School Uniforms!! Saves Money!!

School Uniforms Are Cost Effective

School uniforms should be required in public schools because they save money. School uniforms are very cost effective because a parent does not need to waste money every month or so buying at least twenty outfits for their children. School uniforms economize the cost of buying many outfits and save  hundreds of dollars that can be used toward their college funds. School uniforms can consolidate parents’ financial weight when they let their children wear simple outfits everyday. According to Los Angelos times  “  For about $60, you can buy one pair of popular jeans, or a complete school uniform. And for what you would spend on a pair of trendy sneakers ($100-$120), you could buy two uniforms, enough for a school year”(Yarber 1).Parents can buy a whole entire time instead of buying multiple outfit that will cost more than 200 dollars. Parents are able to spend less because they do not need to compete with other families, wanting to dress their kids in the best designer clothes. They can wear they same clothing as everyone. Normally two or three  school uniforms can last a kid throughout the entire school year, but with these brand names once you wash them it starts to shrink and we have to buy all new ones. According to How Stuff Works Money “A North Dakota State University study from 2010 found that the average American household spends about 3.8 percent of their income on clothing. The Census Bureau states that the average household income is about $50,000 per year, so that means roughly $2,000 per year, per household”(Sennebogen 1).If children starts to wear school uniform to school it will help decrease the cost of money that is spend on clothing every year.We can solve this issue by requiring students to wear school uniforms to school.

Another reason why school uniforms are cost effective is that parents do not need to worry about a whole new outfits every year but continue to wear the same uniforms every year if it is not totally worn out or the child has not grown too much. A parent can buy at least five school uniforms that can last a child throughout the school year and still continues to use it every school year, till the graduate.
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YARBER, MARY. "School Uniforms Save Money--Even Lives." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 23 May 1991. Web. 02 Nov. 2016.

SENNEBOGEN, EMILIE. "What Does the Average Family Spend on Clothing?" HowStuffWorks. N.p., 10 Oct. 2011. Web. 04 Nov. 2016.