Dress Codes Essay

put a limit to it. Therefore, I strongly insist the dress code policy be enforced strictly in all schools. Even though the claim about dress code policy violating the 1st amendment, freedom of expression, has caused number of students protesting against it, I believe they’ll change their point of view once they see the bigger picture and examine the serious incidents related to it. Reading this, many may disagree with me, thinking “ school dress code is not necessary , because [I think] it takes…

Students across the world all face one frustrating rule: dress code. For some kids it's no problem, but for others it's a major deal. Even though they rule out the idea of individuality, if all schools had uniforms, the dress code policy wouldn't be that big of an issue. Kids these days, including myself, love to push boundaries. An example of this would be breaking dress code. Sometimes we only break it a little, like guys wearing earrings or girls wearing shorts or skirts that are just…

showing, it's not in any way expressing nudity. Then, the school goes on to state that the collarbone is merely a reference point. I feel that this the school's way of abusing their right to enforce the dress code. First of all, the school has every right to establish and enforce a dress code. Dress codes are a way to promote humbleness, and a appropriate atmosphere. Shorts do need to be a certain length though and necklines shouldn’t go too low, but the collarbone rule doesn’t apply to one…

Is Dress Code Taking Away Children’s Education? Imagine being 13 years old and your school is restricting you from wearing the clothes you want. If you wear a little bit of too short or shorts or a graphic t-shirt, the school will dress code you and you would have to change into some old P.E. shorts or call home to have new clothes brought to you. When schools have a strict dress code, children are not allowed to express themselves and show who they are at school. Schools should not have a…

Dress Codes are way too strict! Although many schools have strict dress codes, dress codes should be banned from public schools. Clothing as a primary mean of expressing, the pressure of dress codes, and pointing mostly towards girls. The concern of dress code at public and private schools is questioning government as schools. (“What’s Fair and Unfair about School Dress Codes”). The first school dress code law was established in 1969 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, known as “Tinker vs. Des…

citations than boys do for dress code. Girls report that they feel embarrassed or ashamed by school authorities when cited, which has a negative impact on girls’ confidence and sense of self. Because girls have more fashion options than boys, they are subjected to more attention to the dress codes, however transgendered students also have higher rates of citations because they do not wear what is expected of their sex, even if it falls within dress code regulations. Dress codes affect students…

Are dress codes unfair, or should their arms be bare? Dress codes have been placed in schools for years, and many of them are to enforce respect in schools. Others, take a more judge mental stance, where they shame girls for wearing revealing clothes distract male students. Dress codes are sexist because they are mainly directed towards female students, they make girls uncomfortable and they teach students that a girl's body is sexualised. First, dress codes are directed at female students.…

Many people believe that enforcing a dress code in school is a good idea, but students face challenges every day that prevent them from following a dress code. Students and parents believe that nothing good comes out of dress codes. Despite what people believe, school dress code can lead to bad working environments and takes away students rights. Creating a dress code, takes away students individual rights. By enforcing a dress code, the first amendment right is taken from students. The first…

strict dress code. The new dress code banned many of the clothes that students had been wearing for years beforehand. This included sweatpants, graphic tee shirts, dyed hair, hooded sweatshirts, non-traditional colored and patterned pants, and many other types of dress that are often worn at most public high schools. This new dress code was highly controversial among students and teachers alike. My position was with the majority, who were all strongly opposed to the issue of the dress code. I…

No Dress Code Needed Children and teens all around the U.S. get dress coded. A dress code is something they use to make the kids look “better”. If someone doesn't like how someone else looks they are a very judgemental and rude person. Teens are going through puberty and that can be a rough time in their life and clothing is one way to express yourself. In the summer like weather when people are wearing short sleeves and tanks tops, parents and students are getting reminded about dress…