Cavoli 1
Julia Cavoli
Dr. Wenzler
Freshman Honors English
6 April 2017
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There has been a debate to whether dress codes impact the school environment. Students go through school learning to respect their teachers and classmates. But as time has gone on, the dress code has not been enforced. Rules are there to help classes run smoothly, keep everyone out of harm's way and to keep students in order. Teachers need to start enforcing the dress code and respecting authority now, so they can prepare their students for the future. When students get jobs, they will
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An appropriate dress code may stop students from looking at each other in a sexual way. Students who wear inappropriate clothes to school can be more distracting than students wearing conservative clothing. Students need to realize that following the dress code shows others that they care about their appearance (Should Schools). Depending on what a student wears to school, it could be how the student wants to express themselve. Inappropriate clothing worn by a student may get frowned upon by a teacher and laughed at by peers. “West Goshen Elementary adopted its dress code to “give students a foundation for success,” says assistant principal Marvin Lane” (Greenberg). A student attending West Goshen explains how the dress code stopped bullying. An enforced dress code can help reduce the peer pressure and inform students about the boundaries within the dress code. “Dress codes can also help cut down on bullying by taking away from what students are wearing” (Should Schools). Many students feel obligated to dress like the popular kids to fit in. As students get older, the urge to fit in becomes higher. Students who are worrying about their appearance are a distraction to what kids are supposed to come to school for. They are here to learn and figure out what they want to do in their future. Enforcing the dress code can help reduce distractions and help students focus on their
By having the dress code, bullying can be prevented. Some students are insecure about themselves and get bullied because they are trying to impress someone. with their clothing. These young adults need some kind of dress code to be enforced so they won’t get sexually harassed either. Unfortunately, sexual harassment and bullying are a big issue in today's society. Others might say the students should be able to dress as they wish because it is their right. It is their right to wear what they please, but these rules need to be enforced to ensure these students are
Imagine a high school that is filled with reckless, hormone-crazed teenagers that have no restrictions on how they should dress. Their “Outfits of the Day” are more of a concern than what they learn in school. Their clothing choices becomes an interruption to their education. This is the mindset of teenagers of schools that do not have any dress code implementation.
If Montgomery County school district applied a dress code then there would be less students that have to worry about their appearance or clothing. It is important for students to understand that it does not matter how you look in school what matters is if you are learning or not. As stated in “NYC High School Dress Code Crackdown”, ‘“Dressing for success” applies not only to the workplace, but also to school. Research has shown that the adoption of a dress code instills students with discipline, decreases violence, and helps youth resist peer pressure.”’ Peer pressure is a factor that causes many teens to dress the way they do which could lead to them dressing inappropriately for
In today's society students are continually bombarded with rules and regulations that they must follow, one of them is an ongoing controversy which is dress codes which schools enforce. Many ask themselves is school dress codes are a good idea, but this has become a complicated matter, especially for females since the rules apply more to them, many asserting it is sexist. Some people would claim that dress codes improve learning on school campuses and help promote a “distraction free” learning environment, but in reality dress codes are not only ineffective but hinders creative thought, demonstrates mistrust against students, and perpetrates sexism.
Many pro dress-code advocates say dress-codes decrease the chance of bullying, but there is nothing that shows that a change in clothing will stop a students chances of bullying another. A simple change of clothing will change nothing. There is even proof that dress-codes may increase violence attacks between students. "school uniforms increased the average number of assaults by about 14 [per year] in the most violent schools... a study found that school discipline incidents rose by about 12% after the introduction of uniforms. " This is the opposite of what pro dress-code users
For years, schools all over the nation have been debating whether or not a dress code should be enforced. With many different opinions and thoughts about this topic, there is evidence to support both sides. Students, parents, and teachers all have opinions and ideas about dress code, but when it all comes down to it there is one simple question: Should schools have dress codes? After reviewing different sources, obvious results have shown that dress codes and uniforms have done more good than harm and have improved many different aspects of the learning environment.
Higher level staff, such as deans and principals, are paying too much attention to the dress code instead of focusing on academics. Teachers walk around and dresscode people instead of helping students out with what they really need help with and this is not acceptable. While there needs to be some kind of restriction on what girls wear, the dress code
Even though dress code may be a small problem the world is facing, it could have a big impact on daily lives. For example, Ph. D Lori Thomas, said this according to the dress code of schools all over, “If schools want a dress code so badly, have them wear uniforms, if schools do not wear uniforms, the kids decide.” This quote is explaining, when schools have
Having a dress code has been a huge issue among a great majority of communities across the country for many years. Because dress codes affect so many children, there has been an increase in controversies and both sides have very logical points. The main reason that dress codes are not strongly enforced in schools is because the protection of the First Amendment. Almost every parent would agree that the main reasoning for sending their child to school is so that they receive a good education in a safe environment. Certain issues that could potentially jeopardize a student's education should be eliminated by setting up a good rule system. High school and grade schools should apply a dress code because it eliminates many problems such as school violence, enhance school pride, and help maintain order within the school setting. Many students believe that having a dress code enforced in their school is a way of punishment and a way to hold them back from their freedoms. Dress codes can help maintain order within school settings and help students have a much safer learning experience.
“Your shoulders are showing” “You need to change”, dress codes can cause bullying and students feeling like they cannot express themselves enough. Everyone should be able to wear what they want when they want and how they want without getting in trouble, bullied and their class time taken away. In order for students to have an open minded, creative learning environment they should be free to express themselves in their style.
Dress code, such an icky word, right? Every school has them, every student hates it. Have you ever heard, “Too much shoulder is showing” or, “Your shorts must go past your knees” It gets annoying doesn’t it? Fashion is barely even acceptable in most schools due to the high expectations on how the students have to dress. How can students be encouraged to be themselves when they are restricted by dress code, to do so? They can’t. It is understandable to an extent how dress codes must be applied, because some students will display themselves in inappropriate ways or find ways to do so. In which would have repercussions. One can say that
Implementing dress codes should not be in educational institutions of any level. This debate over enforcing dress codes in school environments has been a controversial subject in the educational institutions for years. Administrators have struggled to find effective ways to decrease the number of disciplinary issues. The primary solution that they have implemented is the introduction of dress codes. The introduction of dress codes has been a common way to help decrease the number of disciplinary issues. The topics of bullying, gangs, violence, and freedom of expression are thrown into this conversation, causing controversy within educational institutions. The implementation of dress codes causes students to abstain from freedom of expression, freedom of speech, and most of all are discriminative towards females.
School authorities, such as principals, teachers, and even parents, think that it is necessary to have a school dress code, but the student have opposite feelings about this thought. Students that attend public school feel that it is best to dress the way that they feel most comfortable. Having strict dress codes make the students feel that they have restrictions on the person that they really are by not letting them dress the way that they express themselves the best; and that is through their clothing.
Everyday countless amounts of students are pulled out of class and getting their learning time taken away from them, but weren’t distractions what school officials were trying to eliminate in the first place? These dress code restrictions are contradictory and leads students to want to rebel even more. One rule the principal needs to change is the dress code because it makes people feel insecure and it is sexist.
In a day and age, where sagging pants is in style for boys and the inseam on shorts for girls is only one to two-inches, clothing choices and appropriateness of attire in schools has become an increasingly popular debate. Public schools have implemented dress codes for many years and state the policies clearly in school handbooks for all students and parents to read and abide. But do they really enforce these policies? Due to the current fashions, dress code policies, which are less restrictive than uniform policies, are getting harder and harder to enforce. It would be a full time job to address all the issues with student violations of dress in todays’ schools. Needless to say, this is at the bottom of the list in issues to overcome. Public