Students Rights Should Be Taught In Schools Essay

It’s a school morning. A student wakes up half an hour late and begins to panic, rushing to pack everything away in her backpack. She inhales her breakfast and, in her haste, spills milk all over her pants. The student looks at the clock and jumps, she was supposed to be at the bus stop in one minute! She realizes that she has no time to change, grabs a hat, and sprints out the door. Her hair was everywhere. Tangled, messy- truthfully, it looked like a rat’s nest. The bedraggled student finally makes it to school, and her teacher takes her hat. After all she had been through that morning, things got worse. People made fun of her in the hallway and teased her. She wished that her first-hour teacher would miraculously give her hat back and let her wear it; not only that, but she would be happier expressing herself. She hated the “no-hats” rule more than usual today. Allowing students wear
“...schools can limit students’ right to free expression…” (Bailey, Melissa). This is self-explanatory; people obviously want their rights, and should be allowed to express themselves through their clothes. “One problem with setting standards is that the Supreme Court has ruled that students have rights of free expression. Fashion, in most cases, can be regulated only if it disrupts education or poses a safety or health issue” (Judson, George). Hats aren’t a distraction. Letting a student express themself is a rule set by the Supreme Court! “The courts determined that the policies were not intended to suppress students’ freedom of expression but to further reasonable educational objectives” (The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont [ACLU VT]). Hats don’t limit education. Banning hats just because they are distracting would mean that you’d have to ban things that are also distracting (such as hairstyles, clothing, etc.). Wearing hats will allow students to express themselves