School uniforms can reduce violence and crime within the school setting. When school uniforms are enforced there is no one looking different. This also eliminates gang members flashing or wearing their gang colors. Gangs seeing one another colors being shown can cause violence and crime within school. School uniforms can reduce bullying that happens within schools. Students who cannot afford “trendy” clothes often are those being bullied because of their appearance. Bullying can lead to the person being bullied to retaliate against the bully. Also letting students show their individuality can cause cliques and groups. This causes students to feel separated from a certain group or clique and can cause anger within an individual. The anger results in violence to the certain group or clique. “The massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado revealed a dress code where students were allowed to wear trench coats, excessive jewelry and make-up, and eccentric hair styles and clothing. This situation develops an argument that the lack of a dress code may affect the level of safety in a school. If students were not allowed to wear coats, it would be more difficult to conceal weapons” (Eppinger). Schools are for students to learn and not for students to be threatened because of what they wear or are not wearing. Uniforms will help protect each student from crime and violence when at school.