Foul-Mouthed Teens

The prominent reason behind the various overdone school rules regarding dress is the loose power that administrators have been given. They have been “reserve[d] the right to determine if a clothing item or accessory is appropriate for school” (Carroll High School Student Handbook 2010-2011 18). The officials at school are using their own personal opinions to judge the students’ dress. Since styles change as time goes on, the generation in control and the

Schools sought out to fight the war against bullying with the idea that having fewer differences in dress code would slow down or end bullying. This simply is not the case. Bullying is a universal happening that is predicated on the behavior of students toward their peers, not the clothes they wear. This could occur over a number of different reasons none corresponding with what the students wear. In addition, students still can choose different name brand forms to their uniform choices therefore, there still remains the disconnect in regards to stopping bullying through what the students are allowed to wear. The conclusion on this matter is that with schools taking away clothing options privileges it only succeeds in establishing new tactics for bullies to employ instead of abolishing bullying altogether.

All elementary schools, middle schools and high schools should enforce a dress code. Schools that were reported to not enforce a dress code have been reported to have numerous accounts of bullying incidents, before, during and after school. Most teens and adolescent girls are using fashion as a social weapon. Students who are not in a financial position to dress with the current fads might suffer from peer pressure and low self-esteem because they feel they do not fit in. Children will, also, avoid school by skipping classes and getting into trouble, intentionally, to keep from having to endure the pain and agony of other student’s verbal and physical abuse. There is an estimated 135,000 guns brought to America’s 85,000 public schools each day. This is one reason school districts use to implement dress codes. Some schools even require students to have the belt line exposed at all times for fear of guns concealed under clothing. Additionally, educators report a decrease in violence, a reduction of fights in schools and improved student achievement when dress

code, they shame girls for their bodies and having to be more aware about it. Not only is this in dress code but as a society.

In this day, children can often feel as though they are at a loss of ways to express themselves. With the heavy burden of societal standards, clothes are one of the only “acceptable” ways students have left to express themselves with. The biggest and most relevant example of this today is Transgender and LGBT students, or those who identify with a different gender than the one they were legally born into. As said in The Movement Against Sexist and Discriminatory School Dress Codes, “Meanwhile, gender nonconforming and transgender students have also clashed with such policies on the grounds that they rigidly dictate how kids express their identities. Transgender students have been sent home for wearing clothing different than what's expected of their legal sex.” This said, they way one dresses can extremely affect

For example, when a child that is less fortunate than others comes to school bearing ratty or `out of date' clothing, that child is viewed as an outcast and is tormented for reasons he or she does not have control over. In turn, this affects that child's ability to focus on schoolwork and puts a damper on his or her educational ability. Also, if the popular children with fashionable clothing are only worried about picking on those less fortunate than them, their minds are diverted away from their studies. Situations like these should not happen and can be easily avoided if kids in public school were all wearing the same articles of clothing.

The American culture has had many different trends. Though older individuals have never quite approved of young men and women’s dress code, it has been excepted and never severely charged. Fashion trends have become an expression of one’s personal style among today’s youth. In some cases, it can be thought that a certain type of dress is directly connected to performance, attitude, and overall behavior in school, outside activities, and life in general. The continued argument between parents and their children over what is considered to be deceit has lasted since the beginning of time. A very popular yet rarely fashion statement among teenagers these have raised the question of indecency and criminal activity to

The shirt still didn’t fit quite right and I didn’t like how the leggings were skin tight. I never thought about how uncomfortable girls clothing could be.

In high school students use their outfits to show their individual characteristics. Many have the money to buy the stylish clothes but do not because they would rather have something they find more appealing. Not to mention trends set today are primarily focused on people with a certain body type. Thus resulting in the factor that even if the family had the money to buy the certain item many students would refuse it due to the fact that they do not feel comfortable in it. Instead of being able to individualize themselves many children get bullied because they are forced to fit in with the crowd to please them. Penrod once said “For the sake of [individual] kids, we all need to “lay off” a little” (762) showing how this is not the most important topic right

In addition, school dress code takes away students creativity and their ability to explore with clothes. High school senior, Hannah Whitley was dress coded for recreating zendaya’s outfit. Hannah then posted on her social media a picture of her outfit and Zendaya’s side by side captioning it “When you just wanna look like Zendaya, but you get a dress code violation for being too provocative” Hannah was recreating an inspired outfit to look like a celebrity, which is what many people do nowadays, they get inspired by many fashion icons, and try to recreate that look because it makes them feel good about what they’re wearing, but then they are shut down by their own school telling them that their clothes are not appropriate. Fashion gives quality to life, and allows us to be creative. It is not only teens who experience situations but children even younger as well. Pete Twiss said his eight and ten year old daughters are not allowed to wear spaghetti strap tank tops to school, but most clothes that are marketed to them have spaghetti straps. “It’s frustrating, for the fact that it is just wrong, and also because most clothes marketed to that age group of girls have

I had come out of the changing room to see what my mama had thought about a black, sleeveless top I had picked out, and to my surprise the bitches were there talking to her.

The debate that these kids had is showing us that there is both sides to this argument. Many people believe that dress code can very unreasonable like an example is “A Colorado third-grader was suspended after shaving her head to show support for a friend battling cancer, because she'd violated her school's dress code banning shaved heads. Her parents expected the school to make an exception for such a brave display of sympathy.” Many people would believe that is not ok.

Opponents think that when children select their own clothing, they can develop confidence and independence, vital characteristics through the personality development and adult success. Controlling extremely the socialization process of students will harm them as an adult, because they will not be prepared for the real world, indeed by their appearances. In addition, opponents argue that when students are limited about what they are going to wear, they will find other ways to offend the authority. Without a way out of expression in their clothes, they will turn out to other inappropriate alternatives of self-expression, such as nontraditional hair styles or make-up, or the worst revolting against school authorities and parents by the way they behave and act. It is obvious that children, especially those in middle and high school, are constantly concerned about their appearance that way, wearing a school uniform will minimize this concern. They also believe schools can help students avoid clothing that contains slogans, short or tight clothing; while giving them

Evidence that supports the claim stated from the perspective of a teacher stated, “I don‘t see kids being judged now by their classmates for not having the ―right clothes or for wearing hand-me-downs” (Huss, 2007, pg. 34). Evidence from the claim one would presume such distractions are gangs or peer pressure with clothing competition. Uniforms help to make the learning environment safer.

     Going to public schools all my life, I heard the gossip of "fashion" and "whose wearing what,"pretty much everyday; at least in the four years of high school where it seemed that looks mattered the most. As people grow up, the way they present themselves becomes more and more important. Leaving a good mark in high school means a lot to some people, and some are ready to do whatever it takes to make that mark, whether it be putting someone down for their clothing or being an individual and not caring what others think of you or what your wearing. Having friends from middle school that branched out and went the alternative route; private schools, one of the first things that came back