I have a question. If you are or were against uniforms in schools, are you against a strict dress code as well?
I thought about this after a comment I received on my last post. The person said that uniforms are just plain ugly, among other things, which got me to thinking. I never viewed uniforms as a certain set of colors an plaids, but as a strict standard of what students may or may not wear to school.
I have a cousin that attends Karen Wagner High School in San Antonio, and their dress code is outrageous to me! If you thought that the typical uniforms could cause a controversy then you have no idea. Students are only allowed to wear jeans without rips, fade, or ragged tears, they have to have clear backpacks, and they are only allowed to wear shirts with a collar on them but no logo. Now I don't know how well you have been paying attention at the mall, but clothing lie this is a little hard to find and definitely can be expensive. These rules were set in place to ensure the same results as school uniforms allow, and also give the student their "individuality." But is it really worth it especially in today's economy? I mean theoretically it seems great, but is it harder and more expansive then just saying, "hey, we're going to start wearing uniforms. You can purchase them at your nearest Wal-Mart."
I just watched the news story about the dress code violations at Kager Wagner High School and have to say that the school's rules were a little extreme. Mohawks??? I mean come on, why are Mohawks unexceptable. However, I am originally from California and some of our rules were the same. In my area schools without metal detectors permitted students from having backpacks that weren't clear also but for safety reasons. California is not as half as bad as it used to be but that was a rule because students might bring weapons. Students would get their area code designed into their haircut which can be bad if your from a different city and your cities are rivals so I can kind of see where the school board is coming from. Instead of trying to figure out whats accceptable and unacceptable the school board created strict guidelines.
ReplyDeleteAll I know is I couldn't do it. Having regulations(no sagging, etc) on dress code for a school is one thing, and for the most part understandable, but when you start telling me exactly what I can, and cannot wear we have a problem. The reason being is its not like I have these things laying around in my closet, I would have to go out and buy these things to conform to what the school wants. Whose to say I'm fortunate enough to buy said things? I know there is another side to this argument but in my opinion a complete dress code standard is out of line.
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