Preventing gang colors, etc. in schools
Decreasing violence and theft because of clothing and shoes
Instilling discipline among students
Reducing need for administrators and teachers to be 'clothes police' (for example, determining whether shorts are too short, etc.)
Reducing distractions for students
Instilling a sense of community
Helping schools recognize those who do not belong on campus
Students and parents argue that uniforms violate their freedom of expression (see the next page of this article for more about what the Supreme Court has to say on this)
Some students might choose to express their individuality through other means such as body piercing which is harder to regulate.
Parents raise concerns about the cost.
Because uniforms single out students as being from one school, this might lead to trouble with students from other schools.
Families fear it might interfere with religious clothing like yarmulkes.
A new policy for school uniforms can be time consuming and difficult to enforce.