The debate over the use of school uniforms in public schools has raged for decades and has still not reached a conclusion. School uniforms are increasingly being mandated in public schools across the country, amid a wave of opposition. Some believe that school uniforms do not help our schools and their students, but harm schools and stifle student freedom. Specifically, some schools in Greeley/Evans School District 6 have adopted school uniforms in an attempt to improve their respective schools' problems, while other schools have not adopted uniforms. This makes people wonder if the Greeley-Evans School District should adopt a school uniform policy? School uniforms are not new to society. The use of uniforms in schools dates back to the fall of the Roman Empire in the 400s AD. School uniforms were first widely used by students who attended "singing schools". Private schools and religious schools have also required school uniforms for a long time, and most still require them today. More recently, school uniform policies began to make their way into schools across the United States in the 1950s. Dress codes, which are scaled-down versions of uniform policies, were established to ensure that students Students wear clothing more appropriate for a learning environment. Banning girls from showing too much skin and boys from wearing jeans, black leather jackets and other similar clothing was widely considered a good thing. Then, over time, gang violence also began to increase in schools, so schools began banning students from wearing gang-related colors, numbers, or clothing (McVeigh). The first school to implement a real school uniform policy where students we... middle of paper ...... there is no hard evidence that school uniforms work. Saying that school uniforms reduce violence and increase camaraderie among students is something that has been observed in schools wearing uniforms, but no study can factually support this claim. People like to have concrete evidence before making decisions that could greatly affect others. Until school uniforms are proven to reduce violence and improve unity among students, many will continue to believe that school uniforms do nothing for the students who must wear them (McVeigh). This article could be aimed at some audiences. Firstly, this article might appeal to the general public, or anyone interested in school uniforms in general. Specifically, the newspaper's audience could be employees and board members of the Greeley-Evans School District..