Being a student at Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School is a fortunate thing academically and athletically. Bamberg is an overall great school but some of the rules and regulations need adjusting. Student id’s, dress codes and cell phone policies are the main changes that should be applied to this school. Every year, students receive their own personal id upon enrollment. Each student’s id classifies them into a certain grade level: freshmen have blue, sophomores have green, juniors with orange and seniors, red. This id must be worn from 7 a.m. to 3:05 p.m., if it is not worn or lost, it is necessary to get another one which cost $6 per id. They are hard to keep up with; I lose my id almost every month. I personally feel that are id’s are unneeded because of the small population in the school. Everyone is known so why do we have to wear ids? The dress code is highly strict this year and I have asked the principal why this is so, he replied, “We are trying to prepare you students for jobs in the future”. I understand his explanation and concerns but why would we dress incorrectly for the occupations that we need in the future. According to these dress codes, students are not allowed to wear athletic slides, flip flops, head scarves, hair styles must be neat, and clothing must be clean. These are some examples I feel that discriminates against some students …show more content…
Being caught with a cellular device (on or off) will be confiscated and kept in a file cabinet in the principal’s office, waiting for your parents with $25 to pick it up. All cell phones will taken including phones discovered during searches of reasonable suspicion. The agenda states that under no circumstances should cell phones ever be used inside the school building. Cell phones should be enabled in our school for many reasons. It can teach our student responsibilities, to use for emergencies, for help and as learning aids and to keep us students
“School officials have a responsibility to provide a safe, secure, and productive learning environment.” Therefore, schools have dress codes because the safety of students is very important. A teacher’s number one priority is their student’s safety and to have a good learning environment. All students should have the same right to their education. Is the clothing the students wear distracting others from learning? It is distracting to others, but that is not the only reason why schools have dress codes. Schools also have dress codes because it helps prevent students from being bullied based on their clothing, especially if they wear something offensive or inappropriate. It also helps them prepare for professional environments as adults in the workplace.
Dress code is put into place to keep students from being bullied for how they dress and how some people may treat them different depending on what they wear. There is a lot of evidence that show students losing time in the class room because they are too worried about there personal apparel. David Brunsma, a sociologist who wrote Uniforms in Public Schools: A Decade of Research and Debate in 2005, says,
The prominent reason behind the various overdone school rules regarding dress is the loose power that administrators have been given. They have been “reserve[d] the right to determine if a clothing item or accessory is appropriate for school” (Carroll High School Student Handbook 2010-2011 18). The officials at school are using their own personal opinions to judge the students’ dress. Since styles change as time goes on, the generation in control and the
Dress codes are becoming more and more popular throughout the United States; however, this does not mean all administrators agree with them. In fact, there are educators
Why is there so many unnecessary rules at Northwestern High School. For example, we should be able to have other drinks then just water. Also we should be able to go get lunch outside of school. In conclusion it is my hope that the school will make some changes to their roles.
During the last few years, dress codes have been implemented and accepted more and more. Dress codes are commonplace and most schools consider them a necessity. Dress codes, however, need to be revised. Dress codes objectify students’ bodies and often interrupt the students’ learning environment more than the student violating the dress code. For example, if a student has dyed hair, then there is still focus inside the classroom, but if the teacher dress codes them, all the class attention is lost. Dress codes should be revised to not interrupt the learning environment and be less objective and shameful to students’ bodies.
teenagers in school, and it resulted in various school administrators debating whether or not they
Currently, the student dress code in the 2015-2016 Payette High School (PHS) Handbook is completely vague. It mentions in depth dressing issues regarding hats and graphics on clothing. Now the exact wording regarding how much the body needs to be covered is, “Dress shall not disrupt or distract from the educational process.” As I discussed this issue with students that currently attended PHS, I noticed a correspondence among different stories. Due to the fact that there is not a specific dress code, different teachers have diverse interpretations of what disturbs the educational process. Another aspect of the dress policy includes, “Violations of dress code may result in removal from school until dress is appropriate.” Students, particularly female students, express
Have you ever been excluded from learning because of what you wore to school? In most schools, dress codes are set in place to provide a better learning space for all students. Having a dress code can oppress students because students are given the impression that they should not express themselves. Not all families can afford the clothes that abide by the rules. For example, some students don 't have the means to pay for new clothes, so they have to use hand-me-down clothing. Enforcing a dress code can lead to more problems in the long run because of the exceptions made for students who are athletes and cheerleaders. Many school faculty members including teachers and administrators think that keeping a dress code will keep students looking appropriate while learning, but this idea is wrong because it keeps students from expressing themselves and, the dress code singles out women.
School dress codes are the most enforcing and restrictive policy out of all the school policies. I know everyone hates and don’t understand why we need dress codes. Sometimes dress codes can be ridiculous and nonsense. I’m on the same page as them. Dress codes informs high school students what we can wear and cannot wear.
Secondly, most dress codes that are enforced are so extreme and unnecessary. Children are suspended for unnecessary reasons such as shaving his head in awareness for cancer patients. According to a child from third-grade’s mom, “A Colorado third-grader was suspended after shaving her head to show support for a friend battling cancer, because she 'd violated her school 's dress code banning shaved heads,” (Hoevel). Dress codes are so extreme that even a shaved head is not appropriate for some schools. When students just want to show awareness of cancer and other diseases, school 's discipline them for something so
Have you ever heard of the gruesome Columbine High School massacre? This incident occurred on April 20th 1999 and involved two students embarking on a shooting rampage, killing twelve students, a teacher and wounding twenty three others. Unfortunately during this incident, the school 's most easily accessible phone was on the complete other side of the school in the library. Perhaps some of these lives could have been saved if the students in this class had cell phones that they could 've used to contact the authorities more quickly. The issue we are addressing today is the usage of cellular devices in educational facilities. Both Cameron and myself believe that cell phone usage is of extreme convenience, and has academically beneficial
Dress codes are worldwide and many people have problems dealing with them. Uniforms or dress codes are implemented at both jobs and school. Some dress codes make it to where people cannot express who they are or how they may feel. Dress codes should be implemented but not as strict. Uniforms help many people financially, but that does not keep the issues such as bullying away. They also limit people to who they are and that is not okay. Lighten up on dress codes.
People all around the world have many electronic devices, and there are abundant amounts of freedom that come with them. There are so many different technologies to choose from, but one that seems to be quite common among people of all ages, are cell phones. Such technology is great for many uses, but it is not always appropriate in certain settings. The principal at my school has adopted a new policy that bans the use of cell phones during school hours. I support my principal’s decision. Cell phones can be distractions in many ways to students during school. They can cause conflicts between fellow students and between students and teachers. Allowing cell phones during school hours also basically gives students permission to not pay
Many teachers believe that cell phones don’t belong in a classroom because there are several disadvantages. An example maybe a student who uses a cell phone in class has no intension in listening or paying attention to the teacher. This student has a short attention span who cares about socializing more than his/her education. Cell phones can be very disruptive; they can invade people’s privacy and can also be used as harassment or bullying. The usage of cell phones is creating a huge problem particularly when they are used in school.