School Uniforms Counter Gang Activity

Reports continue to come in from schools who thank school uniforms for a drop in gang related activity. The uniformity puts students on a level playing field, eliminating the competition that comes from fashion and social status.

A Clarksdale, Mississippi, school has been striving for just that. Principal Olenza McBride said she and her staff are doing their part to disrupt gangs, and have achieved what they call, a “gang neutral territory.”

Assistant Principal Jesse Murphree, a former football coach now in charge of school discipline, runs a tight ship. There were six fights last year, but non of them were gang related.

"It's a lot about choices," he said. "We don't give them any. They don't need choices. They need instruction."

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