Are school uniforms helping or hindering?

By Lisa Flam

 
In this article by Lisa, she talks about how school uniforms are better for public schools. She states, "Having kids wear uniforms will reduce bullying because kids won’t pick on each other for how they’re dressed..." i completely disagree with this statement because it's making kids feel more afraid in the real world where not everyone wears the same thing. It's also getting rid of self expression which is really important in a teens life. Flam also stated that not having school uniforms is distracting for other students. I also don't agree with this because once again, in the real world, nobody is going to be in specific uniforms except for some jobs ofcourse.

But later in the article, Lisa shows Robyn Silverman 's point of view. Robyn is is a child and teen developement specialist and knows what is good for students. She states,“At a time where teens and preteens want to express themselves, clothes provide a vehicle, a benign vehicle, to allow them to express themselves and say, ‘I’m different,’ without having to approach more risky ways of saying the same thing,”  This is basically stating what I said before, so I totally agree with her.

To conclude, school uniforms are not always the answer. Teens need self expression and also need to be able to make their own decisions.