school dress codes

[KathieK]

Originally Posted by mechanicalbrain

This post is going to be two parts. One: Yes and this has been mentioned but after thinking about it fact is that that is a job and you work at the company willingly. When you get a job you agree to the rules of the company (and I'm amazed how far these rules go especially in terms of privacy).

I agree with your post. I appreciate being able to choose what I wish to wear. What I was saying is that when you get into the "real world" (that is so cliche, isn't it?) you often DON'T have the freedom to choose. Ask your engineering mentors about what they have the "freedom" to wear at work... Yes, I have the "freedom" to get a different job, but in this job climate? You've got to be kidding. Not if I want to put food on the table and have health insurance and not uproot my family. I know so many unemployed people trying to find work these days, you're lucky to get a job interview, let alone make a decision on where you're going to work based on a dress code.

[xzvrw2]

School administrators at Pontiac Northern High School are considering implementation of a voluntary program. District Superintendent Mildred Mason said they are working with students' parents to determine whether such a program is wanted, if it could be effectively carried out and what dress restrictions might be included. A decision on such a program is expected at some point after the start of the new school year.

This is regarding our school dress code. It is in The Oakland Press newspaper. It says that the program will be voluntary. I have one question......WHO IN THE SCHOOL WOULD VOLUNTEER TO WEAR THE UNIFORM!!!!???? It may be different at my school, but for those that go to an urban school like mine know, no on will volunteer to wear the uniform. They will only wear it if it is forced upon them. Even then a lot of kids won't wear the uniform. I just don't understand why they have to go and do this and then say...Oh you don't have to wear them. tats just plain stupid, in my opinion.

Stevie

[Rohan_DHS]

DHS (Dunbarton High School) does have a dress code, but its pretty fair...basically nothing offensive (like shirts that say something bad about some other culture, n stuff like that), or vulgur (like shirts with anything to do with sex, etc), no hats inside and try not to wear too much jewellerry (optional)..oh yeah, and no 'spaghetti straps'...which isn't much of a problem for me, since I am a guy lol

But, that's about it...I don't think that there is much more to it

[Jeff K.]

I have a really similar dress code/uniform now. We can only wear either navy blue or khaki pants/shorts that we have to buy from this one certain company, Landsend, online. We also can only wear polo shirts that have our school logo in them and each shirts costs $25 and we can only wear gray, white, and navy blue. The middleschool I had went to that was like, an extension of the highschool that I am currently attending had a similar dresscode except for polo shirts, we could only wear white and "forest" green. People have gotten used to the dresscode. It just really takes away on individuality.

We had been happy going into highschool because for the first year, my freshman year, the dresscode was really loose. We could wear ANY polo shirt and ANY shorts or pants that we wanted. Now we have a dresscode after the highschool has had the same dresscode for the last 10 years. I have some friends that are seniors that have had to spend a lot of money on uniforms and are only going to be wearing them for one year.

[xzvrw2]

Do you go to a private or public school? I go to a public school.

[Jeff K.]

I go to a private school...that is also a Catholic school.

[Cory]

I think my school's entire code of student conduct was shorter than the descriptions of what you can and can't wear.

That dresscode pretty much sucks. My school had one, but it was rarely if ever enforced, and it mainly involved too much skin being exposed.

[xzvrw2]

This thing came in the mail and gave us a list of things that are prohibited...just everything under the prohibited items is what we are going to follow until they set something in stone.

[JasJ002]

Nobody here can be mad about their "school uniforms". I wear a Nazi uniform to school (you think I'm kidding.... if I had a tan tie it would be the same uniform). I have to spend half an hour a day prepping it just so it will pass inspection. Then when my room is formally inspected each shirt, pair of pants, socks, everything has to be pressed perfectly.