School Dress Code Essay

A common plague affecting schools across America is the dress code, and dress codes should be removed from American Schools because they restrict personal freedom, including symbolic speech; they disrupt class; they are more effort than they’re worth to enforce; and they send mixed messages about the body. First, dress codes restrict personal freedom. A dress code by definition limits clothes that an individual can wear to school. Sometimes, it is reasonable; you shouldn’t wear a bikini to school, but sometimes the restrictions are arbitrary and can end up restricting freedom of speech, specifically symbolic speech. For example, a school in Tennessee told a girl she couldn’t wear a shirt with a pro-LGBTQ+ message on it. In the past, the Supreme…

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…

researching school dress codes to get the truth on why they are so strict against females and how we can reform them in a positive manner. Now I´m going to share with you, some of the most important information that has been discovered about this issue. Many schools believe that dress codes are necessary to prevent distractions and disruptions in classrooms. The first school dress code was issued in 1969 and has become stricter and stricter since. Now schools are telling teenagers what they…

“Dress to impress” is a very well known saying used in many particular ways. The way someone dresses is one of the first things a person notices when they first meet. For some people, fitting into a new school can be very difficult. Because of this, children try to hide their true personality by trying to be someone they aren’t. Each day, more and more schools around the world are adopting some form of dress code. Schools have the responsibility to be a safe and orderly place that maintain…

Recently in Kentucky a girl was sent home because, her outfit revealed her collarbone. This doesn’t make sense as there is nothing wrong with a collarbone 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…

What bad or good can dress codes in schools really be? I’m sure most people agree that schools is one of the most important things in life. What happens when schools want to put their rules a little over the board? For twelve years all I knew about schools was about dress code and uniforms and I always asked myself if dress codes can really change a student. Public schools should not have a dress code because it does not decrease attendance, affect academic results, or cause a major distraction.…

If there is one topic the students of Westminster Christian Academy can always find something to say about, it is dress code. From the infamous leggings rule to what appears as rapidly growing tolerance for everyday attire, there is always an air of buzz and even mystery surrounding WCA’s dress policies. This confusion leaves students unaware of what some rules are and tempts many to swap out polos for t-shirts. Upon further research of the popular subject, it becomes apparent that Westminster's…

I am writing you a letter in regard to the school’s dress code. I believe you have done a great job at fixing certain issues within the student body. But I also believe that these rules are and have always been too strict. There is a fine line between what is considered appropriate and what is not, and the majority of the time, what is considered an “inappropriate” outfit is merely someone's day-to-day Dressing style. For example, many of the young men that roam these halls enjoy wearing tank…

Retail customers need to close up their wallets before going school clothes shopping this summer because they or their children could be wearing a school uniform surprisingly soon. According to a survey by Land’s End and the National Association of Elementary School Principals about school uniforms in 2013, half of the public schools in the United States, 49 percent to be exact, enforce or plan to enforce a school uniform policy. With so many schools on board for strict dress code policy, one…

of allowing dress codes in public schools has been the topic in several school districts. The school districts believe that a dress code will help students to focus more on their education, and the dress code will decrease the amount of inappropriate attire. Thus, the school desires to enforce a strict dress code to all the students in order to further the students’ knowledge and well-being. However, numerous people disagree with the schools proclaiming that students should have the ability to…