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**Do school uniforms and dress codes take away the ability for students to express themselves? Do they decrease discipline-related issues? ** I am interested in school uniforms and dress codes, because I have been to both uniform & non-uniform schools and I have seen the differences between them. I am curious to know how other people view them & disputes that have happened over them in the past and that are happening today. **PRO UNIFORM ARGUMENTS: **
 * Uniforms are equalizers.
 * More time can be devoted by administration to actual school problems, not trivial things like dress code violations--which uniforms would get rid of.
 * Uniforms eliminate the popularity contest that getting dressed for school becomes.
 * They eliminate distractions in the class room and help students focus on school work.

**ANTI UNIFORM ARGUMENTS: **
 * Uniforms take away individuality.
 * Uniforms limit the expression of students.
 * Uniforms alienate students.

**So we must ask ourselves, is it a just compromise to limit student expression for their own benefit? **

**Bethel School District No. 403 V Fraser:** In this case, it was brought before the court whether or not a school had the right to punish a student for making sexually explicit remarks in a speech made during school hours, and the court ruled in favor of Bethel School District No. 403, because they students behavior was not within the school conduct code.
 * COURT CASES: **

In this case, it was argued whether or not it was constitutional to censor a student-run school newspaper, and the court ruled in favor of the school district, because students needed to set a high standard of student speech.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Hazelwood School District V Kuhlmeier: **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">In this case, it was argued whether or not a group of students could be punished for peacefully expressing their opinions by wearing armbands to protest the war in Vietnam and the court ruled in favor of the students, because their actions were within their right to free speech.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Tinker V DesMoines Independent Community School District: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Through my trials and tribulations of this research paper, my views have not been swayed by the opposing viewpoints I have encountered. I remain vehemently in favor of uniforms in schools. Although those who oppose uniforms say that they take away students' ways to express themselves, what I have stumbled upon throughout my research, is that dress contributes very little in expression. There are a myriad number of other ways for students to express themselves that are much more positive and nurturing than wearing a shirt with some sort of witty slogan on it.
 * <span style="color: #8b1818; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">What I Think: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Works Cited <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403 v. FRASER. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 26 November 2012. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">"Debate: School Uniform." Debatepedia. International Debate Education Association, 29 May 2011. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">HAZELWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT v. KUHLMEIER. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 26 November 2012. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Hudson, David L., Jr. "Clothing, Dress Codes and Uniforms." First Amendment Center. Vanderbilt University, 1 Apr. 2002. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Rossetti, E. "School Uniforms Equalize Students, Education Professors Say." News. University of North Texas, 3 Aug. 2006. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">"Tinker v. Des Moines Ind. Comm. School Dist." Oyez. IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012.