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The School Uniform Movement and What It Tells Us about American Education: a Symbolic Crusade. Lanham, MD: ScarecrowEducation, 2004. Print. The study found that many uniform policies did not distinguish between students that had attendance problems, behavioral problems, increase in academic achievement or students that did not have any at all. Carson, Chris. "The History of School Uniform | EHow.com." EHow | How To Do Just About Everything! | How To Videos & Articles. Ehow. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. <http://www.ehow.com/about_5431878_history-school-uniform.html>. In the 16th century, England was the first nation to require uniforms. The uniforms were to be able to tell which children were poor and attending charity schools versus the elite and upper class children. "Dress Codes -- Ready Reference." Dallas School District. Dallas, Oregon: Welcome. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <http://www.dallas.k12.or.us/DHS_Library/web/dress.htm>. The Pros and Cons of School Uniforms Pros: Help prevent gangs, encourage discipline, help with peer pressure, help identify intruders in the school, close economic and social barriers between students. Against of Cons: Violate a student's right to freedom of expression, are simply a Band-Aid on the issue of school violence, financial burden, are difficult to enforce in public schools Easy Bib. "Easy Bib." EasyBib: Free Bibliography Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago Citation Styles. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. <http://easybib.com/>. Help making works cites and annotated bibliography. Grauke, Isaac. "Pros and Cons of School Uniforms." Free Articles Directory | Submit Articles ArticlesBase.com. 5 Sept. 2009. Web. 04 Jan. 2011.

<http://www.articlesbase.com/advice-articles/pros-and-cons-of-school-uniforms-182.htm l>. Shows pros and cons for school uniform policies in public schools. There has been research and studies done, but they do not necessarily prove that uniforms help. HBC-SU. "School Uniform History." Historic Clothing: Expanded Site. 5 May 1999. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. <http://histclo.com/schun/hist/schun-hist.html>. Picture of school school uniforms worn by boys until recent years has evolved into a simple grey suit or blazer and dress pants. The boys in this picture from New Zealand school wear grey suits. Hudson, David L. "Firstamendmentcenter.org: Student Expression in Speech - Topic." Firstamendmentcenter.org: Welcome to the First Amendment Center Online. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/Speech/studentexpression/topic.aspx?topic=clothi ng_dress_codes_uniforms>. Many public schools adopted dress codes and uniforms after President Bill Clinton endorsed uniforms in his 1996 State of the Union address where he said that if it would stop teens from killing others, than we need to have uniforms. Isaacson, Lynne. "ERIC Digest 117 - Student Dress Codes." Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest117.html>. Schools across the country have experienced violence, gang activity, and thefts of clothing and accessories. Many school boards, worried of safety at school, have started policies for dress codes or the wearing of uniforms. Pappas, Connie. "Skyridge Library Media Center / Constitutional Debates 8th Grade." Skyridge Library Media Center / FrontPage. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <http://skyridgelmc.pbworks.com/Constitutional-Debates-8th-Grade#Uniforms>. List of

websites that help me find more information about school uniforms and the pros and cons. Some sites also had history information as well as current information. "The Polk County School Uniforms Page." Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <http://www.gate.net/~rwms/Uniform.html>. Polk County Schools in Florida May 11, 1999 but into effect one of the most restrictive school uniform policies in the nation. "Public School Uniform Debate - Education Bug." Education Bug - Articles, Public & Private Schools, Colleges. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. <http://www.educationbug.org/a/public-school-uniform-debate.html>. It may have only been in 1987 that the first public school - Cherry Hill Elementary in Baltimore, MD started a school uniform policy. Then, in 1994, the Long Beach Unified School District in California made a mandatory uniform policy in some of its schools, making it the first urban district to do so. "School Uniform History." School Uniform in History. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. <http://www.angelfire.com/art2/uniforms/history.html>. The school uniforms for public schools is a national debate and not a new subject. Private schools and uniforms have a long history, but not until the 1980s has the subject of uniforms in public schools become so important. Williams, Darleen. "School Uniforms: The Raging Debate." Darlene Williams. Web. 10 Dec. 2010. <http://www.gate.net/~rwms/UniformDWilliams.html>. The debate over mandatory uniforms in the public school system is raging across the country. Some claim uniforms improve many areas in the educational area while others challenge these claims. They say it violates rights uniform supporters say that the benefits outweigh the loss of those rights.