High school dress codes
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. When I was in school I was sent home on more than one occasion due to my outfit. The first time I realized the dress code was directed towards females I was in 7th grade. I was wearing a cute red shirt, that my mom had bought for me the previous weekend, leggings and poke-a-dot rain boots. I was sent to the principal’s office as soon as I got to school and the principal called my mom and had her come pick me up because my outfit was inappropriate. My mom was upset with the school system. I was only 13 and they were basically telling me boys were looking at me like I was an object. Another instance, I was in 8th grade and I got sent the principal’s office for an inappropriate shirt I was wearing. I had on a purple
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For instance, men can wear V-necks and women can’t. Men can wear cutoff t-shirts and women can’t. Men can wear jeans in their pants and women can’t. My friend was once sent home in high school for wearing a pink spaghetti strap shirt. I’ve also seen many guys wearing ‘wife beaters’ to school and they don’t get sent home even though they are basically the same thing. My cousin was sent to the office in 6th grade for wearing athletic shorts that weren’t past her fingertips. When her mom got to the school she ended up talking to the school board about dress code rules and how they are directed towards females. Boys are allowed to wear shorts that some might call inappropriate, but they don’t get dress coded. Some will say the dress code is somewhat fanatic the way they aim the rules at
These dress codes really do not apply to boys and their clothing, whereas for girls it basically effects their whole wardrobe. Girls should not have to worry in the mornings about what they might get dress coded for. These rules that students and some older workers have to follow are unfair and are not
Dress codes in middle and high schools are a form of discrimination against teenage girls in today’s society. Parents and students all over the country argue that dress codes are directed mainly at girls and are a blatant example of gender inequality. The idea behind the strict enforcement of a dress code is that it will teach self-respect and raise moral standards for the students. However, when the reason for many dress code violations is questioned the rationale is often to prevent distracting the male students. Young women across the country are being shamed and punished for wearing what schools consider immodest and being a distraction to their male peers. This discrimination against female students results in their clothes being strictly regulated and dress coded more often than male students’ clothes are. The enforcement of these discriminatory dress codes has become a form of public humiliation for female students. Theoretically, a dress code makes sense and should be effective. In reality, it does not affect how students dress but causes a distraction and interruption of a girl’s education.
As the temperature rises, so do hemlines and the suspension rate. Students get suspended for violating school dress codes by wearing outfits that ‘show too much skin.’ One can argue that revealing clothing is distracting, but some families and students agree that school dress code implementations end up just shaming girls. Dress codes, the epitome of high school, teach girls to act ashamed, not modest. According to most school boards that come up with the dress code, the outfits young women wear come across as too distracting for their peers, especially men, and make it unable for women to be viewed by the public with dignity and respect. Everyday, school dress codes target females—especially females that are more developed.
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.
America, the “land of the free, and home of the brave.” Unfortunately, this doesn 't mean “land of the free to wear whatever one desires.” In fact, school dress codes are taking away American students’ self expression, infringing on their freedom of speech, and enforcing sexist discrimination all over the country. A recent case, that occurred at Tottenville High School in Staten Island, New York, blatantly displays the negative effects dress codes are having on students, especially females. In the first couple of days of the semester, this high school managed to give 200 detentions to students for violating the dress code. Ironically enough, 90 percent of these students were girls (Swafford). The discouraging part is that schools are easily able to get away with this kind of discrimination. This is made possible by state laws that give school boards the power to enforce whatever dress codes they think are necessary to promote a distraction free learning environment, maintain discipline, and to push students to dress similarly in order to create a uniformity in the schools (“School Dress Codes”). The purpose of dress codes may be to create a distraction free learning environment; in reality, however, they produce an environment where students feel discriminated against and aren 't free to express themselves.
Have you ever been excluded from learning because of what you wore to school? In most schools, dress codes are set in place to provide a better learning space for all students. Having a dress code can oppress students because students are given the impression that they should not express themselves. Not all families can afford the clothes that abide by the rules. For example, some students don 't have the means to pay for new clothes, so they have to use hand-me-down clothing. Enforcing a dress code can lead to more problems in the long run because of the exceptions made for students who are athletes and cheerleaders. Many school faculty members including teachers and administrators think that keeping a dress code will keep students looking appropriate while learning, but this idea is wrong because it keeps students from expressing themselves and, the dress code singles out women.
High School should not have dress codes. Dress codes are going to be broken no matter what. Kids like to express their feelings through music, their rooms and you guessed it their clothing. Yes some kids go over the top with their clothing but if your going to punish anybody then punish them. But with that I think high school should have dress codes. With great freedom comes great responsibility. If you want to be the center of attention then go somewhere else and do that. School is for learning not showing off who has the better clothing or who has the new kicks. Learn things that your going to need in the world. Like if you want to be a professor than you are going to need a lot of math, reading , history and etc. No one cares what you
First and foremost why schools should have a no-strict dress code is because it brings girls self-esteem down. When girls get dress coded they might feel: sad, angry, annoyed and upset. And especially body shamed. “As a women, I know almost no women who like their body, who feel good about there body, almost none, but you don’t know how it got there,” Perlman said in an interview. As a result, Dress codes are body shaming girls from when they were in their teens, to adulthood. The average number of girls getting dressed coded has increased by 20% in the past year! That’s crazy! About most of the dress code, girls feel body shamed! One 15-year-old girl said, “I feel bad because it's my body... and there's no reason for the school to be telling me to cover up,” she said. Lastly, if schools had a less strict dress code with the excuse of girls showing too much skin, we would all be more confident with our
Schools dress codes are sexist because they promote body shaming, encourage victim blaming, and value male education over female.
I have been pulled out of a class to discuss my wardrobe because of the tank top I had on. That made me feel like I had separate rules than everyone else just because my peers could see something as irrelevant as my shoulders. I did not think that it was fair that I had to be pulled out of my class to be told to cover up, or to go to the nurse’s office and change, because my attire for that day was “inappropriate.” Although the boy that was sitting right next to me had on a cutoff, which exposed not only his shoulders, but his stomach too. Another situation I had in high school that pertained to my high schools dress code was during swim class. All girls had to wear a bathing suit, and could not wear any other sort of clothing. So, I followed the rules as usual. After getting changed and getting into the pool, my teacher stated, in front of my whole class, that my swimsuit was “too small,” and I had to get out and go change before someone got the wrong idea. I was not only mortified, I was devastated and emotionally hurt. I was so embarrassed to have been objectified like I was that day. School dress codes are meant to make everyone equal, but if we are not going to treat everyone as an equal, then we should not have a dress code in the first
Dress codes treat students unfairly, mainly targeting females. Many students across the nation-particularly girls- are agreeing with school dress codes being too strict and giving unfair treatment to females. A student from Kentucky was sent home for showing her collarbone, a student from Texas was sent home for wearing yoga pants and an oversized t-shirt that completely covered her backside. A teacher explained that when girls don’t meet the school dress code regulations, they are told they
Dress code season is coming, and middle and high school girls are soon to be going through this ordeal again. For this reason, dress codes should be abolished or at least lessened because they body-shame girls and are discriminatory for LGBTQ youth. Instead, boys should be taught not to be distracted if more-revealing clothes are distracting (which they are not).
Dress codes are worldwide and many people have problems dealing with them. Uniforms or dress codes are implemented at both jobs and school. Some dress codes make it to where people cannot express who they are or how they may feel. Dress codes should be implemented but not as strict. Uniforms help many people financially, but that does not keep the issues such as bullying away. They also limit people to who they are and that is not okay. Lighten up on dress codes.
Dress codes in schools have become a primary part of the education system and monitor what students are allowed to wear on a daily basis. These codes are set into place to maintain professionalism on school grounds and avoid distractions. The issue seems to be the standards at which girls are held to compared to boys. Schools have banned everything from yoga pants to collar bones and everything in between (Dress Code Sexism). Boys are still allowed to wear sport shorts that rise higher than the average skirt yet the skirt is banned. While maintaining professionalism may be the motive behind some dress restrictions, it is not consistent for both genders. Dress codes in schools are sexist, and apply to girls more so than they do boys. Girls being told to be less distracting, boys not having the same enforcements, and female objectification are all reasons as to why dress codes are sexist.
At schools “dress code” is one of the main gender stereotypes, why? Because in private school’s girls have to wear shirts and boys have to wear jeans. In other schools’ girls have to make sure that their shoulders and stomach and legs aren’t showing because they feel that it causes distraction in a classroom. The only thing that boys have to worry about as to pose to dress code is to make sure that their shirts don’t have any drugs, or sexual things on them and that the colors they wear aren’t gang relate. Dress code in school was placed to make sure kids don’t feel left out and make school a lot safer, but is