Dress Code Persuasive Speech
How many times have you picked out an outfit only to realize it’s not in dress code? Or, how many times have you worn it anyway & came to school with a plan to avoid Dr. Silvernail so you won’t get dress coded?
Let me tell you a story. It’s the first day of freshman year. It’s an important day. It’s the day I will make first impressions & meet future friends. For females, we spend HOURS finding just the right outfit. After all, THIS is the outfit that would be featured on your ID for the next 3 years. I had read the dress code carefully and picked the outfit I would wear - black capris & a blue sleeveless shirt. It was not a halter top and did NOT have spaghetti straps, and it covered my stomach and my entire back. Totally appropriate, …show more content…
The first school dress code law was established in 1969 by the Supreme Court. The case involved several high school students, no younger or older than you and I, who wore black armbands to school as a protest against the Vietnam War. In the Court’s final decision, they decided that schools may limit student expression. Now we need to examine how the dress codes have changed over time. Wait - they haven’t. We are being held to the 1960s social norms. Dress codes haven’t changed as society has changed. In fact, current dress codes are contrary to what is acceptable in society today and are especially restrictive for …show more content…
Guys, we don’t need to see your package, and ladies, we don’t need to see your goodies. However, I ask you, does a tank top, yoga pants, a mid-thigh dress or shorts, etc. really “distract or cause disruption in the education program” or the “orderly operation of the school?” Or is there another reason behind dress codes? Why do we have to cover up our bodies so drastically? Why are females singled out time and time again? Is it a female’s responsibility to ensure males behave
Let me tell you a story. It’s the first day of freshman year. It’s an important day. It’s the day I will make first impressions & meet future friends. For females, we spend HOURS finding just the right outfit. After all, THIS is the outfit that would be featured on your ID for the next 3 years. I had read the dress code carefully and picked the outfit I would wear - black capris & a blue sleeveless shirt. It was not a halter top and did NOT have spaghetti straps, and it covered my stomach and my entire back. Totally appropriate, …show more content…
The first school dress code law was established in 1969 by the Supreme Court. The case involved several high school students, no younger or older than you and I, who wore black armbands to school as a protest against the Vietnam War. In the Court’s final decision, they decided that schools may limit student expression. Now we need to examine how the dress codes have changed over time. Wait - they haven’t. We are being held to the 1960s social norms. Dress codes haven’t changed as society has changed. In fact, current dress codes are contrary to what is acceptable in society today and are especially restrictive for …show more content…
Guys, we don’t need to see your package, and ladies, we don’t need to see your goodies. However, I ask you, does a tank top, yoga pants, a mid-thigh dress or shorts, etc. really “distract or cause disruption in the education program” or the “orderly operation of the school?” Or is there another reason behind dress codes? Why do we have to cover up our bodies so drastically? Why are females singled out time and time again? Is it a female’s responsibility to ensure males behave