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School uniforms should be required

I hope our debate goes well, and thank you for bringing up this topic. I appreciate you sharing your personal opinions on I appreciate you sharing your personal opinions on school uniforms, but I have to disagree with you. Clothing may be one of the best ways for students to express themselves, but even you, yourself stated that it is not the only way. "students are able to be themselves without being distracting" The above comment is a direct comment posted by yourself. With girls being forced to call home for a change of clothes, and boys yanking up their pants to prevent "sagging" every day, the dress code is being violated every single day, despite the strict rules put before us. All of these violations are distractions towards other students. A study recently released found school uniform policies helped to improve school safety and student achievement, including grades and test scores, in three diverse public school districts. In light of the increased emphasis on student achievement since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, "Implementing a School Uniform Policy: A Case Study of Three Districts" provides additional evidence that school uniform policies can be beneficial to student learning. Five key and consistent findings emerged in "Implementing a School Uniform Policy", which focused on the Denver Public Schools in Denver, Colorado; the Aldine Independent School District outside of Houston, Texas; and District of Baltimore City Public Schools: 1) Regular use of uniforms can help to improve school safety; 2) Regular use of uniforms can help to improve students' classroom behavior; 3) The affordability of school uniforms versus everyday clothing contributes to wide acceptance of the adoption of such a policy; 4) Uniforms can help to reduce student competition and concerns about "fitting in"; 5) Uniforms may contribute to improved student outcomes, including grades and test scores.