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- And, school uniforms prevent the display of gang colors and insignia, reducing gang activity and pressure to join on school property. The U.S. Department of Education’s Manual on School Uniforms stated that uniform policies can “prevent gang members from wearing gang colors and insignia at school” in order to “encourage a safe environment.”
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May 24, 2016 · Since gang members often wear specific items of clothing to signal their gang affiliation, it makes sense for schools to enact regulations that target gang-related apparel.
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- Collection of Dress Code Rules
This study examines whether school uniform policies, dress code policies, and the presence of gang prevention programs are associated with reductions in problems linked to gang presence in schools (i.e., fighting, drug availability, and feelings of safety), and whether any reductions can be explained by an attendant reduction in gang activity ...
- Why Do Some Public Schools Have Uniforms?
- What Research Says About School Uniforms
- What Do Students Think About Uniforms?
- It’S A Big Issue
In the 1980s, public schools were often compared unfavorably to Catholic schools. Noting the perceived benefit that uniforms conferred upon Catholic schools, some public schools decided to adopt a school uniform policy. President Clinton provided momentum to the school uniform movement when he said in his 1996 State of the Union speech, “If it mean...
Virginia Draa, assistant professor at Youngstown State University, reviewed attendance, graduation and proficiency pass rates at 64 public high schools in Ohio. Her final analysis surprised her: “I really went into this thinking uniforms don’t make a difference, but I came away seeing that they do. At least at these schools, they do. I was absolute...
A student discussion: pros and cons of uniforms
Editor’s note: This video is part of our high school milestones seriesabout communication skills. The students in this video discuss the pros and cons of school uniforms. After a school uniform policy was implemented in three Nevada middle schools in 2008 and 2009, researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno, set out to find out what 1,350 seventh and eighth graders thought about the change. The vast majority — 90 percent of students — reported that they disliked wearing uniforms. However,...
A new trend is the mounting pressure to establish dress codes for teachers. Apparently the same casual mind-set toward revealing outfits is cropping up in the ranks of our teachers. The debate over uniforms in public schools encompasses many larger issues than simply what children should wear to school. It touches on issues of school improvement, f...
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May 18, 2023 · The U.S. Department of Education’s Manual on School Uniforms stated that uniform policies can “prevent gang members from wearing gang colors and insignia at school” in order to “encourage a safe environment.”
Apr 3, 1996 · The National Association of Secondary School Principals recently released results from a survey it conducted of 5,500 secondary school principals, showing that 70 percent believe requiring...
May 18, 2023 · The U.S. Department of Education’s Manual on School Uniforms stated that uniform policies can “prevent gang members from wearing gang colors and insignia at school” in order to “encourage a safe environment.”
Mar 16, 2012 · • Implement a dress code designed to eliminate gang colors and clothing. Possibly adopt school uniforms, but choose a neutral color such as white, black or khaki. Ask the students about colors before implementing a uniform policy.
