Sunday, October 27, 2019

Demolish Dress Codes


Demolish Dress Codes


Did you know that 90% of students at Washoe County School District in Northern Nevada said that they didn’t like the school uniforms? Millions of students want to wear whatever they want but are restricted by school dress codes. A lot of schools have their own personalized uniforms to enhance the “school pride,” but there are multiple other problems with sticking to the dress code. Although school uniforms allow students to express school pride and can contribute a better atmosphere, students should be able to wear what they want in order to freely express themselves and become comfortable; additionally, school dress codes unfairly assail female students than male students.
Many administrators make their students wear school uniforms is because they claim uniforms
promote school spirit and unity. A man named Arnold Goldstein who is the head of
the Center for Research on Aggression at Syracuse University stated that “uniforms help

troubled students feel they have the support of a community.” Forcing students to wear the
same two or three items of clothing for school make the school dress code very limited and make teens want to rebel. 81% of middle school students in Long Beach in California, Unified School District said uniforms did not reduce fights, 76% said they did not help them fit in at school, 69% said they did not make them feel more connected with the school community, and 71% said they felt no safer traveling to and from school. Although uniforms make students look more professional not all teenagers enjoy wearing skirts with long socks and khakis as an everyday outfit.
School dress codes prevent teenagers from expressing themselves. Teens at Wilmington High School are extremely lucky because the school does not prohibit most clothing. The high school is very laid back when it comes to their dress policy. On the other hand, schools like Austin Prep and Waldorf School of Lexington will not pass the simplest outfits. Austin Prep requires girls to wear chapel dresses, plaid skirts, and khakis which all must have their school logo Girls cannot wear black leggings unless there is a skirt over them. The same rules apply to male students who must wear a polo shirt and khakis with their school logo.


All students must wear one out of the two options for footwear- either boat shoes or Sperry shoes. It is outrageous to find out that sweatshirts, hoodies, full zip-up jackets, and scarves are not permitted while attending school. At Waldorf School of Lexington, the girls can only wear black leggings if their top is covering their butt, nail polish is taboo, any writing or logos can not be presentable in school, shorts have to be six inches inseam, and no showing off the stomach is allowed.
A fourth-grade teacher named Marci Kutzer at Bertha Ronzone Elementary School in Las Vegas,
Nevada says “while school boards couch dress codes as preparing students for the workplace
and adult life, their real purpose is to
prevent “distractions.” Women all over the world would oppose that statement. Girls wearing a skirt or spaghetti straps does not create a distraction, but when getting called out on it they feel uncomfortable and humiliated after. Why is it considered “athletic” when guys wear a tank top, but when a girl wears a tank top it is prohibited and scandalous. For example, you are at a local pep rally and a boy is shirtless with painted letters of his school on his stomach.
Throughout the whole time being there he does not get judged or harassed. Yet if a girl is seen in a sports bra and the same letters painted on her stomach she is considered an “attention seeker” or “asking for it.” In the photo above it is being extremely biased, both teens are preforming the same action, but the girl is getting more hatred because of her gender. Events like this are seen everywhere in the world especially degrading women when they wear the same clothing boys wear
When students have to wear school uniforms and stick to a strict dress code they want to rebel
constantly. Teenagers all over the world express themselves through their outfits choices. It is
proven that if people wear stylish or comfortable clothes they will feel more confident, hence the
quote “look good, feel good.” School uniforms present unity within the school, but also contribute
freedom and comfort; dress codes also show bias towards men and women on what they choose
to wear in their everyday life. 

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https://www.austinprep.org/page.cfm?p=506&eid=73

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