A school like Silliman University is an educational environment but still an adult sense of being. No one should be told what to wear once in an environment of adults or anywhere everyone has a stand out point in their style of clothing. College students are considered adults and should at least have the respect of coming as they are and not a made up robot that is controlled by a remote. Since college students are considered to be adults then they should have the privilege of dressing according to their desire. A dress code should not be enforced in the campus because the absence of a uniform does not inhibit the student from learning and understanding the subject at hand. First of all, If students want to attend class in the clothes that 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." (Zhou, l.) There are more dress code policies for the females compared to the males. For example, girls should not use backless shirts, no spaghetti tops, no crop-tops that exposes the stomach, no short shorts, no miniskirts, etc. Boys on the other hand have no specific dress code policies. Dress codes may come off as sexist for women and they get insulted by it. An article on the problem with dress code from The Daily Princetonian stating "- women are policed so that they are no longer distracting to men, while men, if policed at all, are never told to change for the benefit of the opposite sex. The most prominent example that comes to mind when thinking of male-specific supplements to dress codes relates to sagging pants, an urban trend where pants are worn low to expose many inches worth of boxers. Efforts to ban these practices have never once mentioned how visible boxers would tortuously distract nearby females. Rather, they focus on visible underwear being inappropriate for a learning or work environment.", based on that article, dress codes seem to be a little too specific on what girls should or should not be allowed to wear, while boys only have a few dress code policies to worry
Zhou takes a stand against this issue in her article “The Sexism of School Dress Codes” published by The Atlantic. In her, article Zhou creates a strong argument through Aristotle's argumentative devices ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos. She writes this article to a wide audience of students, parents, school faculty, and others interested in the effects of school dress codes. Zhou informs the audience on the issue then, encourages her audience to take a stand against the issue and finally leaves her audience with a call to action to first acknowledge that this issue exists, then enlighten others on the issue to successfully combat the unfair
Both Male and Females have complained that the dress code is “sexist and “biased” toward young women. One teenager said that the school should be an all-boys school. Since the code only applies to women. Another student said that “it was humiliating to be pulled aside like an object” to be told that her outfit is inappropriate.
Those are my reasons on how our dress code needs to be changed. The specific codes that need changed are shorts, tank tops, and the talk of banning leggings and yoga pants. I know each of these thing could distract boys but so could any other
Ensuing President Bill Clinton's State of the Union address in January of 1996, more and more public schools are implementing dress codes and uniform policies in their schools. As a result, there has been an increase in legal controversies dealing with the issue. The reason that dress codes are not conclusively enforced is due to the application of the First Amendment to juveniles in the public school setting. The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Should children in public schools be able to wear whatever they want because of the freedoms classified in the First Amendment? I feel that the answer is no. Institutionalizing dress codes in public schools would do a great good for students and the entire academic community. I base my opinion on the fact that the pros of imposing dress codes outweigh the cons of the argument. By imposing dress codes or uniforms for students, it would eliminate opportunities for the ridicule of less popular or less fortunate students based on their attire, help prevent gang violence and gang members from wearing gang colors and insignia in schools, and generate an overall better academic concentration and discipline in the educational community.
Bates says that the reason schools have dress code is to avoid distracting their male peers or making teachers feel uncomfortable. The problem is, the teachers do not discipline the boys for harassing behavior, they discipline the girls for their clothing
Mr. Etzioni: School dress code should strictly be enforce. Not having school dress code can distract many kids and it may hurt their learning. It will also restrict kids to not dress inappropriately to their job or in public.
Girls dress code is very strict and unfair. Dress codes are a problem to girls. Girls are becoming ashamed of what they look like. Oklahoma can get very hot during the spring, summer, and even the fall. Girls have to wear long pants while boys can wear shorts and tank tops. Girls are being targeted by teachers and making them feel like sexual objects, not people. The school staff shouldn't feel comfortable telling girls what they can and cannot wear to school. Most kids don't even want to be at school, don't make it worse by telling them the way they dress is a distraction! Making sure boys are focused, learning and not being distracted by what they wear should not be a girl's top priority. School dress codes can be derogatory and very unfair.
Students shouldn’t have to wear something they aren’t comfortable in if it doesn’t show who they really are. “But self-expression isn’t an inconvenience or distraction. It’s an essential part of our democracy” (Buggs and Rowland). Students shouldn’t have to wear what school force them to wear if they want to express who they are through their clothing and how they look.“Dress codes can also help cut down on bullying by taking the focus away from what students are wearing” (Buggs and Rowland). If schools have dress codes it can prevent bullying. Also it can help students focus more on what they are learning instead of trying to figure out what one students shirt
Consequently, schools should have less strict dress codes because they’re sexist against girls, discriminate against students of color, and they aren’t achievable for everyone. To start off, schools should not have dress codes because they’re inequitable for female students. Jackson Brook, 18, a high school student in Palo Alto, CA says, “The idea that a visible bra strap or a pair of leggings will prevent a teen
Everyone has different styles and it shouldn't be wrong to dress how you want or would like to. Students can't wear their hair or clothes they want to because the dress-code says you can't but I don't see anything wrong with it. Most importantly, without the dress-code people can keep up with the latest trends and styles. Teachers may say, why not just follow the dresscode? We can reply to them and say back, why is the dress-code such a big deal or important because it doesn't bother or hurt anyone, it actually makes students feel happy and comfortable, then they wouldn't have to worry about the clothes they
Their are so many different ways people express themselves, some express themselves with music, their personality, hobbies, and others by how they dress. Everyone wears clothes, and it says a lot about a person and nothing is wrong with that. It makes everyone unique and special. Students choose what they wear to show who they are and what makes them happy. Rules of dress should not be dictated by schools. It is such a harmless thing that schools spend so much time picking at when their are much worse things they can be worrying about. Students need to be free to express who they are by what they wear with general restrictions to keep everyone appropriate.
The media, The Board of Education, The Government; All of these places hold a power over the public that they use to indoctrinate society in what they believe should be perceived as “normal”. We, society, allow these people to teach our children how they should view themselves and each other. It is considered a cultural norm to allow the media tell us we should be showing more skin and then let our schools shame us for following through. The result is a disastrous mix of body shaming and the sexualization of women across the nation. School dress codes, while seemingly helpful, only add another layer to the chaotic mess that is body image. How a young girl learns to view her body will not affect her self-esteem for
We see stories Social media has more stories of girls being sent home because of dress code violations. Maybe the problem isn’t the students, but dress codes in general. Dress codes ultimately disrupt the pursuit of knowledge for the students, encourage gender bias, and can be dangerous. If we want the younger generations to succeed in the education system, we should utilize school uniforms. Uniforms in schools from elementary to high schools, will promote gender equality and facilitate student safety.
As a former student of Aldine Senior High school, I noticed the different consequences students received for their behaviors. It’s quite easy for a teenager to violate certain regulations, for instance the school’s dress code system. While, I understand that students who violate the dress code policy need to be disciplined, the punishment should not compromise the student’s education nor should it be unproportional to the action. In every school, there is a form of dress code and it may or may not evolve over the years. For the most part, schools have employed disciplinary actions primarily suspension and SAC. Both of these “solutions” involving students to miss out from their education. It is important to have a set of solutions when a
A student’s high school career should be about discovering new knowledge and discovering who you are, not about what you wore. One rule that I would change at Ralston is the dress code policy. The dress code policy limits a student's right to express themselves, be comfortable in what they wear and ultimately put a higher value some students over others.