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Unifroms in public schools ||
 * **Research Topic:**

Unifroms in public schools was one of the most hot topics going on in the years of the 2000s because some believe that they were the solution to many prolems in the school environment while other thought differently. Research and experiments have been done to try and prove points but there is always something that says otherwise**.** ||
 * **Focusing Statement:**

School all over the United States of America either changed their dress codes to unforms or are thinking about doing it. Many believe that unifroms are a great idea because they are cheaper than buying new outfits all of the time, they improve students' performance in school, there is less bullying, and that the schools will be safer for the students. Others believe that uniforms are a horrible idea because they think that the students should be able to wear what they want to wear, they should be able to express themselves and exercise their rights, and think that they don't help the students' perfomance in school. ||
 * **Essential Background Information for Introduction** :

Wear unifroms to school and do well in school, make somethings easier for yourself, be treated like everyone else, and don't express yourself and exercise your rights; or don't wear uniforms and express yourself, wear what you want, do okay in school, and get teased and/ or bullied everyday. Which one would you prefer? ||
 * **Potential Hook/Grabber (Story, anecdote, quote about your issue):**

If students wear uniforms for school, they will tend to be more focused on their studies and not what kind of clothes other people are wearing. This could happen because everyone will be wearing the same thing as everyone else and won’t worry about someone looking better than them or teasing someone for what they are wearing. || Evidence/Quotes: "Feedback on school dress codes has also been positive. According to Don Woodard, a high school principal in Johnston County, the students' "demeanor is better and there are fewer disruptions because of teasing, or students being uncomfortable because of the apparel that others are wearing." He also pointed out that the students have more " poise and are well-behaved when they have the sense of being dressed for the occasion of learning." Commenting on his school's dress code, Shelly Marsh, a middle school principal also from Johnston County, said: "We have high expectations.... Students' attitudes are different according to their dress." (Daniels, paragraph 1 of subtitle " The Positive Impact of School Dress Codes") || Due to the fact that students start to pay more attention to their studies and not what clothes others are wearing, it also helps improve the test scores. || Evidence/Quotes: "The modern-day school-uniform movement first gained momentum in the 1980s, after a number of studies found that the average test scores of Catholic-school students exceeded test scores of students in the public-school system." (Update: School Uniforms, there isn’t author) ||
 * ** Topic 1: Students’ Performance in School ** ||
 * Explanation
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There are some students that are teased because of the way they dress and it isn’t right at all. Every student everywhere reacts to different situations differently and in the case of teasing, they can react very negatively. Some reactions they would do is try to let a teacher or guidance counselor know about the situation, the victim could argue with the person teasing them, they could fight, and the student could even probably be pushed to the point where they would want to even kill someone because of it. || Evidence/Quotes: "Though interest in school uniforms grew after Clinton's 1996 endorsement, there was no major surge in demand until mid-1999. In April of that year, two gun-wielding students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., opened fire on their fellow students, killing 12 and one teacher before taking their own lives. Following the incident, school administrators around the U.S. expressed concern about copycat attacks taking place in their own school districts. After details about the shooting surfaced, it became apparent that the two Columbine shooters had been social outcasts who had been bullied previously by their peers. The two gunmen had also allegedly gained a reputation around school because of their penchant for wearing dark-colored clothing, among other things." (Update: School Uniforms, there isn’t author) || There are gangs everywhere and they all normally have and wear a color to let other gangs know who they are. Like if a gang member is wearing red he is a blood, if there is a gang member wearing blue he is a crip, and etc. If there are 2 differnt gangs that come across each other, you never know what will happen. There could be a shooting, fighting, and other things like that. Gangs members aren't just on the streets, they are also in schools. Conflicts like this can happen in schools and almost any other place you can think of. || Evidence/Quotes: "A federal district court upheld a restrictive dress code in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and found that the dress code was created to "help reduce violent gang activity, ease tensions between students who fight over attire, aid school officials in identifying campus intruders, and promote student safety in general." Therefore, the court concluded that the students' interest in expressing themselves through their choice of clothes was outweighed by the school's attempt to create a "safe and peaceful environment." (Daniel, under the heading "Dress Codes Do Not Infringe on Rights" and it is paragraph 3) ||
 * **Topic 2: Create a Safer Environment** ||
 * Explanation
 * Explanation

Now that student wear uniforms, they feel better about themselves because they don't have to try and impress people with their designer clothes, they can be themselves. Everyone will be treated the same way because they are wearing the samething || Evidence/Quotes: "Student dress policies can also benefit students far beyond keeping them safe. Schools with uniforms say that their students have better self-esteem because without the name brand clothing on display, the students are placed on an equal level. Poorer students do not feel and are not treated as inferior because they don't have nice clothes. This equality also seems to create a sense of school unity. Dr. Viola Vaughan and Allan Sledge, both principals from Halifax County, have witnessed an increase in school unity since uniforms were required." (Daniels, under heading "Self-Esteem and School Unity" paragraph 1) ||
 * ** Topic 3: Create Unity In Schools ** ||
 * Explanation

People believe that unifroms violates their rights to express themselves because they will have to dress the sam eas everyone else in the school. || Evidence/Quotes: "But as dress codes became more commonplace, opposition to school-imposed uniforms became more pronounced. While students were at the forefront of the backlash, some concerned parents and teachers, were not far behind. They collectively criticized dress codes on the basis that uniforms were unfair to students, and did little to improve either security or academic performance in schools. Some critics also argued that dress codes were biased against low-income students, who might have trouble paying for the required uniforms." (unknown author, under heading "Tension Grows As Dress Codes Become More Commonplace" paragraph 2) || Some people believe that uniforms do not violate the students' rights and they are just trying to improve their environment and make the schools a better place for the students. || Evidence/Quotes: "Though student dress policies have seen rapid success in schools nationwide, there is some opposition to their use. School uniforms are most often criticized because some contend that they infringe upon a student's First Amendment right to freedom of expression by mandating that students wear certain types of clothing. However, recent court rulings indicate that student dress policies withstand legal challenges as long as they adhere to some basic principles." (Daniel,under the heading "Dress Codes Do Not Infringe on Rights" and it is paragraph 1) ||
 * ** Topic 4: Violate Students’ Rights ** ||
 * Explanation
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**Informative Research Product Organizer** School Unifroms ||
 * ** Research Topic: **

Unifroms in public schools was one of the most hot topics going on in the years of the 2000s because some believe that they were the solution to many prolems in the school environment while other thought differently. Research and experiments have been done to try and prove points but there is always something that says otherwise**.** ||
 * ** Focusing Statement: **

Schoosl all over the United States of America either changed their dress codes to unforms or are thinking about doing it. Many believe that unifroms are a great idea because they are cheaper than buying new outfits all of the time, they improve students' performance in school, there is less bullying, and that the schools will be safer for the students. Others believe that uniforms are a horrible idea because they think that the students should be able to wear what they want to wear, they should be able to express themselves and exercise their rights, and think that they don't help the students' perfomance in school. ||
 * ** Essential Background Information for Introduction: **

Wear unifroms to school and do well in school, make somethings easier for yourself, be treated like everyone else, and don't express yourself and exercise your rights; or don't wear uniforms and express yourself, wear what you want, do okay in school, and get teased and/ or bullied everyday. Which one would you prefer? ||
 * ** Potential Hook/Grabber (Story, anecdote, quote about your issue): **

What are current policies? || Current policies for certain places, like private schools are to wear unifroms so everyone will look the same. || Evidence/Quotes: " Uniforms have traditionally been associated with private, religious or military school s. Those kinds of school s are generally more strict than public school s and frequently hold students to more rigorous academic standards. Private school s have always had the legal right to impose school uniforms . Besides private school s, the U.S. military and many employers also require their employees to wear uniforms . The uniforms send a message to outsiders that those wearing them belong to a community where strict standards of conduct are upheld. They also make it easy to identify members of the community and hold them responsible for their actions." (School Uniforms) || Policies for other places, like public schools, have a more loose dress code. The students that go to public schools have more freedom to wear what ever they want, but with a few boundaries. || Evidence/Quotes: "Many public school s, meanwhile, have long had rules outlining what students may not wear, as opposed to what they are required to wear under uniform policies. Some of those dress codes bar students from wearing certain types of distracting clothing, jewelry or hair or make-up styles. Public school s may ban tight-fitting or skimpy clothing, for example, or T-shirts bearing obscene messages. School s in urban areas may take the additional measures of banning fashionable or expensive clothing that can lead to disputes, such as brand-name athletic shoes, gold chains and leather or fur coats. But public school s have still generally permitted students to dress as they wish." ||
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 * Explanation
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sorry, I didn't get what you were this question was asking and I didn't find much for this, but I will keep looking for more things to add. Where are students most likely to wear unifroms? || Schools in Colorado started to use uniforms because of situations like these. Students being outcasts and/or teased because they are different and they can end up taking matters into their own hands. || Evidence/Quotes: "Though interest in school uniforms grew after Clinton's 1996 endorsement, there was no major surge in demand until mid-1999. In April of that year, two gun-wielding students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., opened fire on their fellow students, killing 12 and one teacher before taking their own lives. Following the incident, school administrators around the U.S. expressed concern about copycat attacks taking place in their own school districts.
 * **Topic 2:**
 * Explanation

After details about the shooting surfaced, it became apparent that the two Columbine shooters had been social outcasts who had been bullied previously by their peers. The two gunmen had also allegedly gained a reputation around school because of their penchant for wearing dark-colored clothing, among other things." (Update: School Uniforms, there isn’t author) || "For example, a 1999 //Education World// article by Glori Chaika reported a significant drop in gang violence in Chicago **schools** that adopted school **uniforms**. Similarly, in a 2003 //Education and Urban Society// article, Kathleen Wade and Mary Stafford reported that teachers at **schools** with **uniforms** perceived lower levels of gang presence than teachers at **schools** with no **uniforms**. This difference was significant, despite the fact that the uniform **schools** were in areas with slightly higher numbers of gang-related crimes. However, students in both types of **schools** perceived gang presence at the same level.Students may see other signs besides clothing that hint of gang activity." (Konheim-Kalkstein, A Uniform Look) ||
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Why? What motivated schools to implement uniform policies? || There are some students that are teased because of the way they dress and it isn’t right at all. Every student everywhere reacts to different situations differently and in the case of teasing, they can react very negatively. Some reactions they would do is try to let a teacher or guidance counselor know about the situation, the victim could argue with the person teasing them, they could fight, and the student could even probably be pushed to the point where they would want to even kill someone because of it. || Evidence/Quotes: "Though interest in school uniforms grew after Clinton's 1996 endorsement, there was no major surge in demand until mid-1999. In April of that year, two gun-wielding students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., opened fire on their fellow students, killing 12 and one teacher before taking their own lives. Following the incident, school administrators around the U.S. expressed concern about copycat attacks taking place in their own school districts. After details about the shooting surfaced, it became apparent that the two Columbine shooters had been social outcasts who had been bullied previously by their peers. The two gunmen had also allegedly gained a reputation around school because of their penchant for wearing dark-colored clothing, among other things." (Update: School Uniforms, there isn’t author) || There are gangs everywhere and they all normally have and wear a color to let other gangs know who they are. Like if a gang member is wearing red he is a blood, if there is a gang member wearing blue he is a crip, and etc. If there are 2 differnt gangs that come across each other, you never know what will happen. There could be a shooting, fighting, and other things like that. Gangs members aren't just on the streets, they are also in schools. Conflicts like this can happen in schools and almost any other place you can think of. || Evidence/Quotes: "The presence of youth gangs in and around public school s has also led some school s to consider uniforms . Not all groups of juveniles that band together are necessarily dangerous, but some gangs use intimidation and force to engage in criminal activities, such as stealing or selling drugs. Teachers, parents and many students are especially concerned about gangs in public school s and hope that school uniforms will help to diminish their influence. Gang members may adopt certain clothing styles or wear certain colors to distinguish themselves from members of other gangs. Students may unknowingly wear gang colors and be targeted for violence. Some gangs also adopt the clothing logo of a college or professional sports team as their insignia." (School Uniforms) || People think that the students in schools don't do well in their studies because they are too distracted by the clothes that others are wearing. People that don't have designer clothes often feel like outcasts not only because they don't have expensives clothes, but also because the people that do have designer clothes may be teasing them or don't acknowledge them because of that. This all makes the ones that don't have designer clothes feel left out and they don't focus on their school work because they will be focusing on what others are wearing. || Evidence /Quotes: "Supporters of school uniforms insist that dress codes improve the learning environment in school s by instilling a sense of discipline in the student body. By eliminating the distractions created by designer clothing, backers say, uniforms force students to focus their attention on the teacher, and not on one another. As a result, they say, students are more likely to absorb classroom lessons and perform better on exams." ||
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Common uniform policies || Uniforms in private and religious schools are normally button up shirts with khaki pants, shorts, skirts and dresses. These dress codes are normally this basic, especially in public schools. || Evidence/Quotes: "It used to be that if students were seen traveling to and from school in what appeared to be uniforms --perhaps white shirts and matching dark pants or skirts--they were assumed to be attending a private or religious school . That is no longer necessarily the case in the U.S. Over the past few years, hundreds of public school s have begun implementing mandatory or voluntary school -uniform policies." (School Uniforms) || Strict schools that have uniforms would have the kids wear suits and dresses while other schools would have them wear regular button up shirt with khaki bottoms like pants. || Evidence/Quotes: " In states that did permit dress codes, some school s implemented very strict codes, requiring students to wear formal suits or dresses. Other school s adopted more casual restrictions, mandating that students wear collared shirts accompanied by pants of a certain color or brand. In many cases, school districts banned students from wearing sneakers, hats, baggy jeans or clothing that featured lettering or corporate logos." (Update: School Uniforms) || Schools like ours have dress codes that are some what strict. Our dress code is to help use dress appropriately so we won't distract nor offend others with what they are wearing. Some things not to wear are strapless shirts, very short skirts, shirts with profanity on it, and etc. || Evidence /Quotes: "Many public school s, meanwhile, have long had rules outlining what students may not wear, as opposed to what they are required to wear under uniform policies. Some of those dress codes bar students from wearing certain types of distracting clothing, jewelry or hair or make-up styles. Public school s may ban tight-fitting or skimpy clothing, for example, or T-shirts bearing obscene messages." ( School Unifroms) ||
 * **Topic 4:**
 * Explanation
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[] || If students wear uniforms for school, they will tend to be more focused on their studies and not what kind of clothes other people are wearing. This could happen because everyone will be wearing the same thing as everyone else and won’t worry about someone looking better than them or teasing someone for what they are wearing. || Evidence/Quotes: "Feedback on school dress codes has also been positive. According to Don Woodard, a high school principal in Johnston County, the students' "demeanor is better and there are fewer disruptions because of teasing, or students being uncomfortable because of the apparel that others are wearing." He also pointed out that the students have more " poise and are well-behaved when they have the sense of being dressed for the occasion of learning." Commenting on his school's dress code, Shelly Marsh, a middle school principal also from Johnston County, said: "We have high expectations.... Students' attitudes are different according to their dress." (Daniels, paragraph 1 of subtitle " The Positive Impact of School Dress Codes") || Due to the fact that students start to pay more attention to their studies and not what clothes others are wearing, it also helps improve the test scores. || Evidence/Quotes: "The modern-day school-uniform movement first gained momentum in the 1980s, after a number of studies found that the average test scores of Catholic-school students exceeded test scores of students in the public-school system." (Update: School Uniforms, there isn’t author) ||
 * **Topic 5:**
 * Explanation
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School Unity || Now that student wear uniforms, they feel better about themselves because they don't have to try and impress people with their designer clothes, they can be themselves. Everyone will be treated the same way because they are wearing the samething || Evidence/Quotes: "Student dress policies can also benefit students far beyond keeping them safe. Schools with uniforms say that their students have better self-esteem because without the name brand clothing on display, the students are placed on an equal level. Poorer students do not feel and are not treated as inferior because they don't have nice clothes. This equality also seems to create a sense of school unity. Dr. Viola Vaughan and Allan Sledge, both principals from Halifax County, have witnessed an increase in school unity since uniforms were required." (Daniels, under heading "Self-Esteem and School Unity" paragraph 1) ||
 * **Topic 6:**
 * Explanation

Issues/ Violation of Rights || People believe that unifroms violates their rights to express themselves because they will have to dress the sam eas everyone else in the school. || Evidence/Quotes: "But as dress codes became more commonplace, opposition to school-imposed uniforms became more pronounced. While students were at the forefront of the backlash, some concerned parents and teachers, were not far behind. They collectively criticized dress codes on the basis that uniforms were unfair to students, and did little to improve either security or academic performance in schools. Some critics also argued that dress codes were biased against low-income students, who might have trouble paying for the required uniforms." (unknown author, under heading "Tension Grows As Dress Codes Become More Commonplace" paragraph 2) || Some people believe that uniforms do not violate the students' rights and they are just trying to improve their environment and make the schools a better place for the students. || Evidence/Quotes: "Though student dress policies have seen rapid success in schools nationwide, there is some opposition to their use. School uniforms are most often criticized because some contend that they infringe upon a student's First Amendment right to freedom of expression by mandating that students wear certain types of clothing. However, recent court rulings indicate that student dress policies withstand legal challenges as long as they adhere to some basic principles." (Daniel,under the heading "Dress Codes Do Not Infringe on Rights" and it is paragraph 1) || Critics think that students won't be able to be creative and express themsleves because they would think that be creative isn't a good thing. They would think veing creative is a waste of time and they would basically think that they should do and be the same as everyone else. || Evidence /Quotes: "School is...the place where the next actors, writers, artists, politicians, inventors, designers and musicians are trained. School uniforms send a clear early-life message to students that conformity is important and creativity is not.... Students learn from uniforms that their individuality, political opinions and religious rights are unimportant, as is their education: students are regularly suspended for non-compliance to the uniform code even if their school work is excellent." ||
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