Dress Code Does dressing the way you want in school really affect the way you think?
Well it seems to be that way in this era. Dress Code policies date back as far as 1969, in the
Tinker vs Des Moines Independent Community School district. A student who had worn an
arm-band around his arm to show his objection to the hostilities in Vietnam. Any student
who refused take it off, would be suspended until they did so. The students were taken to
Supreme Court, in which the Court had ruled in their favor, stating- “in order for the state in the
person of school officials to justify prohibition of a particular expression of opinion, a student
must engage in a forbidden conduct that would ‘materially and substantially interfere with …show more content…
But what they don’t understand is that anything these days could be offense. Another
case-of Elliot Chambers in Minnesota, had worn a short that had said “Straight Pride”. The
school had claimed the shirt had offended some students who were gay. And that there have been
rumors of suspected hostile incidents involving gay students. Elliot sued, saying the ban was
unconstitutional. The court ruled in his favor. "While the sentiment behind the 'Straight Pride'
message appears to be one of intolerance," The Judge had said, "the responsibility remains with
the school and its community to maintain an environment open to diversity and to educate and
support its students as they confront ideas different from their own." Some items of clothing may
not be even remotely inappropriate, yet the school does not allow it. For instance, Leggings
seem to be an issue for most schools these days. With the number one argument being, “guys
can’t control their raging hormones.” The school bans it because guys don’t like it, or it’s
inappropriate. However, when it really comes down to it, is it really that
Well it seems to be that way in this era. Dress Code policies date back as far as 1969, in the
Tinker vs Des Moines Independent Community School district. A student who had worn an
arm-band around his arm to show his objection to the hostilities in Vietnam. Any student
who refused take it off, would be suspended until they did so. The students were taken to
Supreme Court, in which the Court had ruled in their favor, stating- “in order for the state in the
person of school officials to justify prohibition of a particular expression of opinion, a student
must engage in a forbidden conduct that would ‘materially and substantially interfere with …show more content…
But what they don’t understand is that anything these days could be offense. Another
case-of Elliot Chambers in Minnesota, had worn a short that had said “Straight Pride”. The
school had claimed the shirt had offended some students who were gay. And that there have been
rumors of suspected hostile incidents involving gay students. Elliot sued, saying the ban was
unconstitutional. The court ruled in his favor. "While the sentiment behind the 'Straight Pride'
message appears to be one of intolerance," The Judge had said, "the responsibility remains with
the school and its community to maintain an environment open to diversity and to educate and
support its students as they confront ideas different from their own." Some items of clothing may
not be even remotely inappropriate, yet the school does not allow it. For instance, Leggings
seem to be an issue for most schools these days. With the number one argument being, “guys
can’t control their raging hormones.” The school bans it because guys don’t like it, or it’s
inappropriate. However, when it really comes down to it, is it really that