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School Uniforms Individuality is "The aggregate of qualities and characteristics that distinguish one person or thing from others", as in "Monotonous towns lacking in individuality." or "She was so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality." This quality of being an individual is exactly what schools, as havens of self-discovery and development, should be encouraging most. The schools, however, are now attempting to limit students' self-expression by implementing a uniform, an …

…code is not a violation of the First Amendment, as some claim, it is a gross violation of natural law. Expression is a natural right, and students, constituting the wide majority of the school body, should not be subjected to limitations of natural rights by administrators attempting to use school uniforms as a quick solution to an abundance of problems. Schools should think twice before taking away freedom of dress, a crucial liberty of adolescence.