Dress Code Is Unfair

We have some concerns with the dress code. We think it should be updated. Girls are not allowed to wear athletic shorts anymore yet guys wear them everyday and people seem to not have a problem with that. We understand that we need limitations but it seems that like the dress code is mainly targeted towards girls. The dress code says that shorts need to be mid thigh but it doesn't state that we cannot wear athletic shorts at all. We understand that some athletic shorts are short for school but we don't think that it should be prohibited. The temperature is going up as the school year goes on, so girls are going to want to wear athletic shorts so we can be well situated in the school day and we could be more focused. Getting pulled out of class

“Are you in dress code?” As Belleville East students we have all heard this question numerous times throughout the day. Whether this question was directed towards you, or your peers, this simple, but oh so annoying question, is asked countless times throughout the day. Dress code, however, was initially meant to keep students out of trouble and to help keep us focused throughout the school day. Yet making a student vacate a class for the entire hour because their shirt was not the right shade is going to “improve their learning experience” by making them miss the only hour they have in that class. Although this was not the intent, the dress code has become a point of conflict for many. Dress code should not be enforced because realistically it increases behavioral problems and teaches girls that it is our duty to make sure we cover up to ensure a “distraction free” learning environment for the boys.

In addition to, some people think school dress codes are fair and do not target a specific gender. Some girl test the limits by wear a crop top or short shorts with tights under them. Yes dress code is great to a certain extent. Why can the school board not cut slack and get on the girls full on breaking the rules. Finally, schools need to stop targeting girls and being sexist towards them, be less harsh on girls and their clothes.

If we have a dress code people would always think they are plain or boring. When schools have dress codes they stop kids from having fun with what they wear and stomp on their creativity. Therefore, we shouldn't have a dress code because it limits our imagination.

Synopsis: “Are Dresscodes Unfair to Girls” is a podcast episode produced by CBC’s The Current. Its aim was to explore the gender inequality involved in the public school system regarding dress codes through interviews with students, parents, and school administrators. Multiple sides of the debate were argued, showing the complexity of a relatively important issue.

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?

I agree that all schools should have dress codes because of the fact that with strict dress codes can deter school shootings or bring the % down, take the columbine shooting for example, the kids that were responsible for the shooting were wearing long jackets with deep enough pockets to hide weapons.

FedEx, as well as any other firm, has the right to enact a practical, equitable dress code, including a grooming policy, as long as that policy does not discriminate (Bernardin & Russell, 2013). Utilizing a customer like or dislike is not a valid justification in a religious discrimination charge (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2017).

In a specific article posted by The Atlantic, a middle school student named Maggie Sunseri realized that her school’s dress code had a major difference for males and females. She mentions, “I’ve never seen a boy called out for his attire even though they also break the rules.” I also agree with her on this. Although I went to a catholic school where we had to wear our school uniforms, I constantly see all over social media how girls are treated differently for breaking the policy. I have seen that girls are sent home for showing their shoulders, collar bones, for wearing their skirts too short, or for even wearing leggings because it is too tight against their skin.

In the article What's Fair and Unfair About Student Dress Codes, a student at Haven Middle School in Evanston, IL says “Not being able to wear leggings because it’s ‘too distracting for boys’ is giving us the impression we should be guilty for what guys do.” Girls need have the freedom of expressing themselves without being shut down by a boy’s actions. Although student dress codes try and prevent girls from getting harassed, whether it be physically, mentally, or sexually, they give the impression that they are at fault for other’s

First, girl’s can’t wear certain things because they are considered sexual objects. In the article says, “Instead of body-shaming girls and telling them they’re responsible for boy’s actions we should be focusing on not turning females into sexual objects. ”(source 7) This quote shows that girls all over the world are known as sexual objects so they have to check what they can wear just so boys aren’t distracted. Secondly, when it’s hot outside girls should be able to wear shorts but they have to wear shorts but they have to wear jeans instead.

All around the nation, there are girls in both middle school and high school that are being told to put on more clothing because they are showing too much skin. We are told we are too distracting to the boys and effecting our learning. Many girls feel like they're being body shamed for not covering up the right amount.

One of the biggest places that dress codes are enforced are public schools. In the United States ninety-eight percent of schools have some sort of dress code, ranging from really strict to moderate. These dress codes include not being able to show shoulders or knees. Not being able to wear tank-tops or skirts. Although boys can wear shorts and cut off shirts but if girls were to wear that they would get in trouble. Parents of those girl feel as if this is unfair treatment, and it is. Why should girls be the only ones to get in trouble for simple things? A lot of people do not think it is fair, and those people are correct (Niche, 2016).

First of all, the thought that dress codes are supposed to be created equally and fairly is absolutely mind blowing. Author, Ellen Friedrichs, provides many facts and myths about dress code that makes you think differently about the whole situation. Friedrichs points out, "So, far from putting all students on equal footing, dress codes disproportionately affect certain students more than others and the idea that a dress code will prevent students from noticing difference is laughable"(Friedrichs). Going along with her statement, instead of boys feeling attacked; it is more girls that feel that way. The dress code policy is more directed towards girls and how they dress rather than the boys. If anything, the administration should feel guilty for body shaming girls and making them feel insecure and ashamed of their bodies. All girls come in all different shapes and sizes. A shirt that looks modest on one girl may look completely different on another due to her body shape. Boys and girls should be free to dress however they want and what makes them feel confident. Dress code destroys all individuality and creativity. The claim the administration made about dress code towards girls is that, some clothes that girls wear distract boys from their work. Girls should not be blamed for the immaturity of boys.

I think the principal should change the dress code code rule, because I want to show my uniqueness, and have the freedom to wear what I want to wear because then everyone will be unique in their own sense of style.