School Dress Code Essay

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Soleil Chavarria
Ms. Galapate
English 12, Second Period
13 May, 2018 How to Fix the Dress Code so it Does Not Target Young Girls
The current dress code at Jesse Bethel High School for girls, is that they cannot show stomach, no strapless or backless shirts/ dresses or tank tops, no excessive cleavage or jeans with excessive holes, no too-tight and/or see-thru leggings or sports pants, no thigh high shorts or skirts. The shorts and skirts must pass their fingertips. The rules for boys differ a lot. Boys cannot sag their trousers, wear hats in classrooms and buildings, or show bare chest/back. Boys have a shorter list of rules than girls do. These rules shames girls for wearing what they like. The new policy being …show more content…

It not only embarrasses the students it also takes away their learning. When girls are told to leave class because they are a distraction, it tells girls that the boy’s education is more important than theirs. In the article titled, “The Sexism of School Dress Codes” by Li Zhou published on Theatlantic.com, it stated that “...the main reason for [it] is to create a ‘distraction free learning zone’ for our male counterparts.” When girls are told that what they are wearing is a distraction, it makes them feel self conscious. It also tells girls and boys that it is okay for boys to stare at girls and it is the girl’s responsibility to cover up to avoid that attention. The dress code also affects LGBTQ+ students. If a student were to wear something that is normally worn by the opposite sex, they could face discrimination. “Transgender students have been sent home for wearing clothing different from what’s expected of their legal sex, while others have been excluded from yearbooks.” (Zhou) Students are being excluded from the yearbook and being sent home for wearing something their gender would not normally wear. This would make students feel unsafe and unwelcome at school. Students become more discouraged and stressed when they have to worry over what they can wear to

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