Lately there has been a rash of news pieces concerning "student" rights.  Before going to far with this I should let every reader know that I attended Columbine High School (the site of the worst US School shooting) and experienced first-hand the bullying that occurs on these massive high school campuses.  My graduating class was only 700 students the next class was over 1000 and the following class even larger.  People want to "belong", younger people especially.  School's are notorious for forming cliques; jocks, preps, motor-heads, brainiacs etc.   ... The problem with cliques is that people don't get past the stereotype associated with members of a clique.  Many times individuals are mistakenly associate with a particular group. 

How do high schools deal with cliques and / or can they?  Cliques are going to form, based on the student's own personal morals, experiences, passions and attitudes ... what should be avoided is students being judged by the clothing they wear versus the content of their character ... yes I am adjusting the famous MLK quote.  School uniforms would be one way to avoid such prejudice.  Uniforms have been successfully used in public schools systems for years.  A standard school uniform requires students to go beyond what someone wears to know who they are.  Most importantly it prevents the pressure of the latest trends.

Many oppose uniforms says it is against an individuals "freedom of expression" to which I say "horse manure".  Students in public high schools receive a free education paid for by taxpayers of the disctrict, some of whom do not have children in the school system.  To require a uniform in exchange for a free education is little to ask.