Despite ACLU opposition, both the House and Senate have passed a bill authorizing Woonsocket schools to require students to wear school uniforms. Although school officials have touted the idea as a way to reduce school disciplinary problems, the ACLU noted that empirical evidence contradicts that notion. 

In testimony before House and Senate committees, the ACLU further argued that compulsory school uniforms “promote a kind of regimentation and standardization that contradict the basic principles of individualism, free expression, and independent thinking” the school system should be encouraging. 

Sponsors

Senator Roger Picard

Status

Passed

Session

2009

Bill number

Position

Oppose