UNiforms are a cost burden to families
Along with implementing school uniforms, the school systems that enforced these policies signed up for all of the parent’s opinions that came along with their decision. Many parents believe that school uniforms are a cost burden and they think they are too expensive.
As schools are starting to demand costly branded uniforms and as funding for these uniforms begins to get cut, more lower class families are struggling with being able to afford them.
Thousands of parents had to pay double the price for uniforms because of a government academic program. With costs rising, families are facing the issue of paying for the uniforms to send their children to school. If children are worried about who is paying for their school uniform instead of what they are learning in school then that creates a problem.
Sending their kids to school in uniforms does possibly lead to social equality within the classroom but in some cases the lower class families can’t even afford the cost of uniforms in the first place. So it defeats the purpose of promoting equality if they aren’t made easily affordable to the lower class and poorer communities.
Although a few parents are pleased with school uniforms because of the equality they promote among social classes, Karen McAlhaney believes they are the cause of other problems. Like other parents, McAlhaney believes parents should be the ones who decide what is approvable for their children to wear to school. If they were the ones choosing, maybe they would be able to find clothes that they could afford within their budget rather than buying "required" brands.
As schools are starting to demand costly branded uniforms and as funding for these uniforms begins to get cut, more lower class families are struggling with being able to afford them.
Thousands of parents had to pay double the price for uniforms because of a government academic program. With costs rising, families are facing the issue of paying for the uniforms to send their children to school. If children are worried about who is paying for their school uniform instead of what they are learning in school then that creates a problem.
Sending their kids to school in uniforms does possibly lead to social equality within the classroom but in some cases the lower class families can’t even afford the cost of uniforms in the first place. So it defeats the purpose of promoting equality if they aren’t made easily affordable to the lower class and poorer communities.
Although a few parents are pleased with school uniforms because of the equality they promote among social classes, Karen McAlhaney believes they are the cause of other problems. Like other parents, McAlhaney believes parents should be the ones who decide what is approvable for their children to wear to school. If they were the ones choosing, maybe they would be able to find clothes that they could afford within their budget rather than buying "required" brands.