Should Dress Codes be Allowed in Schools

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School dress codes across the nation are becoming ridiculous and students are being reprimanded for no reason at all. School dress codes have always been active throughout every school system but lately, these rules are being taken too far. These students don’t deserve to be punished for wearing clothes that express their personality. Every school year begins with the same thing; students are issued the dress code policy. Dress code policies include rules about what type of clothes, jewelry, hair styles, and anything else that can be placed on one’s body. Schools are worried that clothes, or other items, might send the wrong message to other students. A third grader was suspended for shaving her head to support a friend battling cancer. Shaving her head violated the school's policy of banning shaved heads. (Anna Hovel) But really? She’s being suspended for supporting her friend with cancer? Some school’s idea of a “wrong message”, is absolutely ludicrous. School’s need to have a little more common sense before assuming a type of dress is bad. There are many cases of these unbelievable suspensions caused by violating the dress code. One case states that a boy was suspended for wearing an out of state shirt. Another student was suspended for trying to grow out his hair for Locks of Love because the school policy said it had to be “Off the collar, off the ears, and out of the eyes.” One girl was suspended because her necklace had rosary beads on it and the school thought it supported the neighboring gangs. In 2010, schools across the nation banned bracelets that read “I heart boobies.” These bracelets were made by the non profit group “Keep a Breast Foundation” to raise money and awareness among young people. (Anna Hovel) If the “... ... middle of paper ... ...s. The school looks irrational and petty, for example, by suspending a third grader for shaving her head to support her friend battling cancer. Schools are looking too far into these policies, need to loosen up a little bit, and use common sense. Works Cited Hovel, Anna. March 25th, 2014. When School Clothes Lead To Suspension. Cnn Living Article. Irvine, Martha. April 16, 2014. What should students wear? Who decides? Dress codes can be a real minefield for schools. Beck, Koa. 2011. Why Do Schools Treat Girls Who Violate The Dress Code As Little Harlots? Opinion Article. Prableen, Chowdhary. October 17th, 2013. Schools Should Strictly Enforce A Dress Code: Pro. Staff Writer. Opinion. Paint Branch High School. Culp-Ressler, Tara. March 25th, 2014. Middle School Girls Protest Sexist Dress Code: ‘Are My Pants Lowering Your Test Scores?’. Think Progress.

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