Mandate of School Uniforms in Order to Reduce Student...

Introduction According to one Caribbean historian, Carl Campbell (1992), schools reflect the societies that create them. The 21st century has presented many challenges. While on the one hand we are faced with rapidly improving technology, we are also faced with global environmental, health and economic crises such as we have never experienced before. We are also witnessing the widespread collapse of societal institutions like the family, judiciary and even the religious systems. Our societies seem to be breeding a new level of violence and chaos. It is against this background, that schools must now formulate policies to keep much of this violence and chaos from invading the classrooms. Instead of students being lured away from†¦show more content†¦However, the initiatives have been proven to keep more children in school and dramatically reduce daytime crime. A School Uniform Policy is one of the keys given by the guidebook to help schools deal with the problem of truancy. W ikipedia defines school uniforms as a set of standardized clothes worn primarily for an educational institution†¦.they form the basis of a school’s dress code. The issue of school uniforms then becomes of critical importance in the wider issue of School Discipline. According to the Oxford Dictionary, discipline is defined as the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior. Educators agree that learning can only take place in a climate that is conducive to learning and therefore it is important that students conform to a code of conduct set by the school to achieve such a climate. The issue of adoption of school uniforms policies has become a highly controversial topic among parents, students, educators, government officials and policymakers with strong arguments being presented by both side of the debate. The very important questions of safety versus individual rights and freedoms must be carefully examined. This paper will attempt to present the majo r arguments of the debate. However it will support the view that public schools should embrace the choice to wear school uniforms as they help to create an atmosphere ofShow MoreRelatedEssay on Community Saftey3750 Words   |  15 Pagesprocess for the downtown area with less officers to accurately measure and report the progress toward the goals and objectives, for each officer to issues orders to direct the department effectively for better success within the community. The process will involve one year of planning, a budget for proper vehicles for the street officers, uniforms for the officers, Directives for merging the new officers with less experience with the older officers more experience, support staff from the 100 swornRead MoreJuvenile Crime Issues in Today’s Criminal Justice System18893 Words   |  76 PagesEdition, by Frank Schmalleger. Published by Prentice Hall. Copyright  © 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. The Future Comes One Day at a Time o one can truly say what the future holds. Will the supporters of individual rights or the advocates of public order ultimately claim the day? We cannot say for sure. This much is certain, however: Things change. The future system of American criminal justice will not be quite the same system we know today. Many of the coming changes, however, are now discernible—andRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pages2 Siemens’ Simple Structure—Not 506 4 16 The Organization System Organizational Culture 511 What Is Organizational Culture? 512 A Definition of Organizational Culture 512 †¢ Culture Is a Descriptive Term 514 †¢ Do Organizations Have Uniform Cultures? 514 †¢ Strong versus Weak Cultures 514 †¢ Culture versus Formalization 515 What Do Cultures Do? 516 Culture’s Functions 516 †¢ Culture Creates Climate 516 †¢ Culture as a Liability 517 Creating and Sustaining Culture 519 How a Culture Begins