Dress+Code+Policy

[|Dress code] Summary ; This article says the purpose is **:** To specify student dress/grooming requirements. A student's style of dress and/or grooming may reflect individual preference; however, such preferences must be selected within the constraints of reasonable rules and appropriate standards that are consistent with the maintenance of an effective learning atmosphere and good personal hygiene. The Board expects each student's attire and grooming to promote a positive, safe and healthy environment within the school. [|Dress Codes and School ; How students dress affects attitude.] Summary ; In this article its says the intention of dresscode is to keep students safe and focused on academics. They say teachers have enough on their plate to motivate education without having to monitor students and their which slogan is affecting who today. [|Students, parents bare claws over dress codes] Summary ; This article involes a group of students, 23 of them, that got suspended for wearing a T-shirts that memorialized Julius Robinson, 18, a Millard South football player who was shot to death. But to officials of the Millard Public Schools, the words “Julius RIP” on the shirts were disruptive. After consulting with Omaha police, they also said the shirts could be considered gang-related. The shirts were sold to raise money for Robinsons family who couldnt afford a headstone. [|Dress code: Rules won't be followed until they are enforced] In this article Stephon Little, from Nottingham high school, says that his school has a dress code that most students usually don’t follow. He says that many outfits that girls wear can be outrageous: halter tops and tube tops show too much skin. He also says at school, the rules are seldom being followed because the staff and administrators do not enforce the rules enough so the students barely know about them and will do whatever they want until the adults address the problem. [|Opponents contend that school uniforms:] [|SCHOOL DRESS CODES: NOT STRICT ENOUGH?]
 * Baggy pants and bandanas could be interpreted as gang dress. Dressing as a gang member intimidates other students and spreads fear instead of focusing on academics.
 * Pants with large pockets are often restricted because a weapon or drugs could be carried in them.
 * Certain colors are often banned if gang colors.
 * Coats and bookbags are often only permitted in lockers. Again, guns and drugs could be in coat pockets and bookbags.
 * Violate a student's right to freedom of expression
 * Are simply a Band-Aid on the issue of school violence
 * Make students a target for [|bullies] from other schools
 * Are a financial burden for poor families
 * Are an unfair additional expense for parents who pay taxes for a free public education
 * Are difficult to enforce in public schools
 * Why buy regular clothes for your kids and then have to buy school uniforms