School District Dress Code
Find out why students get suspended.
Essay
Do you think that it is fair that students shed their rights at school grounds? You would probably say that this isn’t true. But, school dress codes challenge the intent of the First Amendment, which is the freedom to express yourself. If you can’t express yourself, (through your clothes) don’t you just lose that right at school altogether? That’s right. A lot of people have gone to court because of students getting suspended for violating the dress code. These are some clothing/accessories that a few of the students have worn that has caused them to get suspended: hair that expresses their relatives/family's religious beliefs, a jacket and a tie, and fashionable clothes (also, new trendy styles).
These are only SOME of the court cases to debate about school district dress codes. In a school district in Texas, a 5-year-old got suspended for wearing his hair (which was long, which is the first violation of the school district's dress code policy) in braids (which is the second item that violated the dress code policy). He was doing so to express himself and his family's religious beliefs. The court mentioned to the district that the child has the right to wear his hair like that.
A school district in Florida suspended a high school student for wearing a jacket and a tie. How weird is that? It is very weird. But, school officials say that he was forewarned that those items of clothing were breaking the school district dress code policy.
In Kentucky, a court was debating about a school district's dress code that challenges the First Amendment (which,as I said in the intro, is the freedom to express yourself). The school district dress code doesn't allow any of the following items: baggy pants, blue jeans, "distressed" clothing, dyed hair (unnaturally colored), piercings anywhere with an exception to those in ears.
Now do you understand what the school district dress code does to students’ rights? What do YOU think about a dress code? Join this debate; do you want your rights or not?
Don't let your spirit be extinguished!
A ton of people have gone to court because of so many kids getting suspended for "breaking the dress code." Lots of students have been suspended because they wore:
- Hair (long) that expresses their relatives'/family's religious beliefs.
- A jacket and a tie
- Fashionable and trendy clothes
Some Of My Top Sites
Gale Opposing Views In Context
This is the source that I mainly used to find all of the cases and evidence of court cases on School District Dress Codes, but it has information on tons of subjects.
Gale Online Resources
This source I used to check the information. I could go from Gale Opposing Views in Context, then go to Gale Cengage Learning.
Noodle Tools
This is my main source that I used. The notecards help you make notes of things, and you can make bibliographies so that you know where to look for the article if you lose it.
Interviews
Interview 1
1st Interview with Ava Crespo and Arianna Grandi
Arianna: What are your thoughts about a dress code?
Ava: There should be a dress code because people could show up to school in their undergarments. That would make other people feel awkward.
Interview 2
Arianna: What do you think about a dress code?
Essa: I think that there should be a dress code but it should be reasonable. Like there should be a dress code with clothes so that people won't show up in something inappropriate. But, you should be able to wear your hair how you want.
Interview 3
Arianna: What are your feelings about a school dress code?
Sarah: You should be able to wear whatever we want with some guidelines like inappropriate clothes shouldn't be allowed.