Moines) In 1969‚ the United States Supreme Court ruled schools could not censor student actions unless the action is clearly unreasonable and would disrupt school activities. Student actions include dressing themselves. Uniforms impose a rule on dress code‚ not allowing students to wear their clothing of preference. This case is widely used as evidence when arguing against schools requiring uniforms. In 1970‚ the case of Richards v. Thurston‚ the courts ruled‚ “conventional standard of appearance…
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There is much heat when it comes to schools making decisions on‚ dress code each year. Schools let parents and students decide whether uniforms should be worn for the upcoming school year. Of course‚ many will vote yes‚ and there are some who vote no. Most likely schools will go with the result that has the most votes. Ultimately‚ the principal of the school is the decision maker when it comes to the dress code for the school year. Uniforms should be worn in public schools for multiple reasons such
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not comfortable in their own second skin” (Edwin Choi). The “second skin” should be a color would make and keep the student comfortable. Also wearing the same thing every day would be pure torture. Most would say that “an attractive uniform or dress code” (Summers) helps academic performance and school spirit. The only problem is that one thing that is pretty to one person is not as eye-catching to someone else. Even if it so happens that the uniforms are beautiful‚ the sizes will change throughout
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Dress code has become a cultural practice among most youths in the current generation‚ and is mostly influenced by religious ethnicities (Collins-Mayo‚ 2012). In this context‚ attire among the youths have been shaped by various social divisions. For instance‚ the dress code of the Australian youths is associated with multi-faith context which can be explained based on the religious ethnic diversity (Cahill‚ et al.‚ 2004). Youths brought up in Muslim have different lifestyle from the youths brought
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their uniform to make them look more unique but teachers quickly catch on to this and demand that we wear what they call the "appropiate uniform". Teens like to be different and have their own style but by schools demanding that everyone obeys the dress code‚ students will all look the same. An argument for school uniform is that if students were to wear what they like the less fortunate pupils would stand out and they would be bullied because they cannot afford the newest clothes‚ this would cause
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some students were more interested in designer names and who was and wasn ’t wearing them than in schoolwork. They also suggested… would save teens and parents money by making it unnecessary‚ at least at school‚ to dress to impress” (2000‚ p. 3). As stated in “School Uniforms and Dress Codes: The Pros and Cons‚” the reader can see that students in schools will judge another student based on the way he/she dresses. With that in mind‚ many students who cannot afford to keep up with the latest fashion trend
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I suppose I’m a farmer prude‚ but I think the way children dress these days is sad. I’ve seen first graders that look like little hookers. Teenage girls that look like professional hookers. Boys that let their butts hang out over the back of their jeans – what is that message? (I can’t tell you how many times I’ve wanted to grab the back of some low hanging jeans and pull them up hard enough to give a painful wedgie.) Every generation of children/teens has its problems and issues‚ but the clothing
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For uniforms‚ your shirt always has to be tucked into your pants or skirt. Which normal clothes there is less restrictions‚ but your shorts have to be a certain length so they aren’t too short. Many people think that public schools don’t have a dress code‚ but there are many restrictions. “My shorts have to be fingertip length.” “No spaghetti strap shirts.” “Uniforms show that you are part of an organization” says Jason Wing. As I have stated before uniforms force us all to be the same. We can express
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they want‚ violates their freedom of choice. In school‚ students are taught that the US is a free country‚ and they should exercise their rights. Enforcing school uniforms contradict these teachings.Consequently‚ establishing school uniforms as the dress code would be unfair for students to lose as a part of their freedom of choice. Also‚ students should not be required to wear school
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fashion or gadget rather than focusing on school these days. With the addition of school uniforms in American society kids can focus more on their classes rather than social factors that students focus on when there is no school uniform and the dress code is not strict. With the addition of school uniforms in public schools you can see students bonding together helping students feel like they are accepted and part of a much bigger picture than just them. Also the boost in academics helps out everywhere
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