Students having to wear school uniforms are becoming a popular trend amongst schools. Parents and students agree that school uniforms take away students right of self-expression, but uniforms aren't always a negative thing. Without uniforms, students would focus too much on what they're wearing and what other people are wearing, which would distract them from learning. The main purpose of school is to learn, not to show off what you’re wearing, so eliminating that puts students into a full learning mindset. I think students should wear uniforms because of three reasons: it reduces bullying, combines social classes, and keeps students focused on their education. One goal a lot of schools have in common is to reduce the amount of bullying and uniforms do just that. Roughly 160,000 students miss school daily due to the fear of attack and/or intimidation by other students. (Source B). Without uniforms, students often get bullied or picked on for what they may be wearing. Those number of students continue to increase in number every month. Even President Clinton made a statement encouraging the use of school uniforms in February 1996 as a crucial part of a program to improve the safety within the school, in addition to discipline. With uniforms, everyone would be similarly dressed, which gives bullies less of an excuse to pick on someone. (Source A). Subsequently, uniforms would promote a more bully-free environment for both the students and the school.  Schools that require uniforms also combine social classes. This ties in with bullying as there is a relationship between wealth and bullying. While students in schools with uniform policies have no way of distinguishing the rich from the poor, schools that don’t require uniforms have a huge contrast between the rich and the poor. Usually, the higher social classes wear the expensive, designer clothing while the lower