Dress Code At School

Dress codes are not helping schools like they are meant to do; they are actually harming students in the school. Dress codes shame students and make them insecure about their bodies. They also disrupt precious class time that is vital to students. Buying clothes to fit the school dress code is costlier than some families can afford. Not only are dress codes stifling, but they are also unfair toward specific body types and different genders. Dress codes also decrease a student’s ability to be different from all of their peers in the way they dress. Schools should not have dress codes because they are sexist, unfair and disrupt class time.

Is there anything more embarrassing than being dress coded at school? Enforcing a dress code among children is unfair because it not only discriminates against people but it destroys someone’s whole day. Dress codes and school uniforms are meant to increase student achievement and make everyone equal but instead it only hurts people. Most school dress codes are unnecessary and are sexist. Enforcing dress codes is suppose to boost student achievement but instead is racist, sexist and unnecessary. Schools should take into consideration their student 's feelings before they establish rules for dressing.

The controversy about dress codes asks an important question: are dress codes targeting girls and transgender students? Several sites including:https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/table-talk/what's-fair-and-unfair-about-student-dress-codes, stated that when they spoke to girls they said they feel shamed and judged by dress codes. Are dress codes limiting students creativity. Should these girls really feel harassed men and boys at their school?

The topic about school dress codes and uniforms has become widespread throughout the United States. Located on the Idaho-Oregon border, this area of focus has become propionate in the small town of Payette, Idaho. There is currently a dress code in place, however, there are some outspoken people stating their concerns regarding the schools success based on what the students are wearing. The concerned community members want to give Payette school district a new appearance and an enhanced reputation. Jokes from surrounding schools come back to the Payette student body saying, “Well, you are from Payette so you better get used to losing” or other comments regarding the school reputation.

How many times have you heard of a child being sent home due to their outfit? In so many towns and cities there is ridiculous dress codes. Most of the dress codes are directed towards females. These rules somewhat make them feel as if they have to hid their bodies so they won’t distract men. High school dress codes are detrimental to all student’s confidence outside and inside the classroom.

For years there have been debates on whether or not dress codes in schools are necessary for student success. Schools should not dictate what students wear to make them feel better about themselves. Strict school dress codes have not been shown to improve either behavior or academic achievement. It is time for schools to abandon these strict dress codes. Dress codes can only harm students in the long run. It stops them from expressing themselves and stifles their creativity. Strict dress codes send the wrong message to students saying that what they wear is sometimes more important than their education. Dress codes can also impose on a student's exploration of their gender identity. From middle school into high school are the ages where children

Many schools use dress codes for many different reasons, but are dress codes actually a good thing? Dress codes have been around for a long time, and most of the schools in the world use them. Whether they are minor dress codes, like no skimpy outfits, or full blown uniforms, they are used. Dress codes are not necessarily a good thing to have, though. Dress codes should only slightly have enforcement due to allowing students to have the freedom of dress as well as not having to pay for special clothes to wear.

Recently throughout middle schools & high schools dress code has been an issue. Many kids have protested on changing or not changing dress code. Lots of kids have different opinions on this topic. Some think it's more for girls, it's not fair to girls, it causes stress and makes them feel like they're in an uncomfortable environment and or it affects their learning time.

"I just feel like [the dress code] needs to be explained better, like they need to do a better job of presenting it to us, instead of just saying we can wear crew necks and then taking us out of class if we wear our crew necks," (Tori Taylor). This quote is a perfect example of how dress codes are not properly executed in schools all across America. Varying depending on school, dress codes can be confusing and extremely hard to navigate. Girls all over the country have been forced to take time out of their day to change or even leave the school, because of shirts they’ve worn a thousand times before. If there is a shirt that supposedly breaks dress code, a girl should be reprimanded every single time she wears it, right? Wrong. This is because

For students to have more freedom within school, we need to look at the way school dress codes are set up. In many schools, students can’t have shorts higher than mid-thigh when standing or sitting and they can’t even show their shoulders because it could be considered “distracting” to the student’s fellow classmates. From personal experience, I can remember several times where I have been told that my shorts are inappropriate and not to wear them again because they were higher than mid-thigh, only because I was sitting cross legged on the floor which made the shorts ride up. Every year, I hear my fellow classmates and myself included, complain about these strict dress codes and don’t understand how a shoulder could be considered “distracting”.

As children, we are told to be ourselves, but when the time for high school comes requirements are set for one’s appearance.

School dress code is possibly one of the most enforced rules in today's school system. Despite the issues of drugs, alcohol, or dangerous weapons on campus, the dress code system is clearly the most important issue in schools today. Who cares about the fighting, the bullying, or the education of students? A teenage girl's shoulder being shown is obviously much more distracting and dangerous to the school environment than kids throwing punches left and right.

School dress code has been an issue in public schools for a number of years. Many schools around our country are starting school dress codes to deal with many different issues in our schools. When trying to find research on the topic of school dress codes impact on student achievement, it was very limited. The research that we will be looking at will discuss the history of school dress codes and legal issues that arose from it. We will also look at other studies that discuss the main reasons for implementing a school dress code. We will discuss the steps, based on others findings, of researching the impact of dress code on student learning. The end of this paper will discuss how to install a dress code at your school successfully.

Should schools have a dress code? Harvard University recently put out an article talking about how 54% of schools in America have a strict dress code and the other 46% either don’t or only have a small dress code rule. Schools should have a dress code but it doesn’t have to be very strict.

In this generation, younger students like to express their style either it be by clothing, jewelry, tattoos, or even hairstyles. In some cases, schools hinder students from being able to do so. At John L. Leflore High School, we have a very strict dress code. Students are instructed to wear the proper colors for their grade level, and in some cases, a specific type of clothing. It is sometimes hard for students to be able to show their style due to the fact that the dress code requires that students can only wear orange and green, as well as solid black or brown shoes. So, wake-up Leflore and remove those green, orange, and gad awful jackets and follow along as I explain the merits of dressing for success because