May 29, 2025 • 7 mins
Data points to school uniform policies, regardless of grade, type or location, leading to better student outcomes.
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maybe for a future Q and A. Today's note is
this at Brian Munradio. Interesting about reduced bullying with school uniforms.
Are there any public schools that have converted to uniforms?
So yeah, today's note stems from my commentary in yesterday's
Top three Takeaways. As mentioned, I said, I've always believed
(01:43):
that all schools, not just select private schools, should have
school uniforms. And the reason is there's been documentation on
that's going back decades now. Studies have shown that bullying
is reduced and by an average of seventy percent with
the implementation of school So to me, it's like a
no brainer at that point. But I mean, obviously, there
(02:05):
are a lot of things that I think in public
education are no brainers that don't happen, so you know,
just add that to the list. But about today's question,
are there public schools where uniforms are mandated, and the
answer is yes, actually a bunch thousands across the country,
and actually many public schools in Florida as well, So
let's dig into this. Nationwide, there are over eighteen thousand,
(02:29):
or nearly nineteen percent of all public schools with a
mandatory uniform policy in place. In Florida, there are approximately
four hundred public schools. By the way, four hundred and
twenty five was my exact account, but I'm not Some
of the policies get a little wonky in some places,
so I don't want to be pinned down on that
(02:49):
particular number, but it looks like four hundred is on
the conservative end and it's probably up from there. Or
approximately eleven percent of Florida's public schools do have manage
toward uniform policies in place, so effectively, Florida's adaptation to
uniformed policies is at about half of the national average.
(03:11):
As for where those schools are across the state, they're
concentrated in five school districts Duval, Escambia, Miami, Dade, Asceola,
and polk They've implemented a variation of uniform policies. Each
county has something that's a little bit different than the next.
A few of them are pretty similar. In Duval County,
(03:31):
for example, the uniform policies are school specific. They're implemented
upon approval by school advisory councils. Thirty schools have those
policies in place through a decision that was made through
school advisory councils. In a Scambia County, policies are decided
by school advisory councils, but in this instance with a
(03:52):
sixty percent parent vote. So if you have a school
where where sixty percent of the parents get together seeing
let's do this happens.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Six schools in Escanbia have done that, putting the mandatory
uniform policy in place.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
In Miami Dade, the biggest school districts in the state,
one of the largest in the country, mandatory uniforms for
all K through eight students, two hundred and fifty schools
have those policies in place.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Osiola County, they go all the way.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
They have mandatory uniforms in place for all elementary, middle
and high school students. That totals fifty nine schools in
that district. And then Polk County schools all elementary and
middle schools have mandatory dress code in place that covers
eighty schools, so polk Is is similar to Miami Dade.
(04:47):
And there are other school districts with policies that kind
of come close to a uniform policy. For example, Broward
schools may adopt uniform policies based on School Advisory Council votes,
and five schools actually have in Brower. However, the district
also allows for parental opt outs, which at that point
I mean it pretty much just renders those policies pointless.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
It undermines the whole reason you do the uniform of
the first place.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
So anyway, you have other isolated examples across the state
of schools having approved uniformed policies through sacs, but again
all have some type of opt out policies in place,
so I didn't really think that it was appropriate to
include those.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
So, as the breakout shows, Ossiola.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
County is the only county in the state with a
K through twelve school uniform policy in place, and so
I figured it would be worth digging down on what's
happened in that school district in the context of this conversation.
The policy has been in place for fifteen years, preceding
the school year, and what have we seen happen in
(05:51):
Osiola over the past fifteen years. The graduation right there
preceding the policy sixty nine point six percent, So the
year prior to the school uniform policy going in place,
graduation rate sixty nine point six The graduation rate in
Aciola most recently.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Eighty eight point eight percent.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Notably, Osciola County is a majority minority county, it happens
to have the largest Puerto Rican population in the state,
and then the school district's graduation rate has risen at
a faster rate than the state average in every demographic category,
probably not a coincidence. Additionally, while reporting isn't as transparent
(06:35):
when it comes to boiling, based on Texas statistics, we've
seen with school districts, the reporting can be different from
one district to the next, for example. But nevertheless, based
on Osiola's own accounting of things, there's been a sixty
eight percent decrease in bullying at the same time these
uniform policies are in place, and that very closely mirrors
(06:58):
the seventy percent that's been monitored in national studies, and
so it's consistent with what we've historically seen. So again,
this is the reason I'm a fan of it. Data point,
I mean, it is so in your face obvious when
you study the information. Data points to school uniform policies
regardless of grade type or location, leading to better student outcomes.
(07:22):
And again you got two of these school districts that
just they get so close and then they don't deal
like Miami date, why would you do K through eight?
And then you get to high school and you don't
have it? Same deal in Polk Why through middle school?
But now just things like that that don't really seem
to make a great deal of sense. But then again,
most school districts across the state, like Palm Beach don't
(07:44):
have anything really in place, so there's a lot of
room for improvement. If you want to reduce booling, do
you want to improve graduation rates school uniforms
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should be to visit Braymanmotorcars dot com.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Have a question or topic you want to have addressed,
just ask. This is the Brian Mud Show today. He's
Q and A. Should all schools have uniforms?
Speaker 1 (00:26):
This is brought to you by me Listen, Ashes, check
Mark collections. Each day a feature a listener question sent
by one of these methods. You may email me Brian
Mud at iHeartMedia dot com, hit me up on social
at Brian Mud Radio. You may also use the iHeartRadio
Talkpac feature. Just go to WJNO or Viero Patriot inside
of the Ihear Radio app. When you get there, we
(00:47):
would love it if you make us your number one PRECEP.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
By the way, speaking of precepts, you know you can do.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
This in your car too, not just you know, make
our station your you know, one of your presets, but
actually iHeartRadio in your car you can make us a
preset there and listen to us that way, HD quality
everywhere you go to signal invitations good stuff, and you
can also you know, make the bran much a podcast
my podcast you're number two pre set, we would have
(01:13):
left that. We gonta lef that be good always therefore
you on demand for free. And by the way, when
you are in the app, you'll see a little microphone button.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Is it?
Speaker 1 (01:22):
You tap it you may lay down the message right there,
maybe for a future Q and A. Today's note is
this at Brian Munradio. Interesting about reduced bullying with school uniforms.
Are there any public schools that have converted to uniforms?
So yeah, today's note stems from my commentary in yesterday's
Top three Takeaways. As mentioned, I said, I've always believed
(01:43):
that all schools, not just select private schools, should have
school uniforms. And the reason is there's been documentation on
that's going back decades now. Studies have shown that bullying
is reduced and by an average of seventy percent with
the implementation of school So to me, it's like a
no brainer at that point. But I mean, obviously, there
(02:05):
are a lot of things that I think in public
education are no brainers that don't happen, so you know,
just add that to the list. But about today's question,
are there public schools where uniforms are mandated, and the
answer is yes, actually a bunch thousands across the country,
and actually many public schools in Florida as well, So
let's dig into this. Nationwide, there are over eighteen thousand,
(02:29):
or nearly nineteen percent of all public schools with a
mandatory uniform policy in place. In Florida, there are approximately
four hundred public schools. By the way, four hundred and
twenty five was my exact account, but I'm not Some
of the policies get a little wonky in some places,
so I don't want to be pinned down on that
(02:49):
particular number, but it looks like four hundred is on
the conservative end and it's probably up from there. Or
approximately eleven percent of Florida's public schools do have manage
toward uniform policies in place, so effectively, Florida's adaptation to
uniformed policies is at about half of the national average.
(03:11):
As for where those schools are across the state, they're
concentrated in five school districts Duval, Escambia, Miami, Dade, Asceola,
and polk They've implemented a variation of uniform policies. Each
county has something that's a little bit different than the next.
A few of them are pretty similar. In Duval County,
(03:31):
for example, the uniform policies are school specific. They're implemented
upon approval by school advisory councils. Thirty schools have those
policies in place through a decision that was made through
school advisory councils. In a Scambia County, policies are decided
by school advisory councils, but in this instance with a
(03:52):
sixty percent parent vote. So if you have a school
where where sixty percent of the parents get together seeing
let's do this happens.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
Six schools in Escanbia have done that, putting the mandatory
uniform policy in place.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
In Miami Dade, the biggest school districts in the state,
one of the largest in the country, mandatory uniforms for
all K through eight students, two hundred and fifty schools
have those policies in place.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Osiola County, they go all the way.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
They have mandatory uniforms in place for all elementary, middle
and high school students. That totals fifty nine schools in
that district. And then Polk County schools all elementary and
middle schools have mandatory dress code in place that covers
eighty schools, so polk Is is similar to Miami Dade.
(04:47):
And there are other school districts with policies that kind
of come close to a uniform policy. For example, Broward
schools may adopt uniform policies based on School Advisory Council votes,
and five schools actually have in Brower. However, the district
also allows for parental opt outs, which at that point
I mean it pretty much just renders those policies pointless.
Speaker 2 (05:09):
It undermines the whole reason you do the uniform of
the first place.
Speaker 1 (05:11):
So anyway, you have other isolated examples across the state
of schools having approved uniformed policies through sacs, but again
all have some type of opt out policies in place,
so I didn't really think that it was appropriate to
include those.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
So, as the breakout shows, Ossiola.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
County is the only county in the state with a
K through twelve school uniform policy in place, and so
I figured it would be worth digging down on what's
happened in that school district in the context of this conversation.
The policy has been in place for fifteen years, preceding
the school year, and what have we seen happen in
(05:51):
Osiola over the past fifteen years. The graduation right there
preceding the policy sixty nine point six percent, So the
year prior to the school uniform policy going in place,
graduation rate sixty nine point six The graduation rate in
Aciola most recently.
Speaker 2 (06:10):
Eighty eight point eight percent.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Notably, Osciola County is a majority minority county, it happens
to have the largest Puerto Rican population in the state,
and then the school district's graduation rate has risen at
a faster rate than the state average in every demographic category,
probably not a coincidence. Additionally, while reporting isn't as transparent
(06:35):
when it comes to boiling, based on Texas statistics, we've
seen with school districts, the reporting can be different from
one district to the next, for example. But nevertheless, based
on Osiola's own accounting of things, there's been a sixty
eight percent decrease in bullying at the same time these
uniform policies are in place, and that very closely mirrors
(06:58):
the seventy percent that's been monitored in national studies, and
so it's consistent with what we've historically seen. So again,
this is the reason I'm a fan of it. Data point,
I mean, it is so in your face obvious when
you study the information. Data points to school uniform policies
regardless of grade type or location, leading to better student outcomes.
(07:22):
And again you got two of these school districts that
just they get so close and then they don't deal
like Miami date, why would you do K through eight?
And then you get to high school and you don't
have it? Same deal in Polk Why through middle school?
But now just things like that that don't really seem
to make a great deal of sense. But then again,
most school districts across the state, like Palm Beach don't
(07:44):
have anything really in place, so there's a lot of
room for improvement. If you want to reduce booling, do
you want to improve graduation rates school uniforms
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