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There are so many factors that would go into a dress code, I wouldn't know where to begin. And I can imagine the dress code being adjusted from time to time.
I suppose the basic question would be are you in favor of a strict dress code or a liberal one? What are your viewpoints?
Dress codes are tough. For example, my faculty obsessed over the fingertip rule to determine how short a girl's skirt could be...even though we actually had no such rule. But they couldn't get it through their heads that some people have short arms, others have long arms.
Yes, dress codes are very tough. These days it's hard for many kids just to find clothes that fit reasonably well and aren't transparent, let alone following a strict dress code.
My daughter's school has a rule about skirts and shorts being only so many inches above the knee. But, my daughter is 5'9" and wears a size 2. She just has very long legs. The same shorts fit both her and her 5'2" friend around the waist, but though the length is fine for the friend to wear to school, it's many inches too short for my daughter. So, she wears jeans to school even when it's over 80 degrees.
I can get behind basic rules that apply to both boys and girls, like no bare midriffs, no visible undergarments, no profanity on T-shirts, etc. I am not in favor of micromanaging. Proclaiming, for instance, that all shirts must have a collar is taking it too far. In that case, you're better off with a uniform.
I used to have a more conservative opinion about things, but lately, I've heard the arguments for a more liberal dress code and I can't argue with them. Cover up the private parts and leave it at that.
Dress code should be whatever best orients developing human beings to distinguish themselves in an educational setting by having to distinguish themselves by performance academically. Trying to 'fit' in via a style or "stand out / be noticed / or be an individual" by external means (dress) in an educational setting, should be avoided in favor of standing out / fitting in with a group / being noticed / or being an individual by academic achievement / performance.
This is why I would favor uniforms or some very easily obtained common clothing that all students can readily purchase off a rack somewhere. There are always extra curricular type venues associated with most educational systems that will enable those wanting to stand out by dress enable themselves to 'be seen'. The educational classroom IMO should not be that place.
Though I went to public schools in era of fairly liberal dress code, something my parents would stress whenever I lamented my slow physical maturation rate was 'work on developing your mind instead'. I think the educational institutions should embrace the concept within the school / education environment. Too often it is a focal point of distraction and status. Let the formative minds worry about that - OUTSIDE of the educational environment.
Lax dress codes allow the marketing carpet bombing of the developing mind saturated with mass media marketing images ad nauseam that can become a distraction that is unnecessary in the educational environment.
"Look at what Cheryl and Debbie are wearing!.. check out Mike and Bob!" Hahaha
Kids do that enough simply on physical characteristics alone in early and late childhood.
Having lax guidelines gives more ammunition to distinguish or mock or ridicule which counter-intuitively makes me wonder why the same people who want to reduce / stop bullying and other forms of harassment, are not clamoring for uniforms more often to eliminate one opportunity in an environment supposedly for academic development?
no dress code uniforms are for uniformity a form of control to make very one the same . and just because some one may not be able to afford new fashion is a poor excuse, just give them a teddy bear and a safe space for christ sake on a pogo stick
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