When Leadership And Policy Making Collide

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

To some, arguing over student dress code seems trivial and useless. To others, it goes deeper than that. Dress code might seem like the typical “first world problem”, but to the average high school student, gaining the freedom ‘no dress code’ grants is incredible. The fact of the matter is, the rigid enforcement of student dress code has gone too far in today 's society and dehumanizes us as citizens. Although school dress code attempts to promote modesty and protection, it also reinforces gender inequality, smothers individualism, is unconstitutional, and should not be enforced in public schools.

Ever thought that not having a school dress code could lead to violence over something so simple as to what a person might own or wear? To many people 's surprise, school dress codes can be a very important topic to discuss at any and every public school. This essay will summarize, critique, and evaluate the article "School Dress Codes" by Krystal Miller.

School dress codes send a loud and clear message, “Your individuality is inconvenient.” (Rowland 22). The constitution guarantees the right to free speech,which can be interpreted as the right to freedom of self expression, and students use clothing to express themselves. Another message that dress codes send is that “the self identity that you want to express does not belong here.” Self expression is not an inconvenience or a distraction, it is the lifeblood of our nation. (Rowland 22). Schools tell students that they should be confident in themselves, but how can they if they cannot express themselves? School dress codes now are more about shielding the boys then protecting the girls which implies that boys are immature. Calling a girl’s clothes distracting is implying that she is at fault for any disruptions. “That 's like saying that because a store has a cash register, it 's the store 's fault if it gets robbed!” (Menza 1). Students are going to be distracted anyways. Sexist dress codes are like saying that an article of clothing, or a body part showing on a female will distract male students from learning. Dress codes should be simple for both genders, everyone should wear clothing that covers up the same area. With dress codes, students are forced to dress the same as other students, taking the individuality out of school, but schools try to send the message, you are individual. Figure 1 shows a strict dress codes for both students and

School dress codes have become a very large issue,though it always has been, but now that students have been protesting against their school's dress code there have been many more problems that are surfacing between the school district and the students. School dress codes are taking away the purpose of school, students come to learn, and to be educated, but instead are forced to change their clothing because it doesn’t fit the school dress code. The dress code solely takes away students creativity and their right to explore with clothing. The administration also tells students to “not care what others think” then take students out of class and tell them that the length of their shorts is making a

Dress codes have been in act since as early as the 1960s (Uerling 1). Donald F. Uerling provides a detailed article titled “Student Dress Codes” about different legal issues that have aroused because of dress codes. He mentions how constitution has limitations on school authority, and courts tend to work in favor of the students as long as the students are not pushing the boundaries. In his article, Uerling writes, “Many dress codes not only have provisions that regulate modes of dress, but also have provisions that implicate both explicit and symbolic forms of expression. The former are more easily justified than the latter” (Uerling 38). Basically, Uerling is showing that dress codes do help regulate forms of dress, but it also strips students away from a form of expression. Most students cannot really express themselves in any other way but clothing, yet school districts do not allow them to express themselves through clothing. All students should be allowed to wear what they choose to wear as long as it is not something that proves to be harmful such as curse words or gang related

Yes, I agree that all schools should have certain standards for their dress code. Public schools need to maintain general guidelines about what is appropriate in regards of clothes. Schools shouldn’t be allowed to control what students want to wear, but there’s a point when freedom of choice can cross the line. When slogans on attire and certain types of clothing become a distraction to students, schools have the right to set restrictions such as a dress code. Unlike schools with dress codes. “More relaxed dress codes may ban clothing with inappropriate slogans or offensive symbols--both of which create distractions for other students.” If your clothes disturb the learning environment around you, then the school will ban that form of attire.

Implementing dress codes should not be in educational institutions of any level. This debate over enforcing dress codes in school environments has been a controversial subject in the educational institutions for years. Administrators have struggled to find effective ways to decrease the number of disciplinary issues. The primary solution that they have implemented is the introduction of dress codes. The introduction of dress codes has been a common way to help decrease the number of disciplinary issues. The topics of bullying, gangs, violence, and freedom of expression are thrown into this conversation, causing controversy within educational institutions. The implementation of dress codes causes students to abstain from freedom of expression, freedom of speech, and most of all are discriminative towards females.

Everyday countless amounts of students are pulled out of class and getting their learning time taken away from them, but weren’t distractions what school officials were trying to eliminate in the first place? These dress code restrictions are contradictory and leads students to want to rebel even more. One rule the principal needs to change is the dress code because it makes people feel insecure and it is sexist.

In a day and age, where sagging pants is in style for boys and the inseam on shorts for girls is only one to two-inches, clothing choices and appropriateness of attire in schools has become an increasingly popular debate. Public schools have implemented dress codes for many years and state the policies clearly in school handbooks for all students and parents to read and abide. But do they really enforce these policies? Due to the current fashions, dress code policies, which are less restrictive than uniform policies, are getting harder and harder to enforce. It would be a full time job to address all the issues with student violations of dress in todays’ schools. Needless to say, this is at the bottom of the list in issues to overcome. Public

Even though schools in general want their students to prosper and be an ideal adult, the strict dress codes are imposing a threat to that simply based off of how narrow minded they are. Many dress codes are enforced by the administrators in the building; however, each administrator will be different and so will be how it is all enforced. One teacher may see a shirt and think that it falls along the guidelines, but a different faculty member could see the same shirt and believe that it is inappropriate. Hiring a new Vice Principal can also affect how dress code is enforced. How the dress code is enforced leaves room for too many variables to affect it. Schools need to evaluate their dress codes to

A person deserves the right to wear clothing that expresses a unique personality. No identity should be hidden from the world just to follow a crazy dress code. The way one dresses gives does not give anyone the right to vocally judge or humiliate someone. The first amendment grants Americans, both men and women, the right to freedom of expression which, in this case, includes dress. B As long as clothes do not propose any disrespect towards other individuals, people have the right to wear whatever desired. With that being said, dress within schools and workplaces need to respect the environment and those within the vicinity. Clothing does express an attitude which must be appropriate, but within the considerate acceptance of a setting, people may choose how to be seen and perceived. Certain individuals argue that a school district withholds the ability to restrict dress in order to protect students. Authority figures hold the power to control apparel “if it disrupts education or poses a safety or health issue” (F). People expand on disruption in educational environments to encompass clothing that society may just not be used to. Reality shows how the uncommon often can be mistaken for wrong or wacky. Dress codes frequently target the atypical individuals in the world. For example, men who prefer to dress more femininely,

School dress code has been an issue in public schools for a number of years. Many schools around our country are starting school dress codes to deal with many different issues in our schools. When trying to find research on the topic of school dress codes impact on student achievement, it was very limited. The research that we will be looking at will discuss the history of school dress codes and legal issues that arose from it. We will also look at other studies that discuss the main reasons for implementing a school dress code. We will discuss the steps, based on others findings, of researching the impact of dress code on student learning. The end of this paper will discuss how to install a dress code at your school successfully.

Does ones attire have such significant effect that teachers need be be enforced a dress code? In the classroom, a teacher’s attire can greatly impact the school’s climate for a student. A teacher who practices a professional attire is more likely to establish a higher level of respect from students, behave more avidly and perform their job in a more exemplary manner. However, with the fading teacher dress code and schools enforcing a looser policy for attire expectations, teachers are increasingly opting for casual attire they can also be seen wearing on their days off. Along with many public schools with a loose policy, Shawnee Heights High School Principal Ed West explains the dress code as simply just a district wide expectation of business casual with the exception of Fridays, extracurricular activities and a teacher’s position (West). Teachers within schools obtaining a loose dress code struggle with distinguishing between teachers and students casual attire leading to a problem with teachers obtaining authority over their students.

Dress codes have always been difficult to enforce. Many cases about violating a dress code on school grounds could be easily deterred by enforcing a common dress code. In these uniforms no student will be removed