It is a shame when you figure that the horror of student killings at Columbine High School might have been prevented if kids had worn uniforms. Before the proposal is abandoned on the grounds that it hinders freedom, and before simply discarding the idea as an inner-city deterrent to the problems associated with gangs, people should keep an open mind. Try to see things in different light. This is a mild change compared to some of the radical reforms that have shaped our educational system in recent years. Change isn't necessarily badl, and it doesn't always have to come as a response to a problem.
Some people are impartial.
Yet a small number of parents actually fear change. There exists a sentiment that we are a small community untouched by what is seen as big-city problems. I think the point is being missed. Uniforms are under consideration not for what they can prevent so much as what they can provide to our children. The first thing a uniform does is it unifies and identifies all students as belonging to a community.