-
Essay / Advantages and Disadvantages of School Uniform - 819
If a complete stranger were to visit a campus, staff members would be able to tell the intruder apart because everyone would be wearing the same thing. The intruder would be easier to spot among the crowd. Uniforms also provide safety when a group of children goes on an excursion. It is easy for a student to become distracted and lose the group. However, when the teacher attempts to find the student and tells authorities about the lost child, the student will be easy to identify because he or she will be wearing a school uniform. School uniforms have also been proven to reduce school violence. The article “School Uniforms: A Qualitative Analysis of the Goals and Accomplishments of Two Christian Schools” provides an example by saying: “The Long Beach Unified School District was one of the first and largest districts in the United States to make school uniforms mandatory in 1994., and after a year, the district reported improvements in student behavior…” (Firmin et al., 2006). Students feel a sense of pride, tend to behave better, treat staff and others with