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By Robert Kennedy, About.com Guide to Private Schools since 1997

Why Uniforms are a Good Thing!

Monday October 9, 2006
One of the first things you notice about most private schools is that the students are wearing uniforms. The uniform is often euphemistically referred to as a dress code. Still, it amounts to the same thing, namely, that the students dress in a uniform manner. Well, enough puns! What are the advantages of uniforms? Do they infringe on individual freedoms and rights? Not at all.

Read Why We Love Uniforms. It's a fairly typical defence, er, explanation, of uniforms. School Uniforms offers a look at the pros and cons of the issue from the public school vantage point. Want to learn more about private schools? Read What Are The Questions Parents Ask Most Often?

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December 11, 2007 at 2:33 pm
(1) Tori Martindlae says:

It is a good idea

April 24, 2009 at 9:52 am
(2) bill humbuckler says:

i dont like uniforms i think they are a bad thing because you dont get to show how you feel in stend you have to keep it in said you and tell people how you feel all the time

July 29, 2009 at 5:06 pm
(3) n/a says:

Uniforms are pointless because they just give us something to rebel against.

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