Outline
Thesis: School uniforms should be required in public schools because their use would lead to higher education, less violence, and lower cost to parents.
I. Education
A. Discipline toward learning
1. Less distractions
2. Less stress
B. Better Grades
1. Attendance
2. Focus
II. Violence
A. Less hostility
1. Less peer pressure
2. Everybody's equal
B. Weapons
1. Harder to conceal
2. Less will try to conceal
III. Cost
A. More affordable
1. Fewer clothes to buy
2. Competition with peers
B. Help for low-income
1. Clothing vouchers
2. Business donations
3. Thrift stores
School uniforms in public schools are becoming increasingly popular across the nation. The public school system would benefit greatly if this policy were to be adopted. Opposition is always a factor when trying to make changes. Taking all things into consideration, the positive effects would be far greater than the negative effects. School uniforms should be required in public schools because their use would lead to higher education, less violence, and lower cost to parents.
By requiring school uniforms in public schools, education will be improved. A dress code will enforce discipline toward learning. Uniforms improve a person's outlook toward success. Students generally act the way they are dressed. With fewer distractions, students see the school as a workplace for teaching and learning. Students also have less stress in their lives because they are not in a fashion competition. Dress codes also lead to a change in grades. Mainly this happens because the student's attendance comes up. There is also a change in grades because it is easier to focus when everyone looks alike.
Another reason school uniforms should be required in public schools is that it causes less violence. There will be less peer pressur...