Modesty

“Cleanliness, neatness, modesty, decency, and appropriateness in dressing are important values which reflect an individual dignity and sobriety through which students of every university represent their status as learned scholars” (Omojuwa, 2014, p. 1). The issue of school dress codes and uniforms is relevant in today’s society because it affects nearly everyone since everyone goes through some sort of schooling. The issue of dress codes particularly affects the students, the parents, and the school

The Dress Code; Helpful or Hurtful What you wear affects how people think of you. This is comparable to an advertisement for the lunch special. If what’s uncovered is not on the menu, then keep it covered. The student dress code is an issue with much controversy. Some may say that it is all preposterous but in actuality the dress code is for the students benefit. Let’s take a look into the current North Middle School standards. Students at NMS Must have clothes that cover undergarments, have a modest

relize that the this country is filled with people of different cultural backgrounds. Along with the different clturals comes the fashion. Many Muslim women wear hijab and burkas from the age of puberty. The Tznuit laws of Orthodox Jews present modesty laws prohibiting the baring of elbows, knees and even the wearing of open-toed shoes. Both men and women are supposed to stick with “demure colors” and married women cover their hair with a wig or head covering. Pentacostal and Evangelical Christians

A statistic showed that “(In 2009-10) about 57 percent of public school principals reported that their schools enforced a dress code. The codes themselves vary; some rules are intended to promote modesty and others to encourage a respectful learning environment” (Dell’Antonia). However, it is not always the dress code that is sexist. Some dress codes,such as Churchill’s, are written with gender equality in mind but the way the school’s enforce them

Religious ideologies regarding dress are based on religious organizations individual dogmas, who believe that your outwardly appearance should reflect your inner beliefs. Similarly, adhering to a strict code of dress, that symbolizes its group’s traditions and customs, also helps in controlling the body’s sexuality. Hunt-Hurst and Miller-Spillman (2012) stated that being “well-dressed (modestly) is a religious duty and not a personal preference” (p. 266). Dress in a matter of speaking is an outwardly

In the end, the dress code is only set in place so students aren’t strayed away from their learning. It may seem that the dress codes are targeted at young women, but it’s set in place to benefit the whole as a group, and teach the young girls modesty. Although, what one person may find acceptable, another person might not. To prevent this situation as best as possible, most schools will set forth standards that are straight forward and what they think is reasonable for the majority. There have

women are expected to wear burqa (this is a full body cloak that covers everything except your eyes) . In the United States women can wear whatever they want for the most part. The burqa is worn as part of their religion, it is supposed to mean modesty and privacy. This is defiantly not what I would wear in a hot, humid place. The men in their culture do not have a strict dress code like the women, they can pretty much wear whatever

on girls than boys. For example, in many schools, girls are not allowed to wear shorts or skirts that do not reach a certain length, tank tops, low-cut blouses, or leggings. In the rulebook, restrictions like these are given the explanation “for modesty purposes”, however, there are no similar restrictions on boys’ attire. Girls’ attire is often chastised for being “inappropriate” or “distracting to the boys”, but the opposite never seems to occur. This is why I believe school dress codes are a biased

asked to try. We are told and taught from a young age to act a certain way or receive certain consequences. We fear cat calls for trying to look good for our own confidence, and are shut down for trying to dress the way we want because of a “lack of modesty”. The way women dress is highly criticized, and it doesn’t only go for older women, but for younger girls as well. Regarding dress codes, although some see it as a means to keep “drama” down and students concentrated in class, most to all school dress

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