Most evidence is anecdotal. A survey by the Educational Testing Service found that most principals believe uniforms improve school discipline. Officials in schools that have uniforms say they bolster security because outsiders are easy to spot on school grounds. When students are in uniform, fights over clothing stop. Gang influence wanes because no one wears gang colors or gang attire.
Students feel safer walking to school.
Socio-economic lines blur. This is their business attire just like if they were at IBM,'' Moore says. But critics say schools need more than uniforms. In many places, uniforms are just one piece of broader reforms. She says Chicago schools are producing better test scores because of higher academic standards, a ban on social promotion and required summer school for low achievers.