Mr. Bartley 

2^nd period 

School dress codes 

I agree and disagree with our school dress code. There are many things about it I do not agree with. But many of the rules are very necessary. Some things can be very much uncalled for though.  

School dress codes are not fair to everyone. 93% of schools require a dress code. These dress codes prohibit clothing typically associated with girls, banning clothing items such as “halter or strapless tops,” “skirts or shorts shorter than mid-thigh,” and “yoga pants or any type of skintight attire.” Almost 69 percent prohibit items typically associated with boys, such as “muscle tees” and “sagging pants.” It is frustrating to many that the school not educating the boys and making the girls aware every day what we wear can be a distraction to the boys.” 

The primary objective of a school dress code is to build constant equality among all the students. When all the students wear the same style of dress, then there will be the same kind of atmosphere across the school campus. This pattern encourages the student to concentrate more on their academic and co-curricular activities since the visual differences in social-economic grading are very less. Hence when students have no such disturbances, then all the learning becomes more interesting and relevant. 

As there is a fixed school dress code to follow every day, there will be no confusion for students each day while they are getting ready for school. If this option is not included, then there are chances that, especially small children, may force the parents to buy a lot many newer dresses 
often to wear for school. But with the school dress code, even though you may want to buy newer dresses, in the beginning, there will be a few choices available only for that style of dress. This will reduce the extra burden on parents and also it will save time for shopping for clothes 
frequently. 

Clothing can enhance these chances more as some attire may show-off the body encouraging distractions that may impact the performance of some students in the classroom. Even though each school may have a different kind of dress code, they follow a common motto of inculcating discipline in students. They will have a common rule of fixed-length skirts and shorts for students. They are not permitted to expose any part of the body nor wear any weird printings or writings on their clothing. Especially if there is any sexual content, illegal acts or violent writings have shown on the clothing, then they are forbidden and punished. By having a fixed type of dress code, such problems can be reduced thereby enhancing the positivity in school classrooms. Students are expected to be more creative in the classroom when they are not anxious about what other students are wearing and also don’t feel stressed following the latest trends in clothing.