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Running head: SCHOOL UNIFORMS 1
Should Uniforms be Required in all Schools?
Amoy A. Clarke
ENG 122: English Composition II
Prof Denise Long
March 16, 2015

advocate of uniforms, but after being in both cultures she has come to understand the
benefits. Walmsley’s statement is the heart of the school uniform issue, and is a reminder
to parents and students that their primary focus or “job” is to learn.

SCHOOL UNIFORMS 3
When all students are dressed alike there is no need for competition, less bullying
and teasing would occur. It will be a little hard for one student to pick on someone
because of their clothes when they’re wearing the same thing. According to the 2013
survey by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and school
uniform manufacturer Land’s End “…surveyed school leaders with a school uniform or
formal dress code policy in place believe their current policy has made a significant,