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Essay / Persuasive Essay: Why Should We Have School Uniforms?
School uniforms may not be everyone's favorite subject, but it is a controversial subject in our society. It has only been twenty-eight years since America's first public schools in Maryland and Washington, DC, instituted uniform policies. It was voluntary at first, but when the parents supported the idea, it all became reality. According to the proponent, school uniforms help prevent the formation of gangs, but from the opponent's point of view, it is only a band-aid on the issue of violence. It also helps students resist peer pressure to buy fashionable clothes, and on the other hand, it poses a financial burden for poor families. A student dressed in uniform is better viewed by teachers, but some say school uniforms can delay the transition to adulthood. I strongly believe that we should allow school uniforms.Allow SchoolI remember when I was in school, my first year in the United States, I had difficulty finding clothes to wear all days. Not only did I struggle to find clothes to wear every day, I couldn't afford fashionable clothes. I felt like I didn't fit in because all my classmates wore pretty clothes and I didn't. I wasn't trying to copy them, or trying to be someone I wasn't by wearing those clothes, or I didn't want to wear them just because my classmates wore them, I just wanted to put on something nice like everyone else. otherwise, I wanted to feel like I belonged. This is the worst peer pressure a teenager can endure. There are teenagers who just want to feel like they belong, who want to fit in, but they can't. Buying fashionable clothes is expensive, and they try to cope with this pressure every day. Pressure equals stress, stress equals no good work in school, and as a student and future parent, I would like that to happen to my children even if I had the opportunity to give it to them. This is why I strongly believe that we should allow school