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Pros And Cons Of Arcadia's Dress Code

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Shorts, skirts and dresses must be knee length, headbands are not allowed, midriff and back are not to be exposed at any time. Those are just a few examples pulled from Arcadia High School’s dress code section in the student handbook that we are given every year. Many schools have a dress code, some wear uniforms and some allow students to wear virtually anything they want. Arcadia’s dress code has made girls resort to wearing jeans in 95 degree weather, stop attempting to wear tank tops and other articles of clothing that have been written off as forbidden in the hallways and classrooms. Arcadia’s dress code should change to become more lenient because it is too hot in the summer for girls to be wearing jeans, the current dress code infringes …show more content…

A student last week wore a shirt that had a keyhole in the back just below the shoulder blades, and not once did a faculty member mention that it was “inappropriate”, however, last school year a sophomore was asked to remove her headband. The principals reasoning was because the student handbook states that they are not to be worn and hers was particularly “offensive” due to the tribal pattern. This was the only instance in which someone has asked to remove a headband, despite the dress code stating that they are not allowed, just like hoodies and other articles of clothing that involve something covering a student’s head. While part of the problem may be the students with the mentality that it is not the clothing they are wearing that is the problem but the people who look at them sexually in the classroom, others do understand that we can all maintain modesty and still be allowed to wear shorts during the warmer months (Deciphering the Dress Code). The students that wear inappropriate clothing repeatedly should be punished for their actions, but not an entire student body should be punished for the actions of a select few individuals who just happen to be repeat

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