There are many occasions when people don’t agree with what someone says or wants, but they tend not to voice their disagreements. I, on the other hand, always stand up for what I believe in. One instance when I decided to stand up for myself and challenge an idea was when my school decided to implement a very strict dress code after the start of the school year, despite girls wearing clothes, that were later deemed inappropriate, without any trouble from the teachers and staff. Now, dress codes are very common among middle schools and high schools. However, there is a distinct group that they focus on. Girls. Dress codes are telling girls that are as young as 11 that they can’t wear shorts or tank tops to school because it will be distracting …show more content…
I found out that it causes girls to be insecure about how they dress, inside and outside of school. It affects how they dress on a regular basis and causes stress because girls are walking around worried that they will get in trouble for what they are wearing. While dress codes are set in place to make the school environment less distracting, it ends up causing a distraction for girls because it’s something that they always have to have in the back of their mind. At my school, it was a humiliating experience if a teacher found what you were wearing was against the dress code. Girls would have to wear a scarf around their waist for the rest of the school day to cover shorts that were found to be too short. Students would laugh at these girls, saying that it was their fault that they had to wear it. Again, I found this unfair for many reasons. These days, it is hard to find shorts that are fingertip length for most people, so instead of wearing jeans in 100 degree weather, these girls decided to stay cool by wearing their shorts. People are also built differently. Some people have really long arms while others have really short arms. This means that two girls could be wearing the same pair of shorts, but because one has long arms, she gets in trouble but the other girl doesn't because she has short
Dress codes are essentials for all schools across America. Dress codes will set the tone for students to be safe because they will help reduce violence, increase student safety, and provide a positive learning environment.
The Dress Code is also to help from distractions like weird, strange clothes, it often distracts the students from learning. Not only that, but in High School there is large groups of gangs, and they can’t wear clothing that represents them and wear anything offensive, because then less violence will occur.
Dress code is put into place to keep students from being bullied for how they dress and how some people may treat them different depending on what they wear. There is a lot of evidence that show students losing time in the class room because they are too worried about there personal apparel. David Brunsma, a sociologist who wrote Uniforms in Public Schools: A Decade of Research and Debate in 2005, says,
First of all, if students want to attend class in the clothes that make them feel comfortable, then they should be able to do so. In the 2015 article on The Atlantic on The Sexism of School Dress Codes, stating that "Many of these protests have criticized the dress codes as sexist in that they unfairly target girls by body-shaming and blaming them for promoting sexual harassment. Documented cases show female students being chastised by school officials, sent home, or barred from attending events like prom. "
Varying Issues Corresponding to the School Dress Code Numerous cases have been presented and highlighted in the media based off of accounts from angered parents and students protesting the school dress code. Multiple reports are taken from females who experience the shorter end of the stick due to increased fashion interests and sexist mindsets of their school staff. Shame suits are humiliating outfits that those who break the rules must wear as a form of punishment, most of the time these consist of extremely unflattering clothes that have written phrases on them indicating that their appearance is due to their violation of the school rules. Punishments indicated a risk to the violators education caused by missed classes. Few in society do approve of the dress code as it controls female students’ modesty, banishes distraction, and preserves the professional atmosphere inside a school.
Every weekday morning during the school year, I wake up in order to get ready for school. I eat breakfast, board the bus, and hope my day will be a good one. Once I exit the bus and enter the school, I am unpleasantly greeted by girls hanging out of their shirts along with boys' behinds falling out of their pants. Immediately, my hopefulness evaporates and is replaced with disgust. As I get past those crude sights, I witness a fight due to one student bullying another based on the unfashionable and plain clothes he wears. My day that was supposed to be great has been disturbed again. I know that I am not the only person troubled by these almost daily sights. Therefore, in order to achieve a less distracting workplace and help eliminate violence, Perry Meridian High School (PMHS) needs to implement a stricter dress code.
At the beginning of each school year students and parents receive the student handbook which includes the school’s dress code. Most students hate the dress code because it prohibits them from wearing certain things to school. Schools feel the need to have and enforce the dress code because they want students to be in a safe learning environment while avoiding distractions. However, it seems that girls are usually the ones getting dress coded for what they wear while boys seem to get away with more. Just about anything a girl wears can be considered distracting or inappropriate by the school when it should not. Although the school dress code was made to eliminate distractions in the classroom setting, it mainly focuses on what girls wear while
Over the past decade, the school dress code has become an increasingly common policy in many schools across the globe. These dress codes were put in place of the requirements for students to wear specific clothing such as uniforms. School dress codes provide guidelines through which students are allowed to wear any clothing that meets the school’s requirement, most times restricting the content, style or cut of clothing. Consequently, school dress codes are designed to create a safe and distraction-free atmosphere in a school while providing students with the freedom of expression and individuality through their wardrobe. Over the years, studies have shown that school dress codes promote a more serious school atmosphere
While in high school my school had an extremely strict dress code. Mainly this dress code was towards the girls of the school and not boys. The boys only could not wear mussel shirts and shorts that were shorter than three inches above the knee. We were not allowed to wear skirts or dresses that came three inches above the knee. We were not allowed to wear what the teachers, principals, or other faculty defined as tight clothing.
Over the years, schools have used student dress codes to address a wide range of issues, some of which have been quite controversial. In recent years a desire to stop conflict over designer labels and create a more professional school environment resulted in dress codes and uniforms becoming more and more popular. Student dress codes recently made headlines because several groups of students began to question and protest school dress codes because they thought the policies were unfair. The dress codes unfairly target girls and transgender students. they send a message to girls that if they are harassed by boys, it is their fault. Also they feel judged and shamed by the dress codes. One example is at Haven Middle School in Evanston when
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Recently there has been a lot of talk about dress codes. If they're sexist, racist or if they discriminate against different cultures. Each school has its own dress code and sometimes they can be strict and are usually enforced more on girls than boys. Less students would feel singled out or discriminated if schools would get rid of dress code People say that girls wear things like tank tops and shorts to show off their bodies, but, most girls wear clothes like that to be comfortable in hot weather.
Dress codes in high schools have been up for debate between students and administration for decades. They have long been a staple in schools, aiming to try and maintain a sense of “modesty.” However, some argue that these policies can be overly restrictive. Yet, it's important to find a balance between style and modesty. Many of the school’s administration offices have worked to try and minimize “classroom distractions” caused by clothing garments.
While dress codes are a necessity in schools to regulate what is and is not appropriate for the learning environment, the fact that they place blame on females for how they are treated because of their clothing is completely sexist and unfair. Hardly ever is a boy busted for wearing athletic shorts or bro-tanks when he should not be, but as soon as a girl wears leggings or shows her shoulders, she is persecuted and given punishment. This is about as unfair as school systems can be, and it also sends the message to girls that what they perceive as being cute and fashionable is perceived by others as “offensive” and that it is their fault for anything bad that happens to them. These ideas should be changed so girls do not have to feel guilty and boys can stop thinking that their behavior in these situations is acceptable.
First of all, teenage girls are being ridiculed for their body shape at a young age, causing insecurities. Schools are for helping developing brains reaches its full potential and strengthen academic performance. Girls are limited on what attire they are allowed to wear in school based on their body shape, as well as how “distracting” the female boy is to boys. Females have multiple pages of dress code restrictions to reduce distracting clothing, while males have one restriction that applies to both genders,