School dress codes are used for the purpose of equality and the opportunity for higher learning. There is a belief that what students wear can affect and distract others from acquiring the education they come to school for. While some clothing articles may seem disruptive in a classroom environment it is taking away the personal identity of students. Not being able to wear things that have been seen as inappropriate for school has left students striped of their individuality‚ feeling discriminated
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I am choosing to write my research paper on dress codes in schools. It is a controversial topic with many sides (pros and cons) that affect how each individual views the subject. It is a topic that has been shown some light in recent years‚ especially in New York City. I thought about my friend who was sent home for wearing skinny jeans‚ along with some 200 other girls who were given detention for being “inappropriately” dressed at a Staten Island High School. Girls are told from a very young age
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Most students struggle with the same struggle day after day: The dress code. This topic in particular has proved to be very controversial within teachers and students. Some say it shouldn’t be enforced and is just used to control students. Others say that it’s for the greater good and that students who don’t abide by it should be punished. Today you will learn the truth. Because dress codes are restrictive‚ often biased‚ and unnecessary‚ they should not be enforced in public schools. Every morning
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has become common for adults to dismiss school dress codes as somewhat inconvenient‚ but otherwise not important to society in general. Though I agree that school dress codes are inconvenient for students - school is a place to focus on learning‚ not what you are wearing - I cannot agree that they do not impact society. Dress codes are not only a distraction to students‚ but also sexist against young women. Most school age girls argue against dress codes by saying that they interfere with their self
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you’ve ever seen a chemical engineer at work‚ you know they have a strict dress code. Is a dress code necessary for a job like chemical engineering? Working near chemicals and machines can be very dangerous if you don’t take precautions and many people have gotten injured by not wearing safety gear. Also‚ you can be fired for dressing inappropriately for your job. Chemical engineers should be required to have a dress code for safety reasons and to look professional. Wearing safety gear around
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Changing the Rule on Dress Code The dress code in public schooling has been a controversial issue forever. I feel some type of dress code would cut down some of the everyday problems that schools have today. School uniforms and dress codes in public schools are not a good idea because you can’t express yourself the way you want to. I disagree with the school dress code because it doesn’t allow people to express themselves‚ people can’t dress for the weather‚ and it doesn’t let people choose how
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Problem Solving Essay I disagree with the school dress code because it doesn’t allow people to express themselves‚ people can’t dress for the weather‚ and it doesn’t let people choose how they want to look because it’s supposedly a distraction. The dress code is "The bottom of your shirt must at least meet the top of your pants or shorts‚ and undergarments should not be exposed. There must be a substantial covering over both shoulders. See-through clothing or clothing that is so very tight
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backed up by school dress codes‚ a code in which certain articles of clothing are regulated. Dress codes are in all schools‚ including private and public‚ middle and high schools; however‚ regardless of the kind of school‚ dress codes almost always target girls(9). Girls are purposefully defying the dress code as a kind of civil disobedience to point out the sexism and unfairness in school dress codes (4). Middle and high school administrators often believe they have created dress codes for appropriate
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Karnik Soghomonian Professor Brauer Writing 39C February 16th‚ 2012 Dress Not For Success: Fifty Years of American Dress Codes Burdening Students Over the past fifty years‚ dress code policies have been a major topic‚ a topic repeatedly protested against by American high school students. However‚ at the same time‚ dress codes have gained popularity in school districts across America. Since the 1960s‚ drastic measures have been taken to prevent students from wearing certain clothing of their choosing
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in our classes but if everyone is dressed the same and have to follow all the same rules then kids will try more to be different or rebel in other ways. Kids are taught to be individuals and to express themselves freely but when they are told to dress the same and act the same way as everyone else is it takes away their rights express
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