How Dress Code Takes Meaning And Life Out Of Clothes

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.

In health care there is a lot that goes into play when you are in the field and work in a certain department. Dress code is one factor that helps differentiate who you are seeing and what department you are going to see. This can be the front desk, nurses of different departments and even volunteers all have a certain dress code to go by. Doctors have a white jacket on top of there clothes that lets you know you are with the doctor and not the nurse that wears scrubs. In the article “The Clothes Make the Doctor”, a women goes to the doctors office to look for a new primary-care doctor and is seen by a women wearing stilettos and a tailored expensive-looking suit. She was not pleased and felt uncomfortable being seen by her, it wasn't that se was wearing something really revealing but the fact that she was wearing something that was more for a meeting then being at the doctors office.

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.

The dress code specifically bans tank tops with straps less than one inch thick, anything with visible cleavage or exposing the mid drift, cut-off shorts or shorts and pants with holes, and shorts and skirts shorter than fingertip length. The only rule applying directly to boys is prohibiting the “sagging of shorts or pants.” Not only do these rules single out girls, but “[a]t any time, a staff member or administrator may prohibit a student from wearing certain apparel to school.” Because of this addendum, I have seen girls singled out specifically for their clothing. More than once, I have witnessed administration follow a student through the halls, then wait until class starts

Most schools have dress codes in place within reason: no crop tops, no short shorts, and no provocative clothing. Sometimes, the school's expectations of clothing cross the line. Some schools say that girls who wear leggings without a long shirt or a shirt that "doesn't fit them right" should have to change. Not every person

All anyone ever hears about these days is the way people dress and what’s appropriate and what’s not. It’s all a matter of opinion. At least that’s what they all say, until someone gets busted for dress code at school. Then all of the sudden it doesn’t matter what anyone 's opinion is. It 's the opinion of the person doing the dress code busting. So many schools across the country have established a dress code policy these days, some being mediocre and others taking it to the extreme. One outfit could be revealing to teacher A, and that same outfit could be considered perfectly fine to teacher B. After all it is a matter of opinion but the person who catches the dress code “violation” is the one in the end who gets to decide, so no one else’s opinions end up mattering. Dress code shouldn’t be becoming so important though and teachers and staff members shouldn’t need to make clothing more important than the education of students. It should not be this way and some things need to be changed.

This is not your call.” presents strong arguments on why the dress code is degrading students by the way it is being enforced. Following these arguments, there are many things addressed about each one of the points made in this analyzing. Due to the things addressed, Manicotti wants support on not sexualizing female bodies on the dress code. Along with making male students responsible for their actions, teachers and administrators need to fairly enforce the dress code policy. Not only were there facts to prove all of these points, but there were specific details supporting the evidence. This article would make for a good read if there were more statics, facts and clear cut evidence supporting the argument. It might still be an intriguing read if people actually believe schools are abusing the dress code

Many schools enforce very strict or very lenient dress codes depending on the type of school and its location. For example middle schools will have a stricter dress code like no abnormal colored hair

Dress code :- A set of rules that applies/ specifies the appropriate way of dressing while on the premises of an institution or work place.

During the last few years, dress codes have been implemented and accepted more and more. Dress codes are commonplace and most schools consider them a necessity. Dress codes, however, need to be revised. Dress codes objectify students’ bodies and often interrupt the students’ learning environment more than the student violating the dress code. For example, if a student has dyed hair, then there is still focus inside the classroom, but if the teacher dress codes them, all the class attention is lost. Dress codes should be revised to not interrupt the learning environment and be less objective and shameful to students’ bodies.

Since I first started attending school, I have always been apart of public schools. The dress code was always very lenient. I believe if students made appropriate choices they would be able to decide how they want to dress. However, some students have not, which has led to this decision right now. From the article “NYC High School Dress Code Crackdown”, the author states,”While there are parents who are objecting to the crackdown, there are many who agree with the school’s policy. One mother said some girls at the school have dressed too provocatively. “The girls wear these little booty shorts…,” said one mother, 34. “They look like they’re training to work in strip

I think that dress code shouldn’t be as big a deal as its given credit for. The girls are usually the only ones who are called out on it. I think if we come to school with clothes on, everyone should be happy. If I could make one change to dress code, it would be allowing girls to wear off-the-shoulder tops because girls are not objects, it gets really hot in classrooms, and they’re very fashionable!

Dress codes teach children that girls’ bodies are dangerous, powerful, and sexualized. However, boys are biologically programmed to objectify and harass them. That is perfectly okay in society’s eye. It is a 99oF day. A girl goes to school with no air conditioning. She wears a racerback style tank top and shorts that reaches her mid-thigh. She is pulled out of class by her teacher to change into something more suitable for school. She says she does not have any other clothes. She is forced to change into a boy’s t-shirt and shorts. Another girl wore shorts and was given an in-school suspension. Her crime was wearing shorts that did not reach her fingertips. She comes in the next day with jeans and is sent to the nurse’s office for heat

Through the beginning of time since clothing has started being worn to cover our body parts, standards and trends have developed itself over time by an invisible hand. Thus this created many perceptions society starts to perceive in different ways regarding how a clothing item is worn. Whether someone had the final say in what people wore what meant anything, we are not sure of when and why. But how does a piece of fabric help present what an individual is just by the aesthetics and how does what we wear affect us as the wearer?