Dress Codes In Public Schools The dress code in public schooling has been a controversial issue lately, both in Massachusetts and nation-wide. I feel some type of dress code would cut down some of the everyday problems that schools have today. A dress code in public schooling would be a good idea because it would reduce violence, eliminate the problem of wearing hats or jackets in school, and make school more of an academic atmosphere, and less of a social one. In this paper, I will discuss why a dress code would be a good thing for public schools to have. A dress code would eliminate many problems including violence that occurs everyday in school. For example, if a simple shirt and tie with dress pants were worn by boys, and some type of skirt or dress for girls, baggy clothing would be eliminated which could hide weapons such as guns or knives. Fights also break out in schools because of the way students dress. Negative comments are often made at school by students about their classmates' clothing which provokes fighting. Obviously, some type of dress code would stop this. Studies show that a dress code reduces violence and makes students behave better because it makes everyone equal, bringing all of the students to the same level: "A dress code brings us together, like an athletic team. We're unified, we stand for the same things," said Bob Sanders, 57, a teacher at Antioch Christian Academy in Oklahoma City (David 2). Principal of Minneapolis' West Central Academy believes that uniforms help the school meet five goals: foster greater school pride, enhance self-esteem, improve school attendance, reduce suspensions and improve school climate (Washington 1). The number of suspensions in Long Beach, California, which now requires uniforms for students, dropped 32 percent. Every category of infraction - from assaults to drug use to sex offenses- has fallen. Teachers and administrators in the Long Beach also believe most students perform better academically because of the uniforms, making school more of an academic atmosphere (Pertman 2).
A principal calls him over to tell him of his lunch detention for a dress code violation. ... Finally, the dress code was never fairly implemented at my high school. ... The dress code at my high school was unfair and took away from the students. ... And it was a biased and unchecked dress code to the "unpopular" students. This is why they should disband the dress code or at least make it fair. ...
The definition of dress code is an accepted or prevailing style of dress; (in later use) a set of rules or guidelines specifying the approved manner of dress at a school, place of work, social occasion, etc. ... A memo was distributed to all team members on dress code. ... One of the female team member who wore skorts made the statement, "The dress code does not say that this is not ok to wear." ... Many team members shrugged off the dress code memo, and did not worry about it because it was difficult to interpret and understand. ... Electronic Definition of Dress Code. ...
I believe it is crucial for a school dress code to be in every school. ... A simple dress code, as explained, should be the minimum utilized. ... Dress codes help students learning ability. ... By having dress code rules students become more disciplined and learn to behave. ... Violence in schools needs to stop now and a school dress code can make a difference. ...
Dress Codes in Public Schools The clothing students choose to wear has become dangerous. ... That is why all public schools should make dress codes mandatory. ... Dress codes should be in forced in every public school. Dress codes in public schools allow all students to be similar, at least with clothing. ... Making dress codes mandatory can eliminate most problems schools have with clothing. ...
Dress Code Students are always complaining about the dress codes at their school, and totally rejecting the idea of school uniforms, but I feel there are many benefits to this proposal. ... I feel also, that with a standardized dress code, individual personalities would shine, and not be hidden behind the latest fashion. ...
Dress code is a major controversy that has been raging in public schools for decades. The first dress code law was established in 1969 by the U.S. ... Even then, dress code policies were strict on females. ... Females are the main target when it comes to dress code. ... [their dresses were] considered "too revealing" ("Slut Shaming" Written into School Dress Codes). ...
Schools push the gender norms, mainly with their gendered dress codes that don't allow for children and teens to completely find themselves and express themselves. In other words, school systems are pushing the binary normativity, and the gender-sex agreement of our societies with gendered dress codes. ... With this said, many schools' dress codes do not account for these genders. When a handbook is given to the students, most turn directly to the dress code section to see what they can get away with. ... These men would write a student dress code like Bishop Stang, a grades 9-12 sc...
Andrew Jackson, like so many other districts, started to enforce a dress code. ... Dress codes should be enforced in a way that will not take the student away from valuable class time. ... After dress codes were enforced, I started to get violations. ... In all of society's work places, we have to face many rules and dress codes that will be enforced in many ways. ... I believe that you should do a thorough examination of how the dress code is being enforced. ...
