“Blah Blah blah” everyone thinks that school dress codes are fair and reasonable but i don’t think they are. I think dress codes are unfair because they are sexist, they don’t let kids express who they are and some dress codes don’t accept cultures and i have a reason to make this claim just read my essay to find out more on why i don’t think dress codes are fair.
The first reason why i think school dress code is unfair is because school dress code can be sexist. For example, students must follow the “fingertip rule” meaning your shorts and skirts have to be past your fingertips even if you are wearing shorts or a skirt over your leggings. Another example would be, leggings are treated as tights so they must be worn with shorts or a skirt that follow the fingertip rule. My last example is, students can’t show their stomachs or shoulders meaning you can’t wear belly shirts, tank tops ect. All of these rules are targeted towards girls therefore proving my reason that most school dress codes are sexist and target girls.
The second reason as to why i think school dress code is unfair is that some school dress code doesn’t let students express themselves. For example, school uniforms make students wear the same thing everyday and is blocking the students from expressing themselves with their clothing and making them wear what the schools want them to wear. My second example is, you can’t wear rings or keychains or any kind of jewelry so students can’t wear necklaces and rings meaning the students can’t wear their jewelry to express themselves.
Many critics argue that dress code is fair and doesn’t affect anyone but dress code can affect people’s self confidence.
The third reason on why i think school dress code is unfair is that some schools discriminate against cultures. For example, teachers told six-year-old Clinton Stanley, Jr. that he couldn’t attend the first day of school because they claimed his dreadlocks “too long”. Another example is that, a student named DeAndre Arnold faced in school suspension and the threat of not being able to graduate just because of his dreadlocks. My last example is that, teachers pulled Mya and Deanna Cook out of class because their braids were “too distracting”. These examples prove that some schools discriminate against cultures.
When students are forced to follow a dress code like wearing uniforms or covering their shoulders or not showing their stomachs they can also start to feel less confident and being told they can’t wear tank tops in the summer and if they do show their skin they´ll be punished and that way students can’t express themselves and school dress codes can be sexist and target girls so the won´t be ¨distracting¨ to the other students trying to learn. School dress codes can also be racist and target people of other cultures like saying their braids are ¨too long and distracting¨ and being punished for their culture. In my opinion school dress codes are unfair.
