Dress Codes In 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.

Why can't people be happy in their own skin and feel confident in what they’re wearing? Why don't schools let both boys and girls wear what they want? Of course, school dress code is more lenient on boys than on girls. Why can't girls wear crop tops to school without being sent to the office and being asked to change their shirt? And also not having to be getting judged by everything that they’re wearing. Dress code may have made a lot of people not be happy with their own body, and have low self esteem, because school dress code has made them not feel comfortable in their favorite shirt or shorts etc. Everyone should have the right to wear what they want, even though there is limits students. Now granted, students should also understand that there are things that are inappropriate, but they should atleast be able to go to school and feel happy that, throughout the day they can have a good normal day at school without the students having to go to the office.

The people who are in charge of creating the school dress code don’t think of girls feelings, or their need to be an individual. There are also some unnecessary rules in schools, and what schools deemed inappropriate or distracting. The schools are taking some of the girls rights away. I believe that the dress code for the younger generation is too focused on girls, and it’s way too strict. Students should not have to wear school uniforms, some schools went for believing it would get rid of competition.

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.

In April 2015, a Texas honors student was sent home for wearing yoga pants and an oversized shirt that covered her entire backside. In August, a Kentucky student was sent home for showing her collarbone. After her mother brought a scarf to cover her neck, the administration still deemed it “inappropriate.” In Indiana, a 12-year-old student was suspended and missed two days of class. The offense: tight pants. Other dress-code violations include baring shoulders, wearing a tank top, or exposing a bra strap. Should girls have to miss out on some of their education because of a collarbone or tight pants? These are parts of our bodies that are “distracting”. Should girls feel shamed about their bodies? However should school be an appropriate environment?

School dress codes send a loud and clear message, “Your individuality is inconvenient.” (Rowland 22). The constitution guarantees the right to free speech,which can be interpreted as the right to freedom of self expression, and students use clothing to express themselves. Another message that dress codes send is that “the self identity that you want to express does not belong here.” Self expression is not an inconvenience or a distraction, it is the lifeblood of our nation. (Rowland 22). Schools tell students that they should be confident in themselves, but how can they if they cannot express themselves? School dress codes now are more about shielding the boys then protecting the girls which implies that boys are immature. Calling a girl’s clothes distracting is implying that she is at fault for any disruptions. “That 's like saying that because a store has a cash register, it 's the store 's fault if it gets robbed!” (Menza 1). Students are going to be distracted anyways. Sexist dress codes are like saying that an article of clothing, or a body part showing on a female will distract male students from learning. Dress codes should be simple for both genders, everyone should wear clothing that covers up the same area. With dress codes, students are forced to dress the same as other students, taking the individuality out of school, but schools try to send the message, you are individual. Figure 1 shows a strict dress codes for both students and

Girls shouldn't be punished just because a simple bra strap is showing or for wearing a pair of leggings to school. These sort of acts are deemed “distracting” to the boys in class just because a boy may so happen cast a glance in their direction. Now first and foremost, a boy is in class to learn and he should be worried about his education NOT what the girl beside him is wearing. Personally, leggings are comfortable and easy to just throw on when I’m running late or just want to be lazy for the day. In most schools, girls get in trouble for wearing leggings, even if her shirt covers her bottom. “I’ve never seen a boy called out for his attire, even though they also break the rules” (The Atlantic). If a school's dress code is going to be in effect, it needs to apply to ALL students, not just

School dress codes are the most enforcing and restrictive policy out of all the school policies. I know everyone hates and don’t understand why we need dress codes. Sometimes dress codes can be ridiculous and nonsense. I’m on the same page as them. Dress codes informs high school students what we can wear and cannot wear.

School's rule some clothes as too distracting or inappropriate because they believe some clothing items are too short or goes too low for example. There are only dress codes because they want to "promote a safe, disciplined school environment, prevent interference with schoolwork and discipline, and to encourage uniformity of student dress "according to https:education.findlaw.com. What they don't realize is we don't need rules for that. Dress code at school is a violation of not only American rights but human rights. I believe that everyone has a right to dress how they wish unless if they are in a serious or business matter. There should not be dress codes at school because it violates rights. Dress codes are mainly sexist, and it put stress on teachers. "A dress code is a set of rules, usually written and posted, specifying the required manner of dress at a school, office, club,

In conclusion, dress codes should not exist, as they strip people of their first amendment rights, they demolish creativity and they place major holes in people's wallets. If all our schools didn’t have dress codes than the whole world could be a better place in general. One way people can fix this is by telling students that to wear whatever they deem appropriate.

It is a known fact that 62% of girls in grades 5-9 are insecure about their bodies. It doesn’t help that districts have extremely strict dress codes. They say it applies to everyone, but students know they are aiming their message out to girls. Districts tell girls to cover themselves up because they are major distractions. If girls have the right to have education, they should have the rights to wear the things they want.

Schools have often done unthinkable things to students who are out of dress code such as require a student to wear a completely unflattering shirt and pants that can and have caused cases of bullying, or even send a student home interfering with their learning abilities. Sending a student home, usually in cases of a female’s attire because it is “distracting” to the boys at school is implying that the male’s education is more important than the female’s, is extremely intolerable because it prevents that student from getting an education. Schools’ having a strict dress code also prevents students from being able to dress for the weather, especially in southern states such as Arizona, Texas, and Florida where temperatures can topple 100 degrees Fahrenheit on a daily bases. Kids and young adults should be able to make the decision to wear shorts and shirts on their own, like tank tops, in response to the temperature and not have it dictated by what a school board thinks is

It’s hard enough already just being a teenager trying to grow up and learn to develop and find yourself in this world; it is quite the tedious task and oh so very difficult. The last thing teenagers need is for their power to express themselves to be ripped from their grasp. Many many students already suffer identity issues.The problem with school dress code and opinions on how things should be done and classified have been around for years and years. So yes, make sure it is within the borders of decency and as long as it doesn't express anything offensive or threatening then let kids wear what they want! Therefore, students should have the ability to dress accordingly and not have to participate in wearing school uniforms. Studies have shown

Us teenagers have the right to dress how ever we feel. We should not be told how to dress and what is appropriate.How you dress is a way people boost there confidence and teens have a right to that confidence it shouldn’t be taken away because somone says that what they are wearing is not “appropriate”. Also kids are at school to get an education and they have a right to that education. With that they should not be wasting there time on how a student is dressed they should be learning and be taught new stuff. So with all of that teenagers have a right to express themselves how ever they want through what they

I still can't wrap my head around the fact that girls are being dress coded because their shoulders are showing or their stomachs or showing because it's going to distract the boys from their education. God forbid you are wearing a tank top and a pair of jeans and a boy gets turned on and can't keep his hands to him self and if anyone finds out their fist question will be 'well what were you wearing?' You reply and they are just like well your outfit may have been too revealing. Like how is that out problem? You are going to teach us in school how to cover up but not teach boys to keep their hands to themselves.