Middle School Uniforms

[BroncoFan]

Don't believe in school uniforms. Does not allow individuality. Only allows a blanket to cover real problems. Deal with gang issues by dealing with the gang members. Let them wear their colors to identify themselves. Then they are not wolves in sheep's clothing.

[Made in the USA]

They made them all wear uniforms in Nazi Germany!!

[357 mag]

Originally Posted by Made in the USA

Wear Pink! That can't be a gang color?

There actually was a gang that wore pink. Don't know if they're still around or not but there was one.

[WizardofOz]

I agree that uniforms are a blanket to cover the main problem, which is the juvenile gangs altogether. Perhaps a better solution would be to attack the problem where it begins. A question that is asked over and over is, where are the parents in all this? I mean, a 12 year old out in the middle of the night and no one knows where he/she is? Positive role models start with the family. It's the ones that don't have any positive influences in their life that turn to the lure of some jacka@@ promising them "love" if they join a gang with the underlying condition they commit criminal acts. There is a reason why gang leaders are searching out the middle school aged children, its because the older ones that get a little older and finally get a clue that the whole gang mentality is stupid finally quit. Heck if my daughter was approached by some twenty something gang member wanting to hang out with a bunch of preteens, I would simply point out "hey, now that guy is a freakin loser!"

For the gang members thinking they are all hard core gangsters, they could possibly do an internship somewhere like....South Central Los Angeles or Compton. With all this graffiti around showing 18th street or whatever, how many gang kids from Dodge actually know what city 18th street is from, let alone actually been there?

[BroncoFan]

I worry that some of the "senior" gang members that are doing the "recruiting" are from (or running from) larger gangs from the bigger cities. I have read in the past that some that have been arrested here have been extridited to California.

I agree that parents need to be more involved, and if this doesn't work than we need to hold parents responsible for some of the gang members actions (same old story, I know).

[Outofdodge]

Originally Posted by 357 mag

There actually was a gang that wore pink. Don't know if they're still around or not but there was one.

They moved to San Francisco

[tat2me82]

I think uniforms are completely ridiculous as well, but I do see some of the points. When I was in school I got picked on a bit because I didn't have all of the latest fashions, most of my clothes were hand me downs. When I worked at the middle school it still kind of showed. I think kids should be allowed to express who they are, I feel the more we take away the more they will act out in other ways. I remember when we were in school we were told we couldn't dye our hair or basically do or wear anything that would "make us stand out" that alone is pretty hypocritical when in the next breath they're telling you to be who you are, be an indivual etc.

[Made in the USA]

It never bothered us in gym class, as it was evident that some of us had better "equipment" than others!