Mia's+speech

We shouldn’t have uniforms. I think we would be better off without uniforms because our parents would have more money to spend on things like scooters and holidays and that money would have been spent on uniforms.

Secondly, who wants to wear uniforms? If you do, put your hand up. Why, there are not many benefits of having uniforms. But there are heaps of reasons why we shouldn’t have uniforms.

I understand why teachers think we should have uniforms because you think we would go out and buy new clothes just to impress our friends. We don’t do that on mufti day, so why would we do that every day.

If I was John Key, I would say school uniforms are not allowed and are not supported by the government no matter what the government says. And if I was Mr Bros, I would say no uniforms. They weigh us down and look like something out of the 1800s.

Thirdly, if we wore mufti the teachers wouldn’t be telling us off all the time if we wear nail polish and things like that. Another benefit is, it is easier to do sport in mufti. Not having uniforms means less stress for teachers, less stress for parents washing the uniforms, and less stress for us. It also means less cranky teachers. I see a brighter future for the school. Literally, the uniforms are so dark. I see a future with no uniforms.

Thank you for listening. I hope you agree with me.