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Are Uniforms Needed by Deng

Schools all across the nation speak about how uniforms are favorable to the school environment and increase student safety. While there are a plethora of pros as to why uniforms are helping the school community and keeping a level playing field for the students, lots of issues come with uniforms. The argument that uniforms are put in place to prevent bullying seems invalid because schools with uniforms still experience bullying. School systems are deceiving when they say uniforms are created to make a level playing field in the school environment and prevent students from being distracted. Yet they ask us to branch off into our own appearance and portray ourselves, but with a uniform, we can’t have any social expression. Schools promote individuality but yet put us in a caged environment, wearing the same clothing, training us to listen to the bell to dismiss us, and any rebellion results in consequences. I do not believe uniforms improve attendance or deter crime; in all reality, uniforms are not a resolution to any of the issues, so what are school systems solving with uniforms?


Which sentence from the text best summarizes a central idea?

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A Schools all across the nation speak about how uniforms are favorable to the school environment

B schools with uniforms still experience bullying

C Schools promote individuality but yet put us in a caged environment

D uniforms are not a resolution to any of the issues

Summarize the author’s message about school uniforms. Use evidence from the text to support your summary.

*Summarize the author’s message about school uniforms. Use evidence from the text to support your summary.

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The author argues that while school systems promote uniforms as a solution to issues such as bullying and distractions, they do not actually solve these problems. The author believes that uniforms do not promote individuality and instead create a caged environment, where rebellion results in consequences. The author also suggests that uniforms do not improve attendance or deter crime. The sentence that best summarizes the central idea is "uniforms are not a resolution to any of the issues." The author uses evidence such as the fact that schools with uniforms still experience bullying and the idea that uniforms limit social expression to support their message.

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