Comments on: Students want freedom from uniforms

By: AJ Bickford

AJ Bickford — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:27:51 +0000

Personally, I’m in between with the idea of uniforms. I think that the strict green polo and khaki uniform is stupid. However, while I do think that the uniform is too strict, it also can’t be too lax. I think there needs to be some sort of uniform. Personally, I think the perfect solution to this problem would be having every day like Spirit Fridays. It prompts school spirit while keeping kids in line, while also giving kids some sort of freedom.

By: Kevin Luna

Kevin Luna — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:17:22 +0000

As a sophomore, the uniform isn’t really a big thing for me. But I would like it if there was not a uniform. The top schools like Lane Tech and Northside don’t use uniforms. The students should be proud of going to their school instead of transferring to another school. Not only because of uniform but people at other schools say that we are lame and it makes us feel bad. Students should also feel comfortable and maybe if they are comfortable in their clothes they whould feel better and be more productive. For me, it is really hard to find specific types of clothes since I’m pretty tall, but my casual clothes are perfectly fine because there are more stores that sell casual clothes with more sizes.

By: Adrian Cieluch

Adrian Cieluch — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 01:19:55 +0000

Students want freedom from uniforms. A 93% majority is a huge majority of students that disapprove of the uniform. It’s amazing to me that the staff hasn’t reacted at all to the outcry against the uniforms. This isn’t the first poll or news post that has criticized the uniform policy. The administration has made no attempt to compromise. In fact, the principal has begun a strict policy on unauthorized, non-Steinmetz hoodies. I understand the reasons for a uniform; it’s easy for gangs to be able to express themselves using clothes. Recently, a person was expelled due to gang behavior. But the students have been willing to compromise for a dress code.

By: Josh Solerre

Josh Solerre — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 01:18:17 +0000

As a student at Steinmetz College Prep, I fully agree with the points and quotes provided by those interviewed in your article. For example, Jackson Fabiyi, the Kenwood Academy senior, says that uniforms greatly limit creativity. Teachers and Mr. Ngo claim the school is unique and creative, yet the one thing we can be most creative with to express who we are as students is what they take full control of.

So many schools in the area don’t have a dress code (at least to the level Steinmetz has) and they are publically seen as the same, if not better, as Steinmetz. For being such a struggling school, paying all this money for uniforms and enforcement is a massive waste when taking it away is a simple solution.