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Below is a list of certain advantages that were outlined in the Department of Educations Manual on School Uniforms. .
             Decreasing violence and theft -- even life-threatening situations -- among students over designer clothing or expensive sneakers; .
             Helping prevent gang members from wearing gang colors and insignia at school; .
             Instilling students with discipline; .
             Helping parents and students resist peer pressure; .
             Helping students concentrate on their school work; and .
             Helping school officials recognize intruders who come to the school.
             The concepts listed above confidently imply that by implementing school uniforms some of our common problems could be solved. However simplistic as it may appear, the manual does point out serious problems. The only question is: can school uniforms solve these problems? Or do they fail to address the real issues at the heart of the matter? .
             The study most often cited by proponents of the school uniform debate is that of the Long Beach County School District. Where in:.
             District officials found that in the year following implementation of the school uniform policy, overall school crime decreased 36 percent, fights decreased 51 percent, sex offenses decreased 74 percent, weapons offenses decreased 50 percent, assault and battery offenses decreased 34 percent, and vandalism decreased 18 percent (manual 2).
             Advocates have used the above statistics accompanied by the I told you so attitude to push uniforms into living rooms and town council meetings across the country. Conversely, Long Beach School District officials have been cautious to share such optimistic views. Dick Van Der Laan of the Long Beach Unified School District explained, "We can't attribute the improvement exclusively to school uniforms [. . .]-(manual 2). Law enforcement statistics point out that Mr. Van Der Laan is right.


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