should students be required to wear uniforms in school?

For me, I love to have uniform since I will not be worrying what to wear and wash a lot of clothes and iron it everyday. I prefer having uniform, more descent and less hassle. In our campus, we have security guards who are constantly checking the people who will enter the university so it will be very hard for the outsiders to have an access.

I think uniforms are a good idea for many reasons. One being the one you said it wwill be easy to tell if a stranger walks in. Makes life easier when you dont have to buy your kids expensive clothing so they fit in at school. As for the whole teens cant express themselves well I say they arent in school all day they can express all they want outside of school. And there are other ways to express yourself that dont require clothing.

yes you are right dear
here in my country students wear uniform of same kind

I think it's a good idea. Teens express themselves in many different ways, anyway. They don't need the added "pressure" of trying to impress anyone with the way they dress while in school.

The object of school is to learn. If they are waging "wars" on each other by the way they dress, it can lead to a lot of distraction in school.

From what I've observed, the countries that have always had to wear uniforms in school seem to have the best educational systems.

The fact that it can help to identify a person who does not belong in the school is excellent. With so much violence in the world today, I would rather be safe than sorry.

I did not agree with the uniforms when they first became a required thing at my children's school. I felt that the school system was trying to turn them into little "robots" or "clones". But, after seeing how bad the school system is becoming, I agree that uniforms are the best choice.

after YEARS of letting people "express themselves" here in the states, some schools are going to uniforms to keep these kids from showing off, or showing "gang" colors.

Actually it depends on what country you are from.

This is one of the present issues here in our country. Since I was born, students are required to use uniforms especially the elementary and secondary level. It is only at the incumbent time that the Philippines is having this crisis of which because of high prices to avoid an additional expense, students are allowed not to use uniform. But then I totally disagree with this. Being in uniform is one way of discipling children. They are thought on how to dress well and to live up with the school's mission and vision. In addition to that they are thought to be clean and neat everytime. I dont think that it is a violation of the right to express one's self. Neither does it violate any constitutional right of a person.

All I know is I prefer to wear uniform especially in elementary and higschool. I think it should be a must.

A uniform is very essential because it breaks down the social class between students so as to make sure other students do not feel oppressed by others.It is also quite good because it keeps an organized and smart order in the school as they learn moral values through wearing a uniform itself.

Yes ofcourse.. Itz better to have uniforms in schools.
That wil also make students one and increases thier concentrations..

There are no schools here that has have school uniforms. Ihave no first hand experience. To me it is a foreign concept that does not immediately appeal to me. There are some pros though. As you mention it is easy to spot strangers. I can imagine that the students might be more equal as noone has the chance to wear flashy clothes at school. There will be no indecent or improper attire either. On the other hand I do think students know who are rich, or cool or whatever no matter what. It also stifles individuality. Not everyone looks very good in the same style either.

All in all i like it best without uniforms

I had to wear one all throughout my schooling.. and while I sometimes hated it, I liked the fact that I didn't have to worry about what to wear and didn't have to get made fun of because of my clothes or the styles I liked.
The only thing that I hated is that sometimes the schools take it a little too far by saying you can't wear makeup or earrings or nail polish because they want the school to have a nice presentation and that when someone sees the child in a certain uniform that the child is representing that school. So they want their appearance to be nice. I find this to be a little dumb, it takes away every right of freedom of expression.