In response to Jacob’s article about school uniforms, I mostly agree. Even though school uniforms help reduce the amount of bullying towards student’s outfits, they restrict individuality. Individuality is a key part in teens and young adults lives; it lets them express themselves, find who they are, and who they will become in life.
Jacob states that uniforms would not affect our rights because “as minors we do not have many rights that legal adults have.” That is true, as minors we do not have very many rights, so I think we should have the right to choose our own clothes.
Learning how to choose our clothes is important because in the future we will all want a good paying job, and many jobs have a dress code. Although, they still have a wider range of rules then school uniforms, lots of jobs let you wear want you want as long as you follow some guidelines. Most schools are like this too, and should stay like this. Uniforms do not let students explore the range of restrictions and learn what they should and should not wear. If students learn what they are not allowed to wear, this will prepare them for knowing dress codes in jobs before they arrive.
Also if public schools switch over to school uniforms, then students would not be able to wear clothes to support their beliefs. Many students choose to wear pink in to support breast cancer, if they have school uniforms they are restricted on how much they are able to support the national holiday in the month of October. Some students have trouble expressing themselves through words, clothes may be their only way of expressing their true selves.
It is important for students to choose their own clothes and be able to express themselves openly. Schools should not take away that freedom.
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