Should Dress Codes Be Banned In Schools?

Imagine not being able to wear your fashionable clothing items to school. Then you have to find clothes that don’t even exist because you have long arms. Or your legs are too long for shorts and you don’t want to wear long ugly bermuda shorts. And that’s the beginning now you have to wear pants on a scorching hot day and don’t forget to cover those shoulders. School dress codes can be sexist and I will explain to you why.

We have some concerns with the dress code. We think it should be updated. Girls are not allowed to wear athletic shorts anymore yet guys wear them everyday and people seem to not have a problem with that. We understand that we need limitations but it seems that like the dress code is mainly targeted towards girls. The dress code says that shorts need to be mid thigh but it doesn't state that we cannot wear athletic shorts at all. We understand that some athletic shorts are short for school but we don't think that it should be prohibited. The temperature is going up as the school year goes on, so girls are going to want to wear athletic shorts so we can be well situated in the school day and we could be more focused. Getting pulled out of class

Dress codes have some kind of restriction on every single item of clothing, among other things, a girl can put on. Shorts and skirts have to be a certain length—normally mid-thigh or knee length. Tops are required to have a certain size strap or sleeve, and bra straps are not allowed to be seen (God forbid a teenage girl wear a bra to school and her strap is visible). No shirts that reveal midriffs are allowed either. Sometimes the amount of how much a girl’s back is showing is restricted, too. Leggings and yoga pants cannot be worn unless the shirt is long enough where the girl’s fingers touch the shirt fabric, and in some schools they are banned completely. One has to control the amount of cleavage visible, which can prove very difficult for any girl, especially those that

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 addition to, some people think school dress codes are fair and do not target a specific gender. Some girl test the limits by wear a crop top or short shorts with tights under them. Yes dress code is great to a certain extent. Why can the school board not cut slack and get on the girls full on breaking the rules. Finally, schools need to stop targeting girls and being sexist towards them, be less harsh on girls and their clothes.

It is of no possible argument that some of the most valuable and lasting ideas of life and the world around us are taught and learned at school. Hard work does you well. Cheaters never prosper. Education is the key to success. Girls bodies are a distraction and objects to be inevitably sexualized and harassed. This may sound over exaggerated, but this is the message beings sent to millions of students near and far by the sexist, self-esteem demolishing, unfocused dress codes in schools today. This said, dress codes in schools create a negative environment, putting the focus on the wrong things and ideas, both promoting rape culture and a strong sense of sexism.

Media influence has caused beauty to evolve into ideals that can’t actually be attained. In addition to this, women are objectified and seen as sex objects, being sexualized by men without consequence due to the normalcy the media has created for genders. In fact, men are even encouraged to sexualize women. During her TEDTalk, Kilbourne presented a photo of an adolescent boy wearing a shirt that stated “pimp squad,” showing how our society is comfortable with men sexualizing women from a very young age. In contrast, women are labeled as sluts or whores without even engaging in sexual activity. I, for example, have been called a slut for wearing leggings, merely talking to a guy, and even wearing shorts— in the summer.

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

In the article Good Girls'': Gender, Social Class, and Slut Discourse on Campus sociologists Elizabeth Armstrong and Laura Hamilton conducted a research at a Midwestern university in order to better understand the use of slut discourse between woman. Slut shaming is the act of criticizing a woman for her real or presumed sexual activity. It also includes criticizing her for behaving in ways that are associated with her real or presumed sexual activity. Slut shaming exists within a society because of the society sexual double standards. Traditionally men are encouraged by society to engage in sexual promiscuity but women are forbidden in engaging in sexual promiscuity. If a woman dares to engage in any behavior that could be interpreted as sexually promiscuous then she is branded as a slut or a whore.

They say that boys have a distraction problem when the girls wear shorts and leggings, but In athletics girls wear leggings and shorts, and the boys are in there. Girls can’t even be comfortable, as In wearing shorts and leggings. We go to school to learn not for a fashion show. As a girl I feel like I should be allowed to wear Nike wind shorts because I'm a very athletic person. And the high school is allowed

I once heard a onision, a youtuber, say “ if it covers more than a bikini, then why can’t they wear it to school?” and it’s a good question, because some schools have swim suits, or cheer outfits that aren’t up to dress code, but it’s allowed because you can’t wear sweat pants and a turtle neck to go swimming or cheer, it’s

We should have dress codes because some people feel insecure about their appearances. If we start wearing inappropriate school clothes, such as shorts and tank tops then some people may feel insecure. They may not feel good about how they look and this could cause serious behavior problems and interfere with school work and socializing.

There is proof of many instances where women are singled out based on sexuality. In schools all over America, dress codes are directed mainly at attire commonly worn by women. The Patrick Henry High School Handbook states that, “No halter, strapless, or tube tops [are to be worn] even if the top is covered with a jacket, sweater or shirt” (9). If a girl is covering her shoulders with a cardigan she has no intention of breaking the dress code. Why are boys allowed to wear tank tops and show their shoulders, but it is a violation if a girl attempts to cover hers up?

Slut shaming is the act of making a girl feel embarrassed for her sexuality. Although most might think slut shaming is limited to random boys calling out girls they or their friends have hooked up with, there is more to it than that. Often girls are slut shamed by other girls or close friends, issues which if not closely analyzed might come off as normal.

As a teenage girl who enjoys wearing skirts above the knee, dares to wear high heels, and find myself partial to friends of the opposite sex, it is not uncommon for me to find myself haunted by the stereotypes of society. The word slut is thrown around so casually that definitions range from “a promiscuous woman” to “a woman with the morals of a man” (Sally; “Slut”). Such definitions are often misinterpreted and morphed to fit different people. I find that my creepy uncle would deem a slut “a dirty woman with no standards.” Despite the diversity in the definitions, I cannot proclaim a better and indisputable definition. In fact, it would be impossible for me to do so; my friends use it out of context and seemingly colloquially: “I'm a slut