The debate over the use of school uniforms in public schools is one that has raged for decades and has not yet reached a conclusion. School uniforms are increasingly being imposed in public schools across the country, amid a range of opposition. Some people believe that school uniforms do not help our schools and their students, but harm schools and stifle students' freedom. More specifically, some schools in Greeley/Evans School District 6 have adopted school uniforms to try to improve their school problems, while some schools have not adopted uniforms. This leads people to wonder: Should the Greeley-Evans School District adopt a school uniform policy? School uniforms are nothing new to society. The use of uniforms in schools dates back to the fall of the Roman Empire in 400 AD School uniforms were initially widely used by students attending "singing schools". Private and religious schools have also long required school uniforms, and most still require them today. In more recent history, school uniform policies began making their way into U.S. schools in the 1950s. Dress codes, which are smaller versions of uniform policies, were established to ensure that students wore clothing best suited to the learning context. Prohibiting girls from showing too much skin and boys from wearing blue jeans, black leather jackets, and other similar clothing was widely considered a good thing. Then, as time passed, the occurrence of gang violence began to increase in schools as well, so schools began to ban students from wearing gang colors, numbers, or drug-related clothing (McVeigh). The first school to implement an effective school uniform policy where students we... middle of paper... there is no concrete evidence that school uniforms work. Saying that school uniforms reduce violence and increase camaraderie among students is something that has been seen in schools with uniforms, but there have been no studies that can actually support this. People like to have concrete evidence about things before making decisions that could greatly affect others. Until there is proven evidence that school uniforms reduce violence and improve unity among students, there will still be many people who believe that school uniforms do nothing for the students who have to wear them (McVeigh). This article may be aimed at a couple of viewers. First of all, this document could appeal to the general public or anyone interested in school uniforms in general. More specifically, the audience for the document may be employees and board members of the Greeley-Evans School District.