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    School dress codes are a big issue in the United States and are a great example of inequality towards female students. Some schools such as catholic schools have a specific attire students are forced to wear. Students can not wear tight clothes and must wear clothes with specific colors. Catholic schools are just one example. In other schools, girls are not allowed to wear shorts that are not fingertip length. Fingertip length shorts are hard enough for most girls to find let alone girls with…

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    Pro Dress Codes In Schools

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    In the United States, over half of the schools (private and public) have some kind of dress code set in place. Many people think that dress code is unnecessary and many are pro-dress code. I have found that the standard dress code has (for the most part) been interpreted negatively. Dress codes are set in place to prevent distractions from one student to another and to prevent students from wearing inappropriate clothing that puts off bad images about themselves. Although most students…

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    “I’m sorry that my shoulders and collarbones are causing people to fail their course.” Public schools are becoming ridiculous with their dress code policies. In that case, public schools should start thinking about school uniforms instead of spending their time catching students on dress code whereas the school should spend more time on student education. A former assistant principal from North Texas very well stated that she, “wished many times that [they] had uniforms,” because it was taking…

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    and opinions when it comes to the implementation of dress codes. Like in our school (SMS ) for example, dress codes even became a political issue; one political party wants to fully abolish the dress code while another political party wants to keep it but do a few modifications. A dress code can be justifiable if used in proper situations that really do require certain attires. In a respectable Middle school, there is indeed a need for a dress code for it to be able to maintain a decent and…

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    School Dress Code Essay

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    Take it off! You’re not school dress code! These phrases are heard daily at the Woodlynde School. Teachers will yell at students to take off their jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts, or fleeces everyday because they’re not in dress code. What teachers don’t know is that, students strongly dislike this rule. The school’s dress code for outerwear costs too much, it’s easy to lose, and it looks too much like others. Children who want to learn shouldn’t have to pay more or take off their own sweaters or…

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    Clinton called on American schools to require uniforms to ensure the safety of school children. However, the question remains as to whether the school dress code is really that effective. Many school dress codes try to limit the messages that students can send. Many students get very aggravated about what the teachers tell them to wear. Schools should change their dress code and make some things wearable. First of all, students should have a solution towards dress code. Students can have a…

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    little too short” these statements and many more are phrases students hear everyday from their school administrators and teachers because of these horrible, out of date, dress codes. Dress codes are becoming more and more of a problem with the uprising society. While there should be a dress code so students look more professional and looking like they are going to work and not to bed, school dress codes are being sexist against females and discriminating girls through rape culture,…

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    Uniforms and dress codes have been around for a long time and many debates have popped since the many occasions that happened because of disagreement on dress codes and uniforms. However, dress codes should be implanted within a school while uniforms should be a decision based on the school for reasons that uniforms may be restricting to some people while dress codes leave some of the more appropriate options for dressing while in school. Also uniforms may be uncomfortable to some people…

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    There are many negative and positive effects a school dress code can have. Dress codes are in place for a reason. A few dress codes are a little too strict. Others may be a little too loose. A friend of mine when we were in high school decided to get a nose ring nothing like the bull nose ring that goes in a big loop just something small that went on the side of the nose that looked like a tiny blue dot. She was then later speaking with our school principal about how she can’t be wearing that.…

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    CHANGES TO THE SCHOOL In any school there are many problems that the students see and believe need to be fixed. One of those major problems that every school deals with is dress code. What should be allowed? What should be banned? It’s really quite complicated when you think about it. There are several possible ways to solve this problem, but three main ideas that were considered in my group were as follows: Freedom Friday, Full Uniforms, and Multiple Uniforms. Each option was equally alluring…

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