't like the idea. They said that uniforms cost too much money, took awaytook away [take away]took away students' freedom, and wouldn't improve the students’ behaviour. Let’s take a closer look at those arguments.

One of the mentioned reasons was the cost. Uniforms tend to be expensive and some families can’t afford them. This can make it challengingchallengingchallenging for students to follow the uniform rules. Also, some families might not want to buy uniforms if they don't think they will help their children.

Another argument was that students might not feel like themselves in uniforms. Uniforms would make them all look the same and preventpreventprevent them from showing their personality. The teens at Kobe’s also said that they shouldn’t be told what to wear because it wasn’t fair. This is something difficult to disregarddisregarddisregard.

Lastly, it’s unclear if uniforms would fix behaviour problems. Some studies say that uniforms help students do better in school, but it's not clear if uniforms can really make students behave better.

Even though there were some problems with school uniforms, Kobe’s high school found ways to make them work. They tried to listen to everyone's worries and fixfixfix them. They came upcame up with [come up with]came up with some solutions to the obstaclesobstacles [obstacle]obstacles mentioned. They introduced financial help for families who couldn't afford uniforms. They also asked students to help customisecustomisecustomise the uniform rules, and showed parents and teachers that uniforms don’t have to be a problem, but, in fact, can be beneficialbeneficialbeneficial for students.

In conclusion, school uniforms can lead to arguments. Some schools have made them work, while others have had trouble. However, in order to successfully introduceintroduceintroduce uniforms, schools need to think about everyone's thoughts and fears and work together to set fair rules.

1 Źródło: Dorota Giżyńska, licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0.