After having several issues have been brought tho their attention, the Sample Text school district leadership commite has released a decision about school uniforms for the upcoming year.
After much deliberation, it has been decided that school uniforms would be beneficial to Sample Text School District. There are several benefits to school uniforms that have influenced this decision. Firstly, this creates a sense of unity in the student body. This sense of unity will reduce divisions between students. Secondly, uniforms will make it easier to focus on their schoolwork. We have responded to complaints that schoolwork is more difficult, and this will help alleviate some of the burden on students. Third, they will remove the inconsistency in dress codes. There have been issues involving inappropriate and/or unsuitable clothing in this and other school district, and there will be no more confusion over what is acceptable. Though this will limit self-expression in students, this can still be done through a variety of other ways in and out of school, and this small loss is simply outweighed by all of the benefits uniforms provide.
-Dr. Person Name, Director of the Committee
These views are all well and good, but they fail to take into account the fact that uniforms will have to be bought by students and their families on their own dime. Not only will these new uniforms be expensive, but they will stifle student's self expression, which is something that cannot be done.