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  1. Jul 8, 2019 · A U.S. Catholic interview. Published July 8, 2019. Whether school uniforms, habits, or vestments, Catholics are easily distinguishable by what they wear. It’s easy to assume that such highly visible markers of faith have always been the same.

  2. The academic uniform dates back to the clerics of the Middle Ages who gathered at universities adorned in the fashion of the time: tunics and hooded cloaks. The first documented standard of academic dress was the closed-robe cappa clausa from 1222 in England.

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  4. May 10, 2023 · The origin of the modern school uniform can be traced to 16th Century England, when the impoverished “charity children” attending the Christ’s Hospital boarding school wore blue cloaks reminiscent of the cassocks worn by clergy, along with yellow stockings.

  5. May 13, 2020 · The purpose of this study was to examine any relationships between students’ perceptions of the effects of school uniforms and student socioeconomic status. A survey was administered to 182 students in a charter school to gather perception information, and a separate survey was administered to parents to gather socioeconomic status information.

    • Aaron B. Jones, Michael J. Richardson, Bryant T. Jensen, Erin F. Whiting
    • 2020
  6. May 18, 2023 · School uniforms deter crime and increase student safety. In Long Beach, California, after two years of a district-wide K-8 mandatory uniform policy, reports of assault and battery in the district’s schools decreased by 34%, assault with a deadly weapon dropped by 50%, fighting incidents went down by 51%, sex offenses were cut by 74%, robbery ...

  7. Mar 1, 2024 · The students in this video discuss the pros and cons of school uniforms. A University of Nevada, Reno, survey of 1,848 middle school students, published in 2022, revealed that 90 percent did not like wearing a uniform to school. Only 30 percent believed the uniforms “might reduce discipline issues, a mere 17 percent thought the uniform helped ...

  8. Apr 20, 2018 · Yeung, Ryan. Educational Policy, 2009, Vol. 23. doi: 10.1177/0895904808330170. Abstract: “One of the most common proposals put forth for reform of the American system of education is to require school uniforms. Proponents argue that uniforms can make schools safer and also improve school attendance and increase student achievement.