No Mandatory uniforms in public schools promote a positive learning environment and improve general education performance. School uniforms stifle individual expression and creativity. There is no conclusive evidence that uniforms improve scholastic performance. But over the last decade, public school districts from Boston to Los Angeles have introduced mandatory school uniform programs, often at the urging of parents concerned with poor grades and school violence. Other cities have experimented with voluntary uniform programs that offer parents the option of sending their children to school wearing uniforms.
Uniforms promote equality and a sense of community, so students can focus on schoolwork.
School uniforms also ease the financial burdens on parents, who otherwise are forced to spend hundreds of dollars outfitting their children in the latest designer clothes. Uniforms also add to security since it is harder to conceal weapons while wearing a uniform and school administrators can easily detect non-students. These factors create a safer, more open learning environment. Programs requiring mandatory uniforms in public schools are detrimental to the students. Mandatory uniform rules enforce conformity, which hinders creative abilities and limits personal expression.