Dress Code
Please Check For Dress Code Issues
The biggest argument for the average teenager, besides how disgusting the school lunch is, is how schools have adopted strict dress codes, and for some, even uniforms. Most schools in American have dress codes or uniforms to prevent gang violence, bullying, and to show students a proper way to dress, which is understandable for school that have serious problems with these. But unfortunately, no teenager wants to be told what he or she can or cannot wear when they are still trying to discover themselves. Luckily Southwood has not gone as far as uniforms, but it recently changed its dress code and has become stricter about it also, which is driving its students crazy. Southwood’s school dress code has gone from the simple “pull your pants up,” to only holes below the knees, to no holes at all, to “teachers please check for dress code issues,” to “no bracelets with double meaning.” All schools have dress codes, but in recent years, a phenomenon of gang, sex, and media has entered into the debate over school dress codes. Before, dress codes were simple. In the San Diego area; the Sweetwater Union High School District has banned any clothing that reveals the so-called three B’s: breasts, bellies or bottoms. (Johnson). This dress code is understandable and seems very reasonable for an educational environment or any public environment. Students would still be able to express themselves and also not have to worry about getting punished for it either. Styles among teens have also changed. “Students like to wear jeans that are ripped, holy and torn. Hard to believe the tattered pants are fetching 60-80 dollars. It's style, I guess. We called it groovy. They call it sick. All the schools in the district will now abide by the new clothing policy.”(Wallevand). Southwood’s dress code once used to be similar to Sweetwater’s, but also in recent years the administration has thought that the dress of students should be more than just the
The biggest argument for the average teenager, besides how disgusting the school lunch is, is how schools have adopted strict dress codes, and for some, even uniforms. Most schools in American have dress codes or uniforms to prevent gang violence, bullying, and to show students a proper way to dress, which is understandable for school that have serious problems with these. But unfortunately, no teenager wants to be told what he or she can or cannot wear when they are still trying to discover themselves. Luckily Southwood has not gone as far as uniforms, but it recently changed its dress code and has become stricter about it also, which is driving its students crazy. Southwood’s school dress code has gone from the simple “pull your pants up,” to only holes below the knees, to no holes at all, to “teachers please check for dress code issues,” to “no bracelets with double meaning.” All schools have dress codes, but in recent years, a phenomenon of gang, sex, and media has entered into the debate over school dress codes. Before, dress codes were simple. In the San Diego area; the Sweetwater Union High School District has banned any clothing that reveals the so-called three B’s: breasts, bellies or bottoms. (Johnson). This dress code is understandable and seems very reasonable for an educational environment or any public environment. Students would still be able to express themselves and also not have to worry about getting punished for it either. Styles among teens have also changed. “Students like to wear jeans that are ripped, holy and torn. Hard to believe the tattered pants are fetching 60-80 dollars. It's style, I guess. We called it groovy. They call it sick. All the schools in the district will now abide by the new clothing policy.”(Wallevand). Southwood’s dress code once used to be similar to Sweetwater’s, but also in recent years the administration has thought that the dress of students should be more than just the