I disagree with this post. I live in the UK and most, if not all, of the high schools here make their students wear uniforms. Sometimes it felt kind of annoying and pointless, but i understood why they did it. Firstly, it makes it harder for people to bully others because they can't afford the latest 'fashionable clothes'.
Also i think the point about making it harder to be yourself it invalid. We always found ways to modify our uniforms slightly so we could show off our personalities.
High school here in the UK is ages 11-16, the age where people begin to realise who they are and grow up abit. When we get to college in the UK, (16-18yrs), we're allowed to wear our own clothes, because generally, people in this age tend to be more mature and not care about what other people are wearing.

I've only skimmed through the comments so apologies if i'm repeating anything anyone else has said :)

I agree more than you can imagine. Lately my school has been having this debate. Rumors went from us having uniforms next year to having only collar shirts and to the collar shirts and tucking your shirt in.

I hate uniforms, I think they don't solve anything. First of all as you said, they take away our creativity. With no creativity no one will see you as you, just a clone like everyone else.

Second, why do we have to pay for uniforms when we already have a wardrobe. If someone can't pay for uniforms, and all the other schools in the area have uniforms, what are they supposed to do? Drop-out? Nice example they're setting there.

Thirdly, most reasons for uniforms are because the school is running out of money or going bankrupt.

Theres yet more, many people say uniforms will help stop bullying. Are they that dumb? Uniforms are going to stop that, if someone is over weight, for example, is tucking in their shirt going to help? 

One last thing, students can still do different things with their uniforms, its not like people aren't going to adapt and make them work for them. They'll find a way to make it look good for them and bad for the school. So either way its still the same problem. Students coming to school not following the dress code.

In no way do uniforms help anything, except make everyone looks like each other. This is America, right?

i agree and disagree. actually, ur personallity doesnt always come through with the clothes u were. Yeah.. it helps a lot ,but pple will show their personallity regardless.

But i agree that the school uniforms are putting restrictions on the kids.

So, my clothes are the only thing indicative of what I'm like on the inside? Sounds like you have bigger problems than uniforms.

I also think that if we thought really hard, we could come up ways of expressing ourselves outside of art and music. Things like conversation, for example.

I have something to contribute to this. I am going to a high school with uniforms. My sister is going to a middle school with a more relaxed dress code.

She's going to spend less money on her school clothes because she HAS jeans, shorts, polo shirts, etc.

I can't wear jeans- I need khaki, navy, or black pants. Hm. I don't have enough of those. My shirts need to have 3 buttons, with no logo. I don't have any of those, either.

I have tons of hoodies- oh, I need one without a hood.

So uniforms don't always mean it's cheaper. :) I have to buy a whole new wardrobe!