| Term Paper Title | The Dress Code |
| # of Words | 779 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 3.12 |
The Dress Code
An A- (90%) was received on this paper.
The dress code in public schooling has been a controversial issue lately, both in
Massachusetts and nation-wide. I feel some type of dress code would cut down some of
the everyday problems that schools have today. A dress code in public schooling would be
a good idea because it would reduce violence, eliminate the problem of wearing hats or
jackets in school, and make school more of an academic atmosphere, and less of a social
one. In this paper, I will discuss why a dress code would be a good thing for public schools
to have.
A dress code would eliminate many problems including violence that occurs
everyday in school. For example, if a simple shirt and tie with dress pants were worn by
boys, and some type of skirt or dress for girls, baggy clothing would be eliminated which
could hide weapons such as guns or knives. Fights also break out in schools because of the
way students dress. Negative comments are often made at school by students about their
classmates' clothing which provokes fighting. Obviously, some type of dress code would
stop this.
Studies show that a dress code reduces violence and makes students behave better
because it makes everyone equal, bringing all of the students to the same level: "A dress
code brings us together, like an athletic team. We're unified, we stand for the same things,"
said Bob Sanders, 57, a teacher at Antioch Christian Academy in Oklahoma City (David
2). Principal of Minneapolis' West Central Academy believes that uniforms help the school
meet five goals: foster greater school pride, enhance self-esteem, improve school
attendance, reduce suspensions and improve school climate (Washington 1).
The number of suspensions in Long Beach, California, which now requires
uniforms for students, dropped 32 percent. Every category of infraction - from assaults to
drug use to sex offenses- has fallen. Teachers and administrators in the Long Beach also
believe most students perform better academically because of the uniforms, making school
more of an academic atmosphere (Pertman 2).
Officials in Long Beach believe that uniforms reduce escalating violence and gang
activity in schools, because students no longer get hassled by gang members because of
clothes with rival colors or insignias. They also help create a work-like atmosphere because
students spend less time discussing wardrobes (Pertman 1). The same applies to Chicago
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