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Weaving identical polyester strands of material around our pubescent youngsters may have been all the rave decades ago. The Germans made good use of it as their children learned how quickly a book will burn as they kept perfect time marching in Berlin. School uniforms are best left to crazy idealistic despots hell bent on world domination, desperate couples in search of that "zing" needed in their sex life, or Catholic schools.

School uniforms are seen as a savior to school troubles and problems. Make them look alike and the issues should disappear faster than their spirit and drive as they get ready for school every morning. School uniforms are merely a plaid band-aid laying limply over problems crisply creased Grey pants nor knee high socks can truly help defeat.
Let me give you some examples.

1. Teen pregnancy. Kids will be kids and a uniform won't stop two kids from conceiving a kid. Overlooking the time it takes to get that sweater vest over your girlfriends hairspray cemented coif, clothing is flying off our children whether it is a part of a set or a signed Randy Moss jersey.

2. We can not possibly blind ourselves thinking mockery and bullying would be non-existent in a uniformed world can we? In personal experiences, it takes one hair to be out of place, one crater zit to form on your nose, or one unfortunately mistimed expulsion of flagellance in the middle of English class for our classmates and friends to pounce upon you with the ferocity a big game cat saves for a wounded Gazelle. Let us all open our eyes and realize the necktie and Buster Brown shoes won't save an awkward acne filled teenager the embarrassment of being humiliated at least one time in their lives.

3. The last time I had checked, drug addiction is not miraculously cured at the sight of breathable cotton. In fact, having to look at the same clothing all week long might have some of our students pining for some good hallucinogens, just so they can stop seeing Burgundy and Grey down every hallway at the school. Drugs ooze their way into our children's lives if they are wearing blue jeans or pleats.

4. Since when are there no fights in schools with uniforms? If bullying continues and drug use burns on, what makes us think violence will not follow along? After being pelted by instant mashed potatoes at lunch time, you and your ninth grade girlfriend's honor must be upheld, someone is getting a can of opened whip ass. Surely school uniforms do nothing

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