Trouble in the land of the B.E.A.S.T. or.. What's your school policy on dress?

[sanddrag]

In my high school, we were not allowed to have any clothing with stripes or any logos at all bigger than about a square inch. At first, they didn't even allow cargo shorts/pants but then they did on the condition that they are not baggy. Shirts had to have a collar. Corduroy, jeans, and sweat pants were not allowed. And there were all the same rules as above. From time to time there would be a free dress day where you could where whatever you want. Everyone was pretty much fine with the dress code.

[Lil' Lavery]

I understand most of it, but why no baggy pants? I can see if they were extroadinarily baggy AND long and posed a tripping/safety hazard, but other than that....

[JackN]

Mostly nothing low cut, too much shoulder, no tanktops, no spikes, no Inapropriate shirts, no shorts/skirts that are more than six inches above the knee, and the most interesting, no Trench Coats. All of these schools with the no sandal policy really scare me. That is all I where unless there is snow out or it is a Robotics competition/meeting.

[Michelle Celio]

My school is completely uniforms, unless we earn "jean days" which are stricter than the county dress code. I've been in with the uniforms since 9th grade and I'm in 12th now, and I really don't see a problem with schools and strict dress code. You're not going there to impress your friends, you're there to learn (if only I realized that 3 years ago). I've seen some of the kids that go to the high schools in the district that don't have uniforms and I really don't understand how they can bring themselves to wear some of the things they do.

Our uniform consist of:

• Polos - Available in 4 colors, the school's colors of red black white and yellow
• Dockers or Dickies style pants, must fit the students body and not be utterly over sized or to tight
• Appropriate foot wear - we're allowed sandals but they must have a back strap, *(I've been pushing this rule with my converse since they aren't so posted to be written on and well mine ..are)*
• Professional Dress is also accepted, under the lines of a conserved business

We also have to have our hair in "natural colors" and appropriate styles.
We're limited to FOUR Piercings, ONLY in the lower earlobes and a max of two in each ear.
Shirts must be tucked in (not folded over) with an appreciate belt and belt buckle
Pants must be worn at the hips or above, not below. (Allot of people get yelled at for this one, my self included)
We're allowed to wear skirts but they must be finger tip length and all that fun stuff.
We're not allowed capris, but shorts follow the skirt rule.
We have to have our shoes tied
Those shoes with that random strap that hangs off of them, we're not allowed those unless it's actually fastened

I think that's it I'm not sure. It's really funny, during regionals we were allowed to ride the bus to school like normal, but we're allowed to wear the team uniform (team t-shirt and jeans) we had so many stares as like "What the heck are they thinking".

[Alexa Stott]

Wow, Michelle! That's really strict. I can see what you mean when you say that you're there to learn and not to impress your friends.

I would have almost no problem with that dress code. The only one I'd have is that I like to wear baggy pants/shorts most of the time.

At our school, like Morgan mentioned, it's really lax. Everyone walks around in flip-flops and spaghetti straps and halter tops and the like. I remember one day, a whole bunch of kids all wore big red t-shirts and the administration said nothing about it.

I've never had much trouble with our dress code since I'm more comfortable in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt (or hoodie, if it's cold).

[Jeremiah Johnson]

When I went to Moline, anything and everything was fine. The rules stated otherwise but no one followed them. Being an incity school, you got that "slutty" crowd, for a lack of a better word. There was always the over-occassional thong hanging out and bras popping out of their shirts.

Sherrard stepped up their dress code this year. My girlfriend attends SHS and I hear about this everyday. How she can't wear half of her wardrobe now because her shorts are shorter than the minimum and good thing because I don't want her wearing that stuff to school. They have to have sleeves on their shirts. And there's a bunch more stuff.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

District 214 dress rules are similar to those mentioned above about shirts, revealing clothing, unsafe foot attire, etc. In Chicago baggie pants can be gang sign as well as colored shoelaces, hats, socks, colored belts, neck wear, etc. The Dean of Students are kept up to date by the local police and gang crimes units so that they can keep up with the changes. There still is a lot of leeway but anything construed as gang related will be dealt with quickly and severely.

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

I understand most of it, but why no baggy pants? I can see if they were extroadinarily baggy AND long and posed a tripping/safety hazard, but other than that....

I'd like to see you hide a weapon in the tight pants the scenesters wear.
At college, we only have dress requirements for the labs for safety reasons.

Wetzel

[KelliV]

A few years ago (2004 maybe) they upped dress code at RMHS like mad and if you showed ANY shoulder you got sent to the dean. If you and your friends dressed alike you got sent to the dean. I got sent to the dean becuase I "might have" been able to take off the button up shirt (kinda like team 25s but it was all white) and expose the tank top I was wearing, the funny thing was the tank top was the one I got for Nationals that year.

I am still in disagreement on how you can make all of these rules but they still let the cheerleading squad wear our flyaway skirts (basically strips of fabric on a belt) on Fridays.

[Alexa Stott]

Originally Posted by KelliV

I am still in disagreement on how you can make all of these rules but they still let the cheerleading squad wear our flyaway skirts (basically strips of fabric on a belt) on Fridays.

Yeah, they do the same for our cheerleaders. Their skirts barely cover anything at all. Then again, at my school, everyone wears those really short skirts and they all get away with it...

[Kristian Calhoun]

Originally Posted by AtalanteStar25

Yeah, they do the same for our cheerleaders. Their skirts barely cover anything at all. Then again, at my school, everyone wears those really short skirts and they all get away with it...

Haha. This is true, and although our school is pretty laid back with the dress code, my sister once was called to the office because one of the teachers complained about her skirt being too short, so my mom had to bring her a change of clothes. [This was during her sophmore year, coincidently the same year she was a cheerleader for the basketball team...]

And although there are written rules in our school's handbook about appropriate clothing and dress code, most administrators are too preoccupied with other things than to enforce the dress code. As a result, this past year everyone got away with wearing anything and everything (or lack there of) that they wanted to.

[Cuog]

The dress code at our school is pretty lax, i dont know it exactly since my standard wardrobe is never a problem(cargo jeans or shorts and a T-Shirt). I think the comment on what you would wear to see your grandmother is actually in the Handbook. The basic rules are no exposing stuff that ought not be exposed and no shorts/skirts that are too short.

[Daisy]

So...like a GPC? Gracious Professionalism for Clothes?

Um...our school says that it cares about the clothes you wear, but there's only two teachers who trully do. I would like for them to put some kind of uniform in place, but I don't see that happening in the near future.

Oh well.

Daisy

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Daisy

So...like a GPC? Gracious Professionalism for Clothes?

That's exactly what's needed. Unfortunately because there is so little GP in society, schools are making dress codes (and other behavior codes). Once they get started, they often go overboard.

Our newspaper had a story on one local district where the mom was complaining that half her elementary child's wardrobe was against the code. When kindergarten girls can't wear Hello Kitty (or whatever the cuteness-du-jour is) because the code forbids any graphics on a shirt, things have gone too far.

Edit: Incidentally, many team uniforms would not meet the stringent dress codes.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Cuog

I think the comment on what you would wear to see your grandmother is actually in the Handbook.

with autumn's approach
the grandmother's view of dress
instills careful thought

I like that the grandmother consideration is in the handbook. It reflects a built in respect between the grandmother and the student and encourages the student population to follow that wisdom. Wonder how many grandmothers know they have established their place in student handbooks. I think they would be just as pleasantly surprised at that as they are with the paper plate hats pre-schoolers make for them and they treasure.