By Justin Simmons
Eng 122
Instructor Michelle Klingfus
2-21-2014

Uniform in Public Schools?

Requiring students to wear uniforms in the public school system is this the right decision? I chose this assignment for two reasons, one because I have four beautiful children who attend public schooling and the other reason is because I have seen some of the damaging incidents that these children are enduring behind the brands being sought out that are quote to be cool. I experienced some of the same issues growing up as a child as many others reading this have. Coming up in the urban parts of Port Arthur, Texas a small town with a population of 53,818 I have seen people robbed for their shoes killed for shirts or jewelry all through middle school and high school.

But the goal of my story is simply to inform and educate on the following those that are for it, those that are against and those that are stuck in the middle. I am personally for it but not basis about the matter I do want kids to have there freedoms of speech while living life through artistic framing, however I do not want children killing themselves over clothing/brand names with no one to blame.

It starts at the home. What are we teaching our kids? Are the TV commercial and infomercials about different products raising our children? Or is it the top sports athlete or entertainer with the hottest song or movie? The answer is complicated, because living in a society where most of the day you are amongst your peers it really doesn’t matter what you are being taught at home, because you become apart of your current

environment and if your around children all day talking about the latest and greatest fashion/brands you will want those things.

First discussion topic, why are the public schools calling for uniforms in the public schools? According multiple articles I’ve read, most of the