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Studentsarerequiredtoabidebythestudenthandbookfortheirschoolwhichisasetof
guidelinesandexpectationsthattheymustfollow.Manydebateaboutthetopicofschool
uniforms,thoughthechoiceisclear.Iftherewastobeachangemadeinthestudenthandbook,
itshouldbetorequirestudentstowearschooluniformsbecauseitwouldlessenthecostfor
onesfamily,presentthestudentbodyinamoreneatandunifiedmanner,andeliminatethe
factorofconflictcausedbyoneswardrobewhichwouldescalatethelearningexperienceforall.
Firstandforemost,schooluniformswouldaidthefinancialneedsofstudentsandtheir
families.Somestudentsspendfractionalamountsofmoneywhilebacktoschoolshopping
whileothersdonthavethefinancialcapabilitytodoso.Inaddition,moneyisalreadybeing
spentonotherbacktoschoolnecessitiessuchasschoolsuppliesandthestudentsclassdues.
Furthermore,byprovidingschooluniforms,thosewhomaynothavethemonetaryneedsto
purchaseniceclothing,wouldnothavetofretoverbeingjudgedforwhattheywear.Allinall,
whentheruleofwearingschooluniformsisenforceduponthestudentbody,thefinancesofall
familiesofstudentsareenhanced.
Notonlywouldschooluniformsbenefitonesfamilyfinances,buttheywouldpresentthe
studentbodyinamoreneatandunifiedmanner.Toillustrate,picturewalkingintoaschooland
viewingeverystudentwearingkhakisandidenticalpolos.Thissightwouldportraytheschoolin
aprofessionalmanner.Consequently,withtheschoolbeingportrayedinaprofessionalmanner,
otherorganizationsandprogramswouldviewthestudentbodymoresolemnly.Moreover,with
theideaofbeingunified,schooluniformspreventthosewhoareprejudicefromrefusingtowork
withthosewhodonthaveanassatisfactorywardrobeorpersonalappearance,duetothefact
everystudentisrequiredtowearthesameoutfit.Itisclearthatnecessitatingschooluniforms
unifiesthestudentbodyandportraystheschool,itself,inamoreneatlymanner.

Asafinalpoint,withtheinputofschooluniforms,thefactorofconflictcausedby
oneswardrobewouldbeeliminated,whichwouldescalatelearningexperiencesforall.For
example,bullyingforthepurposeofwhatonewearswouldnolongertakeplaceamongstpeers.
Additionally,aschoolwithuniformswouldcreateasaferenvironmentforthoseinitduetothe
facttherewouldbenoclothespromotinganythingseenasinappropriate.Similarly,thelevelof
distractionwoulddecreasewithoutcontinuousdisruptionscausedbyparticularclothing.Asa
result,schooluniformswouldeliminatefactorsofconflictcausedbyonesapparel,thefeelingof
unsafetywithinthefacility,andeliminatedistractionswhichallbenefitthelearningexperience
forthestudentbody.
Clearly,themostintelligentdecisionwhenchangingthehandbook,istorequire
thestudentbodytowearschooluniforms.Firstofall,schooluniformsaidthefinancesof
studentsandtheirfamilies.Secondly,theschoolwouldbeportrayedasamoreprofessionaland
unifiedfacilitywiththeenforcementofschooluniforms.Finally,thefactorofconflictcausedby
oneswardrobewouldbeeliminatedwhichwouldbenefitlearningexperiencesforall.Without
makingarequirementforschooluniforms,therewontbeanygreaterchange.