The Importance Of Dress Code In Schools

There is nothing worse than having to follow a dress code. Leaving high school was most exciting because it was the end of having to dress a certain way in order to attend school. The way people dress represents the inner character. Taking away the privileges does not allow a person to express their personality through appearance. Dress code policies were implemented by the U.S. Department of Education due to concerns of violence in schools, believing that it promotes school safety, improve discipline, and enhances the learning environment (Jane & Beth, 2006). Enforcing all students to wear school uniforms prevents gang violence, however, it prevents individuality among students. College students should not have to abide by a dress code because

A false assumption made upon enrolling at Keiser University, where the dress code demands students attend class in business casual attire. Most absurdly, students who fail to comply with the policy are sent to the dean before the student is sent home, as if this were a high school. If a student arrives to class with intentions to gain knowledge, how is it fair to dismiss a student for wearing a t-shirt instead of a button up shirt? The university is implying that appearance is more important than obtaining an education, if the student has to miss class to be sent home for not complying with the dress code. College students should not have to adhere to a dress code because this is not high school and although the student is aware of the dress code, everyone attending the university are adults that pay to attend class. Therefore, students do not arrive with an intention to impress one another, but instead to gain the knowledge necessary to obtain a degree. In addition to having the freedom to express personality though

Students are willing to learn and produce high quality work when wearing comfortable attire because it promotes confidence in attaining new information. Not to misconstrue the nice gesture of preparing students for working in professional environments, however permitting student to wear comfortable attire enhances learning abilities. Hoodies and sweat pants should especially be permitted to accommodate the nearly below freezing temperature of the classroom. Let’s be honest, students fresh out of high school do not possess business casual attire. As a result, instead of being able to wear a clean t-shirt and pair of jeans already in the closet, students are forced to waste money purchasing uncomfortable professional clothing. Keiser University’s Administration should conjure ideas to implement professionalism in a more comfortable fashion or allow students to dress in simple, modest attire once a week. The objective is not to encourage laziness, but to enhance the idea of allowing students to dress comfortable to solely focus in class. Although it makes students look clean and professional, feeling uncomfortable distracts students from focusing. Student perceptions collected from the primary data of interviews targeted the articulation and interpretation of school uniform policy issues, where a student declares, “I feel uncomfortable in a