We’ve all seen it, don’t lie. Boys and girls alike, blurting out sexist jokes in the hallway and laughing as though it’s funny. Seeing boys objectifying girls, and vice versa, as if it is not an action that is humiliating and ridiculous. Young and impressionable, we have been taught from a young age to fight and bully each other with a simple saying: “Girls rule, boys drool! Boys rule, girls drool!” Regrettably, the idea is displayed on T-shirts at Target and Justice, and it’s tearing schools apart. This mindset of the superior sex is a horrible misconception of the world, implanted by ignorant adults to make ignorant children. Made by some people who didn’t think it threw, one of the most ignorant rules in schools yet was created: dress code …show more content…
In some institutions, the dress code is held for all students, both boys and girls. While this is better than to just girls, the dress code is still unfair to students in general. For example, “...forcing students to wear uniforms squelches kids’ freedom of expression and ability to be creative — that uniforms highlight conformity, not individuality.” (ParentMap Article by Andrea Dashiell) The school dress code can hinder creative expression. While some institutions allow different shoes and headbands to be worn, this does not hide the fact that they are still squashing children’s freedoms. A part of adolescence is to have fun and be deranged, something that is ignored by the school dress code policy. Strict and demanding, the dress code resembles a mother looming over a child's shoulder, trying to control all of the details, however so insignificant. On the contrary, the opposition claims that shoes and headbands are enough. For instance, “...the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a school board's right to implement a mandatory uniform policy, stating that requiring uniforms for the purpose of increasing test scores and improving discipline is in no way related to the suppression of student speech.” (School Uniforms, ProCon.org). This quote implies that there is nothing wrong with enforcing a dress code, as it is not against anything in the Constitution. Conversely, while legally it is …show more content…
The dress code supports the idea that the possible attractiveness in a student’s body is a shameful target. Those with opposing views may claim that the dress code is helping education because the students do not focus on their looks, just their studies. To show, from 18 Significant School Uniform Pros and Cons, “Because a school uniform limits the options a student has for clothing, there is less pressure to get through the morning routine. This often allows students to sleep a bit more because less time is required to get ready.” Though this is completely true, the most prominent idea of a uniform is to make sure a student is properly covered. Uniforms are a way of objectifying girls and boys alike (at least there is no unfairness within the concept of gender). Still, there is a lack of logic to why anyone should be required to cover up as if it makes peers feel uncomfortable. Teaching both children at a young age to respect those of all ages is imperative; they should treat others how they should be treated: appropriately. From a first-hand account, Lindsay Merbaum, a teacher, “Male colleagues would sometimes approach me and point out the offending ensembles, as they felt uncomfortable addressing female students about their attire. I didn’t blame them — there’s something unseemly about telling a teenage girl that what she is wearing is wrong. It reveals that you’re looking at her closely, that you’re looking at
Applying to the dress code, sexism can be seen commonly in schools due to the excessive amount of females who violate compared to the males. Basic arguments for dress code include eliminating distractions, which include the fantasies of a male student, which also leads into rape culture, defined as a society whose prevailing social attitudes have the effect of normalizing sexual assault or abuse. Females are punished for a male capability to be distracted, allowing a male to fantasize about a female. Ultimately, this causes increase in rape culture, which has been very prominent in today's
Society has taught people that they should be themselves and express their individuality. There are many people out there who think everyone should act and be the same because people get judged if they act or dress differently. Everyone is their own person and no one should have to conform to everyone else in society. The debate over whether or not uniforms should be required has been going on for years. Many schools have decided it is best to have uniforms when, in all honesty, uniforms make no difference in academic success or behavior of students. Just because someone wears a uniform does not make them any smarter of behave in a better manner. School uniforms should not be required, not only because they do not let students express themselves, but also they cost families more money and do not affect what goes on at school.
Us girls feel personally attacked by the dress code policies simply because even if so much as a centimeter of skin from under our jeans, or a portion of my bra strap is showing we get sent to the office and we are given the lecture of needing to keep a better image of ourselves, and being more conservative about our bodies. Well from coming from a girl's perspective, we feel like we have to bow down to the boys just because they think inappropriate thoughts if any part of a girls skin is showing. Well, we have society and adults to thank for this simply because when boys are caught doing something they aren't supposed to do or watch something they are not supposed to be watching, adults simply say, “Oh boys will be boys.”. Now adults have conditioned boys to think that thinking these thoughts is a way of life and that it is okay to think them just because they are boys. God made us girls the way we are for a reason, why are we letting guys discriminate us women in such a way that we basically have to dress like a boy in order to keep them from thinking these sinful
Schools typically justify their dress codes by maintain that it’s important to keep the classroom free of any distractions, however, that language actually reinforces the idea that women’s bodies are inherently tempting to men and it’s their responsibility to cover themselves up.
According to greatschools.org, “Enforcing a strict dress code can place the focus of school on clothing and rules, rather than on education.” Most schools have specific uniforms that a child must wear in order to attend. Many children that go to school, have single parents and / or more than one ...
No Dresscode For College College is the place where students begin to be independent. Most of the time, the students are expected to be able to think clearly and to know what is deemed as good or bad. This also applies to clothes-making decisions. The students are capable to wear whatever they want to wear as long as it is appropriate enough for studying. In my opinion, there are three main reasons why college should not make dress codes as a necessity for all college students.
Undie Cover Frog As an eight year old, I would have never thought that I needed to worry about finding my underwear anywhere other than on my body. Looking at the Gymnasium floor, seeing pink underwear with green frogs, I knew I had made a mistake by not listening to my Mom. I had disobeyed her by wearing my jeans that I took from the dirty-clothes basket that morning. I was mortified that my constant wardrobe battles with my parents culminated to that moment.
Many schools have strict dress code toward girls that sexualize their bodies. Most codes say that girls can’t wear shorts, leggings, yoga pants, and tank tops. This has caused uproars in schools because the restrictions show how a woman’s body is seen as a “distraction” or object. Carrie Preston, a professor in Women’s Studies at Boston University, says, “It certainly is going to give women the idea that the exposure of their bodies is a negative thing” (McMahon). The dress codes gives girls the impression that showing their skin is bad and wrong. When a
Choosing what to wear for the day. This is what most students are thinking about when they wake up. Students need the latest fashion in order to fit in, but some clothing may not be acceptable to wear in school. School dress codes are denying students their right to dress how they want, but the dress code is important for the students and their learning. Students are beginning to stand up and want to be heard. Some students are taking action and want the dress code to become less strict but some schools are doing the opposite for safety issues and for the students healthy learning environment. Dress codes are important for a strong and healthy learning environment and is also reducing violence in many schools around the country.
Any teenage girl I 've talked to about school uniforms is quick to say "Ew I 'd hate having school uniforms!" Often, a teenage girl imagines a school uniforms being ugly, maybe society or media has put that concept into their heads. Although, school uniforms are often not as ugly as the typical teenage girl would think. Cakey jeans, plaid skirts, and collard shirts are most schools uniform criteria. Which may not be every teenage girl 's favorite fashion. A girl wearing her own clothing of choice can give others a better perception of who she is, what she likes, how she wants to be preserved by others. What if those reasons were used against her? What if saving money was a factor to having school uniforms? How can competition come to
Picture in your mind, a world where no student is stressed about how they look. A world where a child is judged not by their clothing or social standing, but by their character and their willingness to learn. This world you just imagined could one day be achieved by letting children learn first and establish their place in the school hierarchy later. You may be asking yourself, ‘How could this possibly become reality?’ (Latham) Well, we can look at several schools in China, such as Hong Kong Academy the third highest scoring secondary school in the country, to see that they associate the school uniform to their school’s success. If the highest academically rated schools are advocating the uniform there must be a reason for it. By definition the school uniform is a uniform worn by students primarily for a school or otherwise educational institution. They are common in primary and secondary schools in various countries and
Many female students fall victim to the gender biased rules. In an article written by Lee Hale for NPR, one teen named Sophie Manoukian in Pasadena, CA, told a local news station that "[i]t 's like girls should be ashamed of their bodies. And even though they presented it like it was about equal opportunity for education, it was about how girls can be distracting and pulled out of class to change." Hale explores the struggles of being an educator and fighting the war against dress code violations. Some of the comments from the educators she spoke with noted confronting students about the dress code were not something that they enjoyed, and that they have encountered negative pushback from female students. There are numerous social media stories like Sophie 's, about a female student who was sent home because she was violating the school dress code. One of the educators Hale interviewed points out the need to take gender out of the dress code and make the rules non-gender specific to ease the perception of gender bias. Uniforms were not mentioned in that article as a potential solution, however, non-gender specific uniforms would greatly assist educators in reducing gender bias. In an essay written by Todd DeMitchell from the University of New Hampshire, he summarizes the positive influence uniforms could have on the gender biases saying that “[a]llowing educators to enact such policies will allow
Students claim that requiring them to wear mandated uniforms deprives them of their ability to freely express themselves through their choice of dress. However, freedom of expression does consist of the rights to freedom of speech, assembly, and to petition the government, but the first amendment does not grant people the right to act any way they want without actions taken. Numerous schools have a straightforward dress code policy enforced. If these policies are violated, then the students could face consequences for their
School Uniforms As the years go by numerous public schools are starting to drift into more of a private school concept. From the way that they run programs at public schools, to the way that have their students wear school uniforms. Many will argue that having students wear uniforms take away some of their rights and restrict students from freedom of expression; But when it comes down to it, is their freedom of expression really being taken away? Or are parents and students just over reacting because they aren’t getting what they want?
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.