why do students at public schools have to wear  uniforms to go to school monday thouth fri its so stupid?
453134
Well it is to make the children feel equal and not have any qualms about their parents richness or poorness.  This makes the children feel that they are all in the same level playing field and also inculcates disipline.......
322302
they need to take their dumbass to skool
482576
No.  What a waste of money.  Spend the money on books.  I don’t care, someone has to pay for it, and no matter who does, they can spend that money more wisely.  It is just another barrier toward a good education verses mediocre one.  Better schools will require more expensive uniforms.
401160
Lots of reasons. Mainly though, the people that control the curriculum in public schools do NOT want you to be able to protect yourself. That makes you easier to control, and force into complying with situations which you wouldn't tolerate if you had the ability to resist.
599133
Uniform. Given the raging hormones of the age group, and the fact that they are in school to promote education, not salve their little egos.\n\nUniforms are cheaper, they erase the dividing line between poor and rich, they cause the students to pay more attention to their lessons and each other than what they have on or what body parts are visible.\n\nGrade averages are higher in schools that have uniforms. Uniforms can be as simple as a white T-shirt and jeans (that is what my child's school has) to "old-style" uniforms.\n\nWe have no arguments about what to wear, no trying on this or that, no problems with hemlines, straps, belly buttons, butt cracks, or sagging pants. It's easier, cheaper, faster, and fewer problems.
717746
All Catholic schools usually wear uniforms.
41960
I don't go to islamic school, but I've heard about them. Yes, they do wear uniforms. They are stricter than schools in the US. (In second grade, they have final exams).
501238
You're confusing a uniform dress code with school uniforms.\n\nHere's the guidelines, gleaned off the web:\n\nAllowed:\n\nNavy, black or khaki pants or shorts or cotton or corduroy material. Girls may elect to wear a skirt or jumper.\nShirts with a collar - polo, buttoned down or regular collar.\nShirts with solid plain colors - blue, white, pink, yellow or gray hues only.\nStudents may wear Gilmore spirit wear, including hooded sweatshirt spirit wear.\nPlain-colored sweatshirts, sweaters or turtlenecks (same color scheme as shirts, but it does not have to match the shirt color, i.e. students can wear a blue shirt with a gray sweater.) * Brand name logos are acceptable.\nShirts can either be tucked in or not tucked in.\n\nNot allowed:\n\nJeans.\nSweatpants.\nHooded sweatshirts other than spirit wear hooded sweatshirts.\nNo writing, sports teams, etc.\nClothing that's not appropriately sized for that particular student.
95370
They probably\n\n1. Feel that how they dress is an expression of who they are and would like to be free to express that, and\n2. Dislike the idea of someone mandating how they are required to dress, and\n3. Hate how the uniforms look in other school districts\n\nMy kids go to a uniform only school district, and they've never really given it a whole lot of thought since it's always been this way for them, but I know I probably would have hated it when I was a kid.
1101514
I think it would be good for all schools to have uniforms.  Everyone should have to dress the same,  think it would cut down on the bullying etc.  Also not everyone can afford expensive clothes etc  and to pardon the pun.....would create a level playing field.  Besides, I am sure that anyone that is a diva would be able to spice up their uniforms
944243
The public schools in my city need smaller classes, the teachers are worn out with all these children in one class and trying to teach and quiet half of them do in order to teach,therefore lots of time gets wasted and only 1/2 the lesson planned for that day gets taught.  Also they need books, the teens in highschool barely have homework because they can't take the books home.....I'll just leave it at there
1178899
this is exactly how my school is. it's horrible!!!! if i had the choice i would not use them, but of coarse if you have to go you have to go. our changing rooms are pretty much the same too. we have to get changed in front of everyone and there are no toilets or cubicles.
266744
it doesn't make sense.\n\ni walk to school makes sense.
174506
Hi,\n\nThis can go either way, but if you work in a low socio-economic areas then in my experience having a school uniform is a good idea.\n\nI've seen kids come to school in the same clothes for several days/not washed or washed their uniforms/had badly torn uniforms. Imagine what they would be wearing if they had to wear other clothes (please note - the school often supplied extra clothes as the year progressed).\n\nAlso, by having a school uniform those students from poorer families are not as easily idenified (as they would be if students wore whatever they wanted) or made to fee uncomfortable by standing out in less flashly/trendy clothes (or worse, having to wear the same clothes repeatedly).\n\nThat was how I explained it to my students and they accepted it - junior school council brought up the idea of no uniforms. I said they could vote how they wanted - I just gave them the other side to the story.
515559
Most people don't, but I had to wear a uniform up through 8th grade, and follow a fairly strict dress code up through high school.  I don't now in college, and I'm glad for that, but I think it was really useful when I was younger.  My schools were comparatively small, and the cliques weren't fun.  It was good not to have to worry what other people would think about the clothes I wore.  Though I don't know if I would have said so at the time, I think it might also have kept us just a little more focused on the academics.
178945
Because most folks care how they appear to the public and they want you all to look your best when you go out in public...\nI have seen so many folks go to a store looking horrible and I wonder why they chose to wear what they did to leave their house...\nIf you look so bad, why not change into something that you look better in before leaving???
46673
I dont have a percentage for you but I will say that I live in Maine and all public schools do not have uniforms. Our private school do have uniforms.\nPublic schools have dress codes here but they leave a lot of room to wear almost what u want