What is your opinion on school dress codes?

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If you know the dress codes in my school you'll feel like it's soooooo strict, but honestly ours isn't even strict compared to other schools around. Not just for girls but boys too. Anyway:

Dress codes are fine in my opinion. How strict it will be, the school can decide it, and you like it or not rules are rules and you should not violate them, like you're not gonna die if you don't wear leggings for six hours, just get over it.

But I do wanna mention that any form of double standards, bias, sexism etc should not be brought into dress codes like "it's too distracting" "boys will stare" modesty is so much more than just showing skin to boys argh.

On a side note, I'll never understand America. Schools don't accept tank tops and booty shorts, but schools also don't accept hijab and abaya?

Cccgala · Accepted Answer

In my school and in most schools here, we rarely violate the dress code simply because we wear the prescribed uniforms for PE class and for classes conducted in classrooms. We don't encounter the "boys will stare" excuses because of our identical uniforms.

We do have a grooming code and I think that's more restrictive than the restrictions imposed on outfits. For instance, hair is required to be black or dark brown in color. Any lighter colors are subject to violations. I find this insane because hair color accentuates your appearance and maintaining hair color for school is too demanding; it's not a piece of cake to change colors casually. If my memory serves me right, we have only one student in our level who is exempt to this rule. She's allowed to retain her natural red hair just because she's half Norwegian and half Filipino.

I think the school should not have control over how students should groom themselves, like, hey, sporting a different hair color and wearing nail polish don't mean that someone's a bad student.

Meanwhile, I appreciate the uniforms because they can bring an advantage in terms of identification when students are sent to inter-institutional delegations. Wearing uniforms, personally, means that I'm attending school and not simply going to the mall or to the beach; it somewhat implies a sense of purpose.

Whatthefluff · Accepted Answer

I think they're stupid. From kindergarten-second grade, there was a dress code that I could only wear khaki-color, navy blue, and black. I remember always being so disappointed that I was not able to wear exciting, colorful things.

CindyRuns · Accepted Answer

I think I would have hated it when I was in high school, but, now that I'm almost 30, I think it would have been good practice for what comes later, dressing properly for work.

tallrichard · Accepted Answer

if a school wants a dress code then it should be equally enforced. as you said most dress codes are so boys aren't distracted. I'd say the fact that some of their shorts/pants waistbands are below their knees is distracting and disturbing but they never were called on it when I was in school

metalsucks2 · Accepted Answer

To avoid all the hassles caused by dress codes schools should enforce a uniform like this:

FinalFantasyBro · Answer

I am all for dress code but there are some rules that do be incredibly strict in terms of clothing. But honestly who cares at school or work you are there to actually do your job, your job or school is not a fashion show minus being a model because those are people who wear clothes as a profession but every other job no just follow the dress code or wear the school or work uniform.

I personally approve of dressed codes it prevents others from wearing profenity or something highly inappropriate once you leave school and your job than you can freely wear whatever you want.

nbbn5 · Answer

they should be comfortable
i just finished school and here it was a pant, shirt, tie and a belt and when it was hot we used to take off our tie and then teacher always scolded us hhahhaha lmao but we were were very stubborn and still didn't follow it many times ;p ;p

shadow1332 · Answer

uniforms and social standards. f***ing sucks. but I am nearly done with this bs. just push through it because schools aren't going to update that any time soon

TheUglyMonk · Answer

School Uniforms only allowed, only black shoes, hair must be well groomed or you cut it, no accessories.
My school was pretty strict but I always found a way to get around it, all the head teachers just admired me too much to hold something against me.

yaanis · Answer

Well since im bi in school if girl is asked to cover up and her clothing is at the time normal, i would protest and say that guys with there pants halfway down are distracting me. Lest se how much trobles i can make with it.

8plusInches · Answer

short skirts without stockings or anything on their legs when its not cold. then in winter let them wear either the short skirts with maybe stockings or something or they can wear either just black yoga pants or yoga pants in their schools colors. then just a white button down blowse or polo shirt

leggyblond18 · Answer

It's an unnecessary tradition carried down from when school geared people into factories or an army. Teachers I've spoken to all back getting rid of it.

Wolfstarking · Answer

The hijab is a religious symbol and I suppose since public schools are supposed to be secular they are forbidden. I hate what the hijab even stands for by the way.

TennisFlo · Answer

keep it strict but it should be enforced on everyone not just fat/ugly people.

if a guy wears a tank top and gets busted then so should the cheerleader in spaghetti straps. it's only unfair if it's not consistent for everyone

neoagent1 · Answer

I hate uniforms. I had to wear one all the way through 8th grade. I went to a public high school and college and was very happy to not have to ever again.

April10 · Answer

I don't really have a problem with them. School is for learning. Not for showing skin. Lol

Partywithtom · Answer

People learn /work much better when they are comfortable. Minimal dress code. Treat the kids like adults not children and maybe they'll act like it.

awanti95 · Answer

Dress code is important for school and students because if they goes for tour at school level management can identify his students easily. Otherwise students looks similar

Himig_Ng_Pag-ibig · Answer

Yeah it's fine to me. We had that in school and they weren't strict about it. Besides you only wear it in just few hours a day.

Pink2000 · Answer

We have a dress code at my school but no one follows it so they let us get away with it.

Nahid1234 · Answer

It is only good in the way of if someone wore their own clothes they could get bullied for that. School uniform can prevent that.

JustCallMeLeon · Answer

To be honest i liked it. No need to worry about what to wear.

Blitzkrieger · Answer

I like it. We wore uniforms in the youth movement but not in school.

DamonGill · Answer

we just have uniforms here so it's a lot easier.

rajpotchh · Answer

i like how it was i my school

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