School Uniforms

Just because something is common and non-punished does not mean it is not against the law. Prostitution is common and occurs a lot and is against the law. If or if not a group of gang members wear certain clothing, it does not determine who they really are. If they were not allowed to wear those kinds of clothing, once again, they would find other ways to express it ie. words and tattoos etc. Since when did I ever say that I grew up with all the latest fashions? School is supposed to prepare kids for the adult world, and in the adult world after work and retirement there are no uniforms. If we teacher students to be more confident with who they are now, we are preparing them for the future as schools say they are doing. You never gave any evidence or statistics proving that bullying is tied in. You just gave scenarios that may or may not be real and accurate. Therefore, they are unreliable. Sports teams and regular school activity are two completely different things. Rebuttal to point 1: Sports are linked to "team spirit and pride etc." but school does not have to be itself. And yet again, you did not provide evidence that there is a "widespread agreement" or any kind. Rebuttal to point 2: Do you have any evidence that this can cause competition? No. You are speculating that one thing leads to another when you don't even have the base of the argument to agree with the rest. Think of a skyscraper, if the base is not study then the whole thing will fall. That is comparable to this point. Rebuttal to point 3: That is just an accusation, where is your evidence? Rebuttal to point 4: People will always find something to judge others on. If it is not clothing, then it would be facial features etc. instead. People talk, you cannot change that. Rebuttal to point 5: But only outside of school. Once again, this is a violation of amendment 1 rights. Unless you want your freedom stripped away, there is no reason to support forced dressing when a dress code is already involved. Rebuttal to evidence post 1: You cite evidence explaining students stay home due to fear and/or intimidation, nowhere do you cite evidence that this links back to clothing. You cannot use your own personal opinion and reasoning without evidence to back that up. Rebuttal to evidence post 2: That is just one person's opinion. Rebuttal to evidence post 3: Once again, if we do not teach the youth to deal with these kinds of conflicts (if they even do occur as often as you say), they will not be prepared for their older years. Other points and evidence I want to make: "The path to adult development is honed throughout the duration of early schooling. However, your transition towards adulthood can be hindered with uniforms. Since it is mandatory, you are not given the chance to decide for yourself, which is one of the hallmarks of adulthood." "Uniforms aim to give everybody a homogenous look, right? Instead of improving a student"s self-image because he looks just like the others, it actually does the opposite. Students have different weights, body types and heights. Whenever one looks at himself in the mirror, he depreciates his self-image because he feels like he doesn"t look his best." "f you thought that requiring all students to wear uniforms can lessen the chances of bullying, you are dead wrong! In fact, it can actually increase the incidence of bullying, especially in school districts where violence rates are soaring. A 1999 study conducted by experts from Texas Southern University showed that bullying incidents increased by as much as 12%, after the implementation of mandatory uniform wearing. Echoing this sentiment is a 2007 study published in the Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice. According to the research, assaults increased by as much as 14 incidences yearly, right after the introduction of school uniforms." All facts from: http://www.listland.com...