Why Do Schools Have Dress Codes
Dress codes. Dress codes are something that everyone has to deal with for almost their whole lives, but schools are where dress codes seem to be the most prominent. It seems that every couple of weeks a school has made the news because of their strict dress code or their punishments for breaking the dress code. As a teenage girl, the dress code is something that I have a love-hate relationship with. It can either limit what I can wear or make me thankful for giving me guidelines when I don’t know if something is appropriate enough to wear to school. But there are some very obvious problems with many dress codes around the country that need to be addressed.
Dress codes can have a very obvious gender bias against females. In a majority of dress …show more content…
These punishments can range from detentions to “shame suits”. An example of this is, “In Florida, students were publicly shamed for violating dress code by being forced to wear "shame suits."” Some schools that dish out punishments for violating dress code can be very severe and humiliating. It seems that the principles and staff of the schools that do this seem to enjoy embarrassing students that supposedly break the dress code in place. A senior at James River High School near Richmond Virginia shared her opinion on the “shame suits” at her school. On the website Today, she said, "And I just thought that was completely unacceptable. The dress code is all about professionalism, but to me, a sweatsuit meant to shame students does not convey professionalism." Lydia Cleveland, the senior, was forced to wear a pair of old sweatpants with the words “DRESS CODE” printed on the side after she was told her outfit was violating the very strict dress code at her school. Many school with strict dress codes set in place can have very extreme and humiliating punishment that are meant to belittle students. Some of the schools that participate in these behaviors have received backlash for it and have changed their rules for
Dress codes can have a very obvious gender bias against females. In a majority of dress …show more content…
These punishments can range from detentions to “shame suits”. An example of this is, “In Florida, students were publicly shamed for violating dress code by being forced to wear "shame suits."” Some schools that dish out punishments for violating dress code can be very severe and humiliating. It seems that the principles and staff of the schools that do this seem to enjoy embarrassing students that supposedly break the dress code in place. A senior at James River High School near Richmond Virginia shared her opinion on the “shame suits” at her school. On the website Today, she said, "And I just thought that was completely unacceptable. The dress code is all about professionalism, but to me, a sweatsuit meant to shame students does not convey professionalism." Lydia Cleveland, the senior, was forced to wear a pair of old sweatpants with the words “DRESS CODE” printed on the side after she was told her outfit was violating the very strict dress code at her school. Many school with strict dress codes set in place can have very extreme and humiliating punishment that are meant to belittle students. Some of the schools that participate in these behaviors have received backlash for it and have changed their rules for