Changing The School Dress Code

There shouldn’t be a strict dress code because without having to choose what we want to wear, we are not given the freedom of expression. Without our expression we can’t show how we feel. “Shopping and spending behaviors often come from internal motivations such as emotions, experiences and culture,” says Dr. Baumgartner. “You look at shopping or storing behaviors, even putting together outfits, and people think of it as fluff. But any behavior is rooted in something deeper. I look at the deeper meaning of choices, just like I would in therapy.”(Dr. Baumgartner, 2012). Dress codes force students into a cookie-cutter look, one that some students may find uncomfortable or not right for their bodies, potentially leading to a negative self-image.
The proposal in an effort by the district a single policy regardless of a student's gender” (Mackenzie Mays,Fresno Bee,2016). Why should we care about the length of a boy's hair or the length of a girl's hair why should that stop you from learning it doesn't matter how long their hair is it shouldn't keep you from your goals. “When schools require a certain hair length only for boys, or say that girls can wear earrings, but boys cannot wear earrings, they discriminate and prevent students from learning in an inclusive school climate.”Clovis Unified Ready for Legal Fight over Dress Code." Fresnobee. Web. 03 Feb. 2010.When students do not view themselves as attractive, a lost of problems can occur: depression, self-injury, even suicide. Additionally, critics note that students from low-income families are still aware of their “status” among their peers, since they often have fewer uniforms that become shabby a lot faster, making their self-image bad or worse than it already was. With the students self-image getting worse, it’s just going to be having a lot of people suffer, even if it isn’t them suffering from the low self-image. The family could be taken into a great effect, so can the friends. All of them can be getting into worse mindsets that will just be making their lives worse if they continue like