School UniformsA study in Psychology Today reported a drop in crime of 91%, school suspensions by 90%, sex crimes by 96% and vandalism by 69%, all this thanks to the adoption of school uniforms. in Long Beach, California (Glazener). It seems that almost every school problem could be solved with a simple change of school uniform. Children could get off to a good start in life. The difficulties a child faces on a daily basis could be increased tenfold. School uniforms should be enforced because they provide a better learning atmosphere, eliminate inappropriate clothing, and put less social pressure on children and parents. Some might say that school uniforms don't actually improve academic performance, but that doesn't mean children don't need better learning atmospheres. When they have better places to learn, their overall performance improves. Virginia Draa, an assistant professor at Youngstown State University, examined attendance, graduation and graduation rates at 64 public schools with school uniforms. She said she went to the stu...