Strict dress codes doesn’t allow kids to express themselves. Many kids feel like dress code is unnecessary and that it restricts our freedom to express ourselves. We have rights to be able to express ourselves. In the Declaration of Independence it states”We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created …show more content…
The main reason that I feel this way because a common statement that seems appear when a girl gets dress coded is that they were wearing something that was “distracting”. Schools make it seem like it’s our (girls) fault, we were being “distracting”. Tana Mongeau, a famous youtuber, posted a video about an experience she had with her school dress code. After begging her parents to buy her makeup they finally gave in and bought her an eye shadow palette. When she wore it to school the assistant principal told her that she would no longer be able to wear the makeup because it was distracting. She decided that this was unfair and continued wearing the makeup, the next day the assistant principal told her she would be expelled if she ever wore the makeup again. After that she told her parents and long story short the assistant principal ended up getting fired and she continued wearing the makeup. Just like Tana,young girls should not be afraid to wear what they want no matter what the consequences are. Young girls should be able express themselves and instead of us having to be ashamed for what we choose to wear, young boys should learn how to respect a young girl with whatever she chooses to wear. I mean girls are always looked down on and put into categories for wearing what they want. This can lead to mental problems as well because it can start to make us feel guilty and bad about wearing a …show more content…
Imagine being able to wear and express yourself however you want and imagine being able to wear whatever you want without feeling bad or guilty. Students would be in a much better environment if these ridiculous rules just disappeared, students would be able to be our own person and have more