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According to the core values of our school, we promote both cultural diversity and spartan spirits... If we were to implement such a repressive policy that kills students' rights to decide their outer identity, then are we still following our core values, are we still Spartans? It is truly concerning how our school has come to this point, where the once united school body will have its own student body risen against its administrative body... For the sake of both our founding values, and our happy study environment, let's not go too far with the uniform policy.

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According to the core values of our school, we promote both cultural diversity and spartan spirits... If we were to implement such a repressive policy that kills students' rights to decide their outer identity, then are we still following our core values, are we still Spartans? It is truly concerning how our school has come to this point, where the once united school body will have its own student body risen against its administrative body... For the sake of both our founding values, and our happy study environment, let's not go too far with the uniform policy.

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Restrictions != Diversity; Uniforms are a bigger safety hazard.

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Restrictions != Diversity; Uniforms are a bigger safety hazard.

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Enforcing a set uniform on the student and staff body wouldn't really help security all that much, as was the main reason for the Uniform rule and policy to be set. Outsiders could easily obtain a set of the uniform to get into the school campus, and if you ask me, this is a much bigger safety hazard than checking student id cards. At least by checking student id cards, we can compare the picture on the id with the actual person. Whereas if an outsider gets a uniform, he/she is literally allowed to bypass the gates without question. Imagine the dangers if a armed hostile posing as a student got through the gates just like that.

On the other hand, what happened to the "cultural diversity" aspect of THIS? Our mission is supposed to "foster creative critical thinkers who are rooted in China and prepared to lead in the global community. We aim to develop the whole child, nurturing individuals of exceptional character who will make positive contributions to the world" How will we develop individuality or nurture diversity by wearing bland uniforms uniformly? Nor will we be able to

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THIS is becoming like one of those public schools

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THIS is becoming like one of those public schools

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Despite the fact that uniforms are undermining the core values (diversity, spartan spirit, collaboration) of our school,  the administration never consulted anyone from the student body and parents (except some from parent council), while they are trying to impose an enormous change to the student body. Take a step back think, this school was built for us to have an not oppressed environment to learn, if such uniform rule is forced on us, is it any different than Chinese public school? You mentioned about how students waste too much time on trying to find the outfit and not focus on studying, but is school only a place for academics? Isn’t it also a place to teach us the way society works? If you want to have a group of study machines graduating from the school, not knowing how to integrate into the society, I guess THIS is becoming a school that is not the right one for us. If you forced this so called “spirit of the school”, aren’t you breaking our spartans spirit, diversity and collaboration?

Can you, please, consider the rights and voices of the students?

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Regardless of what we wear, if we feel like a community then we are going to be a community. Having school uniform won't suddenly unit a handful of sand, so I strongly suggest the school seek alternative ways to raise school spirit other than having a school uniform. (Also, it is the uglies uniform I have ever seen. Sorry if this offends the designer, but man, it would be so embarrassing to wear those outside of school).

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Regardless of what we wear, if we feel like a community then we are going to be a community. Having school uniform won't suddenly unit a handful of sand, so I strongly suggest the school seek alternative ways to raise school spirit other than having a school uniform. (Also, it is the uglies uniform I have ever seen. Sorry if this offends the designer, but man,

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Everyone remembers school's tuition raise few weeks ago, and now, school wants to sell uniforms to student in some hilarious and ridiculous reasons. I won't mention how useless is school uniform to "unite" students since I believe comments above insisted enough on such aspect, but more about school's image-making and branding THIS, resembles to what most corporations do.
Raising school tuition is ostensibly purposing on hiring more teachers, upgrading school facilities and providing higher-quality education, according to school administration. Yes, numerous parents argued for this unidirectional overbearing and failed, with vague and illogical answers of the school, but they are still willing to pay more since they believe THIS is definitely a site provides trustful education, teaches what children in modern society needs, and most importantly, students are satisfied with THIS, who are the cores of the school. But now, selling school uniforms are only seemed to be a profit-making of school, which doesn't even regard opinions of the students and countless parents, yet blindly listening to a few parents. Tuition raising is ridiculous enough for us to bear and to be fooled, but at least, as the educators and believed to be the models of young students, please follow the conscience, and think of what is the true identity of THIS: educational institute, or corporation - cannot be both at the same time.
Another point is that school is trying to follow the standards of renown international schools such as Harrow, Dulwich, etc., which all make students to wear uniforms daily. Dear administrators (or the ones who proposed such meaningless idea), do such seemingly prestigious images relate with any qualities of education in THIS? If you think so, and are able to give any acceptable reasoning, there should not be any resisting actions in THIS, but more or less signed consent forms of school uniform policy flying all over the hallway of THIS. We don't think that our school's educations are not sufficient but outrageous from all the international schools in Beijing, and we are proud that we are the members of THIS. But now, I am ashamed because of what the heads of the school are thinking of us, and how blind they are. Over immeasurable angst and anger, YOU are the ones shaming THIS, not our non-uniform clothing.
Please forgive my rudeness of using such words and phrases, but I would like to tell you, who made such (again) ridiculous, hilarious, harmful policy, directly that students are not DUMB nor DEAF. Thank you.

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I believe that this new uniform policy, made by the school’s admin with little to no discussion with the student and parent bodies, is inconsiderate of the student body AND the school’s image in two ways.

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I believe that this new uniform policy, made by the school’s admin with little to no discussion with the student and parent bodies, is inconsiderate of the student body AND the school’s image in two ways.

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1. Like my peers have said, this policy directly contradicts our core value of “cultural diversity” by restricting our individuality. Our education system encourages us to have critical thinking skills and to lead in the global community, but how are we to do so when we can't even fully express ourselves in the hallways? But this policy doesn’t just undermine our freedom of expression and development of self-identities through clothing choices. This harms the school’s reputation as well, when the potential students and their families perceive THIS as a school that contradicts their own founding values.
2. Assuming that security is being used as the primary driver for this new rule, there are many other security loopholes that should be addressed first: the easily trespassed entrance between our campus and the Tsinghua university beside the cafeteria, the opening between our campus and the construction site, and more. A uniform won’t do much to solve these issues. Moreover, IF security is the primary reason for this rule, and assuming that the school’s admin thinks it will work, why are we only required to wear the uniform 4 out of 5 days? One day in every week will be "less-secured" than the others? Perhaps the school is using security as an excuse, instead of really helping the student body and promoting the school’s image.
which confuses me - what are the actual benefits of implementing this new policy?

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I think if students are required to wear uniforms, it should be all school days, no exceptions. If they are allowed to dress in whatever they like, they should have that freedom (dress code?) on all school days. I personally prefer no uniform, because it allows students to explore different dress styles and different parts of their own personal taste. Uniforms however, also have their perks. For instance, students will likely spend less time on deciding what to wear, as there will already be a set standard. All in all, it's important that the students are comfortable but the clothing we wear is also practical. My vote, no uniforms.

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Our school's core values are: Spartan Spirit, , discovery, engagement, collaboration, and Cultural diversity. These are the standards that all students remember by heart and are more than willing to commit to. However, we now face the problem of the school making OUR decisions. Mandatory school uniforms would mean stripping away all colors of our school's spirit and putting on the plainest, most bland shirts, and in return for WHAT? For many years, students have been able to chose their own outfits to wear to school. This isn't just a representation of what color we like or which brand, it's a representation of our true selves. Being able to choose our clothing is the feeling that we have control over our decisions and are mature enough to suit ourselves without violating the dress code. It's a showing of our understanding towards color, creativity, and hobbies alike. Having school uniforms would mean not needing to make a choice. Here comes the question: Will these uniforms truly unify us as a community or just mush our spirits along with thoughts into a set of standardized rules that every Chinese school favors? In other words, these uniforms will make all students blend into one another and make it hard for any unique individual to stand out. The problems we face with security can be solved in more civilized ways without the need of enforcing uniforms that many students AND PARENTS dislike. I'm sure that all students are extremely willing to bring their student ID cards everyday instead of needing to wear ugly uniforms. This not only helps with our organization but can also be more secure than uniforms as uniforms can be copied and given to others but each student only has one ID. Our community will only strive together if we can have freedom of thoughts and speech. Our minds can only soar with the ability to choose our likings. As a community, students are now unifying to go against the forms of unjust, and we wont stop until we hear a satisfying respond. GO SPARTANS

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The four day a week policy is still just being considered. The most possible solution they will give is five days.

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The four day a week policy is still just being considered. The most possible solution they will give is five days.

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We are international school students. One of our CORN value is diversity, if everybody wears the same, then it's not diversity anymore. I HIGHLY disagree with wearing uniforms to school. Also, if we have to buy/wear uniforms, what's the point of geting of own cloth? Also we already have P.E. uniforms, why do we need another one? Look at FUZHONG students, their uniforms are ugly, they hate it, it smells bad and they have to wear it everyday! I highly disagree with wearing

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I highly disagree with the idea of wearing uniform to school. One of the core values this diversity is everybody wears the same clothes with the point of diversity? Also if we were uniformes to school then you need to buy uniforms,which means that there's no point buying our own clothes. I mean,we already have PE uniforms,then what's the point of buying another kind of uniform? It's a waste of money. I HIGHLY DISAGREE WITH WEARING UNIFORMS TO SCHOOL!!!!!!

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Wearing uniforms to school trips or competitions in enough. In those cases it might be good because people can tell we are from the same school. If we are at our own school, there is no point in wearing uniforms.
They also say that we spend too long looking for clothes. I have never heard anyone say they don't have time to find clothes or cannot decide what to wear. We have clothes we like and want to wear. This is not a real problem we need to worry about.
We should be able to decide what we wear. We all prefer different types of clothing. If we are not allowed to choose what we want to wear, it will go against one of our core values, cultural diversity.

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Loss of Diversity and its Correlation to School Uniforms

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Loss of Diversity and its Correlation to School Uniforms

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Recently, our school has begun to enforce the infamous cell-phone policy. While there's nothing wrong with that, it seems sudden for the school to start doing something in such a swift and prompt manner. However, what concerns us students is the fact that wraps around the ‘uniform policy' that the school would like to put in place for the 2018-2019 school year; we as students believe that the school administration has made a slight ‘wrongdoing’ per se in their action. They have not consulted the student council with their decision, and as a result StuCo issued a prompt refusal to the action of the school administration. Students ranging from grades 6 through grade 12 have took part in a petition to tell the school administration “No! We do not want school uniforms.” However, the likelihood of the school listening to mere students is, undeniably, no. Despite the fact that school uniforms are claimed to ’decrease bullying’, or the fact that they emphasize uniformity, we as a body of diverse students believe that school uniforms will emphasize the loss of one of the Spartan core values: diversity. As students of an international school, we are from places ranging from the United States to Japan to Korea, and school uniforms will remove the diverse backgrounds that we have come from; they will make us appear ‘equal’ to one another and not diverse like we are this year. The studies of David L Brunsma statistically correlate school uniforms with neither improving attendance, academic preparedness, nor exam results. What is the point of school uniforms then, if they don’t have any benefits? There isn’t any, except to make sure that none of our students get lost on school trips. In that scenario, a school shirt is sufficient, there is no need to go all out and force us to all look like twins. We, too, have our own character and preventing us from expressing that character can have potentially negative consequences. School uniforms simply exist to hinder the growth of our school’s diverse backgrounds, and without school uniforms, our students will be able to express their true selves rather than who the school proclaims them to be. We as students are better off without a school uniform, and we sincerely hope that you, the school administration, can take our perspective into account. It doesn't matter if we have to wear a school shirt or school colors--just please don't push us into looking identical to one another to promote uniformity.

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Let's not forget that our delightful administration has given us the freedom to choose between many different types. Oh, only that all of them look the same.

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Let's not forget that our delightful administration has given us the freedom to choose between many different types. Oh, only that all of them look the same.

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why do people think that we need a school uniform? whats wrong with what we have now? i think having a uniform is entirely unnecessary. we have dress codes and all that, and that would be enough. (if we had to get a school uniform, can we at least decide what kind we wear?)

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The uniform policy restricts people to show their diversity

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The uniform policy restricts people to show their diversity

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Even if the uniform policy will make us feel as a whole and united group of people, the policy still constrains us by not allowing the students of THIS to show our diversity. Whilst i understand how the school dress code is being violated at times and how security officers cannot differentiate a Tsinghua student from a foreign school, we can have different ways to conclude these dilemmas. THIS, is an international school, we are a mix between chinese and American culture. One of the amendments in the Constitution is “The freedom of speech”, after all we are striving to combine western and eastern culture we might as well consider some of their laws as well. This policy violates our freedom of speech by not allowing us to advocate and express ourselves through what we wear when everyone is wearing an identical uniform. We go to school about 180 days per year, half a year, if we wear them for about 4/5 of those days since we are only wearing them 4 days a week and 144 days is the about the total amount of days we wear the uniform during school. This means we will also be wasting our money on buying clothes we will wear less often due to this policy as well as buying uniforms. Wearing uniforms also don’t affect our school work, as shown on http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20131101182253/http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/reports/consumer_protection/schooluniformssummary.pdf. Only 82% of the schools in the UK which is currently ranked as the country with the highest education. (ranked by http://www.edudemic.com/learning-curve-report-education/.) We can be the unique 18% that don’t have school uniforms. Due to all of these reason i strongly disagree with the school uniform policy.

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THIS Core Values: Collaboration, Discovery, Engagement, Spartan Spirit, and Cultural DIVERSITY :)

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THIS Core Values: Collaboration, Discovery, Engagement, Spartan Spirit, and Cultural DIVERSITY :)

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If we have school uniforms students won't be able to express their own personality, and wear the kind of clothes they like.

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I strongly disagree

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JUST TO CLARIFY TO STUDENTS WHO DONT KNOW: THE PRINCIPALS SAY A PRIMARY REASON THAT WE NEED UNIFORMS IS THAT FUZHONG'S SECURITY REQUIRED EVERYONE TO BRING THEIR STUDENT ID FOR SAFETY BUT MANY STUDENTS DIDNT (THE SCHOOL DIDNT REALLY ENFORCE IT IN A WAY) SO FUZHONG GOT MAD AND OUR SCHOOL DECIDED THAT THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE IT WOULD BE ENFORCING UNIFORMS

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JUST TO CLARIFY TO STUDENTS WHO DONT KNOW: THE PRINCIPALS SAY A PRIMARY REASON THAT WE NEED UNIFORMS IS THAT FUZHONG'S SECURITY REQUIRED EVERYONE TO BRING THEIR STUDENT ID FOR SAFETY BUT MANY STUDENTS DIDNT (THE SCHOOL DIDNT REALLY ENFORCE IT IN A WAY) SO FUZHONG GOT MAD AND OUR SCHOOL DECIDED THAT THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE IT WOULD BE ENFORCING UNIFORMS

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Sometimes the uniform might be too big or too small, like my old school. Also the uniform is too expensive and if I have to wear it everyday I will have to buy two uniforms because I need to change. Beijing isn’t also changing climate, so if I can’t only wear the uniform, it will be too cold or too hot.

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Students cannot express their own personality if every one is the same

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Having mandatory uniforms will destroy a method for students to express their individuality. The policy has sparked an enormous uproar in our class, as many are against it. 

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Having mandatory uniforms will destroy a method for students to express their individuality. The policy has sparked an enormous uproar in our class, as many are against it. 

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We are an international school, and we should have the right to express our own personalities through the way we dress. Please do not make us the same as the FuZhong students, plenty of Chinese students dislike their uniforms.

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We are an international school, students should have the right to be unique and wear what they choose. Sure, it might solve a safety issue with the FUZHONG, but there are other ways the problem can be solved without the addition of uniforms. Students could simply keep their student ID cards with them in the morning.

Besides, cultural diversity is one of our core values, enforcing uniforms would be completely against our core values. Sure it might feel like a community if everyone dresses the same, but I don’t think we need to dress the same to feel like a community. All the students are full of Spartan Spirit, whether it’s cheering on their classmates at games or encouraging each other on field trips. We get to express our own styles in the clothing that we wear. It’s our freedom. If that freedom is taken away, then how would school be different from a company where everyone acts the same? Clothing
can display our emotions and show how we’re feeling.

If we dress the same, there will be no distinguishing difference between the students. Others could easily mistake you for someone else and vice versa. When we all dress differently, there is no mistaking who it actually is. Clothing  shows the personality of the wearer.

Many of my friends go to Chinese schools and they all hate their uniforms. They are uncomfortable and not exactly pleasing to the eye. Lots of students go to international schools to escape the torture of wearing uniforms and experience some freedom to wear what they want.

The uniforms will eliminate Twin Day, because everyone would look alike. We would look so much the same it’s almost scary. Like robots almost. I’m strongly against wearing uniforms. At least give us the freedom to wear what we want.

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Just No.

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Uniforms don't let us show our personality

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Uniforms don't let us show our personality

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if we all wear uniforms, we can not show our personality. NO UNIFORMS!!!

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The uniform is hideous, no offense to whoever designed it. Anyone who supports this, I'd like to see you wear it if we have to. Who thought light grey and purple would go together???? If you insist, at least let us design it. Also, there really is no point in wearing the uniform. If you wan't to be able to identify us, make us carry our student cards around. If you want to be able to spot us outside, make us wear the polo shirts on field trips. If you wan't "school spirit", find other ways to stimulate this. Honestly, this is tearing us apart instead of uniting us. Look around you. No one likes this idea. Also, please don't make this about us and say things like "you spend less time trying to find or buy clothes" or "it's for your safety." First, we can judge whether or not we're wasting time on clothes, thank you very much. People who don't care about clothes are already indifferent towards what they wear and they just throw whatever they want on and walk out of the door. Second, if you're at the point where you need school uniforms to ensure our safety, then we have a much bigger problem than uniforms here.

I personally don't even promote the dress code. Why the heck does it even exist? Anyone who thinks revealing their breasts or bosoms aren't right in the head anyway. Any sharp-minded person would know how much they think they need to cover up. Why should we wear clothes that stretch longer than the tips of our fingers? First, if you're afraid of people coming to our school and deeming the education as unfit because of what the students are wearing, then why would you even want them there? They obviously are not thinking things through, because the length of one's shorts shouldn't determine the state of a school's education. Why would you even want such a small minded person adulterating the school environment? Second, how the heck are short clothes "distracting"? I'm sorry, but any teacher who is "distracted" by short clothes are pedophiles and shouldn't be let near any of us. Also, if guys are excited by a girl's "revealing" clothing, you should teach the guy to NOT be excited instead of telling the girl to cover up. Telling the girl to cover up changes nothing in essence and makes the guy grow up to become a pervert, and this, THIS is where phrases like "she was asking for it" is rooted. Tell the pervert to shut up, whether he is a guy or a girl. THATS what education should be doing, instead of telling girls or guys who want to look awesome by wearing what they want to cover up. Third, as mentioned before, anyone in their right mind won't have their breasts or reproductive organs hanging out, so what's the big deal? The education system should be teaching kids from a young age to not deem skin as an invitation to be excited sexually, not telling kids to cover up so that people don't become excited.

Sorry, that was just a rant. Moving on.

Anyways, as someone who is already against the school's dress code system, I think the uniform is way too over the top. If we are in need a uniform to promote school spirit, then we have a big problem that has nothing to do with uniforms but more to do with the students of THIS's mindset, and from what I've seen throughout the years, there has never been a group of people who have been more enthusiastic about their school. So yeah.

UNNECESSARY.

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Why would you leave so many issues that students do actually have problems with (like having a guaranteed access to the gym) and try to change an area that no one has ever complained and remained satisfied about since the establishement of this school? I just dont get it

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Why would you leave so many issues that students do actually have problems with (like having a guaranteed access to the gym) and try to change an area that no one has ever complained and remained satisfied about since the establishement of this school? I just dont get it

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We have a dress code that other school doesn't so why do we need uniforms? If you want us to be more recognizable, we can just use our lunch card as an id. This is an American based school and not a single American based school in Beijing wears uniforms. I think what we have right now is great. With all due respect, uniforms are also our decision on weather or not we want to wear them. We have the rights to speak up in this. Its what we value in THIS, for everyone to be a part of our community. How could you guys just force something on us without asking? Where is the diversity then? This is an international school. INTERNATIONAL! Meaning we are students from all around the world learning things from all around the world. We are free right now and we get to wear what we want. This is one of the reasons that makes us different from the regular schools. Its what makes us UNIQUE and DIFFERENT. Its what shows that we will not put restrictions on children. Uniforms would just ruin everything. Its unnecessary. If the people in Fu Zhong are mad, fine, we will wear our ids on our neck but please do not make us wear uniforms. We are not some Chinese schools where everything is yes or no, black or white and everyone wears the exact same uniforms. We are international, global citizens with our own thoughts and free rights thats why we dont have uniforms (to show that we are our own person) and thats why we are an international school.

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I think that making school uniforms ar a waste of materials. Students have the right to choose what they wear. Also, the main reason we come to school is to learn, not to wear uniforms 4 days per week. Therefore, I strongly disagree on letting students wear uniforms in THIS

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Uniforms are stupid. No one likes it. Stop trying to get more money the school is already raising the tuition jeez people we're poor

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There are other ways for Fuzhong to identify us as student 

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There are other ways for Fuzhong to identify us as student 

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We don’t need to wear school uniform to show the security that we are student from THIS. We can design pins for student to put on to their clothes.

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If we are being forced to wear uniforms during school. What should we do with our own clothes! They will become waste, and at the same time we still need to spend more money on buying school uniform!!! If the school uniform is 200 Kuai, we need to have at least three sets of them which is 600 Kuai. And if we still have different school uniform for different season, there will be much more than this.

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We shouldn’t be wearing uniform if more than half of the student in the school disagreed on wearing it. WE SHOULD RESPECT STUDENT’ S DECISION

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Being an in

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I'm disappointed that the school administration even thought that "girls spend to much time on their looks" could count as a reason for forcing us to wear uniforms. I do acknowledge that girls on average spend more time on clothes than guys. I now wake up 10 minutes earlier than I did in Middle school; but it is because I WANT TO. I choose to put more effort in my appearance by choice. Does me waking up 10 minutes earlier affect the school in anyway? Not at all. So is this a good, legitimate reason that will make us willingly accept uniforms? NO. Is it a sexist, generalized, weak excuse? YES.

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It is especially unfair for the 11th graders this year (seniors next year) because it will be our last year. We will have to pay more for a set of ugly clothes that come in both winter and summer sets (and we'll probably each need at least 3 sets of each season because we can't wear the same ones for a whole week) that we will let rot in our closets after the school year. A huge waste of resources. But if the school decides to be a dictator and ignore our voices, I just want to say I'm glad that we only have to humiliate ourselves for a year, the grades below us have to suffer for even longer.

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The only way uniforms encourages school spirit is through uniting all of the students under our common hatred of the uniforms

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The only way uniforms encourages school spirit is through uniting all of the students under our common hatred of the uniforms