Schools Need Dress Codes Dress codes in public schooling have recently been a controversial issue nation-wide. Mandatory uniform policy's measures and emphasize the benefits of students on specific behavioral and academic outcomes. The arguments for the issue are just as strong as those against the issue. There are two main points surrounding school uniforms: performance and school and reduction of violence due to uniformity. Uniforms are argued to positively affect student safety by: lowering student …showed first 75 words of 1454 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1454 total…and expulsions, better grades and in some case higher achievement (Conley 2). Students appear to do much better in school after dress codes are adopted. While very controversial at this time, dress codes can and do make schools a safer place for our children to learn. It cuts down the violence and eliminates the problems of wearing hats or jackets that could carry weapons to school. Every school system should adopt some type of dress code.