At Swansboro High School a dress code is implemented that is not only too strict but also over sexualizes the female body. Young women are told to cover up no matter if the temperature is 50 degrees or 90. The dress code does not allow students to show their shoulders or thighs but this dress code is much stricter on female students than males. The dress code is just another way for society to teach girls to cover up instead of teaching young men self-control is that really what our school system should be teaching our generation? The dress code has become so intense that it is almost impossible for girls to shop for clothes that will not have them sent home because they are not "appropriate". The argument that girls showing skin is distracting to male students is invalid due to the fact that Croatan a school known for their high academic standards is also a school with a very lenient dress code; perhaps that is because students are not pulled out of class and sent home because their shoulder is showing. A more lenient dress code is needed and desired by the student body.
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May 14, 2016
The momentum behind this is honestly exhausting to keep up with, yet it is exactly what we need to force a conversation. It feels like the school administration might finally have to acknowledge that we are not going away quietly.
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The dress code should be a little more to the acceptable length that you can actually have a store that sells the shorts or Capris as well as dresses without searching from store to store just to find your "school appropriate" length
my shoulders and thighs ARE NOT the reason a boy or anyone else is distracted from getting their education!
Parents dress your children properly for school!
This is ridiculous Croatan can wear shorts that are finger tip length and the boys there have no problems. But boys are going to be boys and there is nothing we can do about it, are school needs to get over it and let us girls stand up for are selfs and let us learn.
Yeah! For guys too! Lol
As long as you can't see a girls butt or boobs then it should be fine, school is about learning anyway.
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At Swansboro High School a dress code is implemented that is not only too strict but also over sexualizes the female body. Young women are told to cover up no matter if the temperature is 50 degrees or 90. The dress code does not allow students to show their shoulders or thighs but this dress code is much stricter on female students than males. The dress code is just another way for society to teach girls to cover up instead of teaching young men self-control is that really what our school system should be teaching our generation? The dress code has become so intense that it is almost impossible for girls to shop for clothes that will not have them sent home because they are not "appropriate". The argument that girls showing skin is distracting to male students is invalid due to the fact that Croatan a school known for their high academic standards is also a school with a very lenient dress code; perhaps that is because students are not pulled out of class and sent home because their shoulder is showing. A more lenient dress code is needed and desired by the student body.
Updates
May 14, 2016
The momentum behind this is honestly exhausting to keep up with, yet it is exactly what we need to force a conversation. It feels like the school administration might finally have to acknowledge that we are not going away quietly.
7 Comments
I understand the dress code however one inch above the knee? Its hard for girls to find dresses that are that long and dont make you look like a sack of potatoes, and shorts are really hard to find!! American eagle sales shorts that do cover everything and on me they go halfway down my thigh i think we should be allowed to wear shorts like that.
The dress code should be a little more to the acceptable length that you can actually have a store that sells the shorts or Capris as well as dresses without searching from store to store just to find your "school appropriate" length
my shoulders and thighs ARE NOT the reason a boy or anyone else is distracted from getting their education!
Parents dress your children properly for school!
This is ridiculous Croatan can wear shorts that are finger tip length and the boys there have no problems. But boys are going to be boys and there is nothing we can do about it, are school needs to get over it and let us girls stand up for are selfs and let us learn.
Yeah! For guys too! Lol
As long as you can't see a girls butt or boobs then it should be fine, school is about learning anyway.
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I understand the dress code however one inch above the knee? Its hard for girls to find dresses that are that long and dont make you look like a sack of potatoes, and shorts are really hard to find!! American eagle sales shorts that do cover everything and on me they go halfway down my thigh i think we should be allowed to wear shorts like that.