School Dress Codes

when I wear a uniform, we become uniform

by Stevie

TAKE A WALK AROUND ANY SCHOOL CAMPUS AND YOU'LL SEE THE SAME SCENARIO. EVERYONE LOOKING THE SAME, WEARING THE SAME POLO SHIRTS AND BORING DRESS PANTS. MOST SCHOOLS HAVE UNIFORMS. IT'S NOT FAIR. PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WEAR WHAT THEY WANT, WHENEVER THEY WANT. IF IT WAS UP TO US NOTHING WOULD BE LIKE THIS.

THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR HAVING SCHOOL UNIFORMS. HOWEVER, NONE OF THEM MAKE ANY SENSE. PEOPLE SAY THAT SCHOOL SHOULD BE A WAY TO PREPARE US FOR THE ADULT WORLD. HOWEVER, IN THE ADULT WORLD, PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE THEIR OWN CLOTHING. ALSO, SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY. SAY THEY WENT TO A SCHOOL THAT WAS NON-UNIFORM, AND THEY AREN'T WORRIED BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY HAVE CLOTHES. THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY HAVE A CLEAN UNIFORM. BUYING ADDITIONAL UNIFORMS WOULD COST THEM LOTS OF MONEY. THEN THEY HAVE TO BUY NEW CLOTHES AND HAVE LESS MONEY.

AFTER AWHILE, THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE FAIL TO NOTICE THE MOTIVES BEHIND STUDENT CLOTHES. IF SOMEONE WORE EAR RINGS THAT WERE A CERTAIN SHAPE, THEY'D HAVE TO TAKE THEM OFF, YET THAT STUDENT IS JUST TRYING TO SHOW SOME INDIVIDUALITY. SOMETIMES GIRLS WEAR DIFFERENT COLORED UNDERSHIRTS, SO THAT THEIR BRAWS DON'T SHOW THROUGH AND THEN THE TEACHERS MAKE THEM TAKE THEM OFF SO NOW THEY HAVE A SEE-THROUGH SHIRT.

NO TEACHER EVER HAS TO WEAR A UNIFORM BECAUSE THEY ARE FORCED INTO IT. TRUE, THEY HAVE TO DRESS NICE, BUT IT'S ULTIMATELY THEIR DECISIONS. IF WE HAVE TO, WHY DON'T THEY? ON FRIDAY'S THEY COULD WEAR WHATEVER THEY WANT. WHY CAN'T WE? WE HAVE TO TRY TO LEARN THE STUFF THAT THEY GET PAID FOR IF WE LEARN IT. WE DON'T GET PAID AND WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A CHOICE ABOUT BEING HERE. AT LEAST TEACHERS HAVE THE OPTION OF FINDING A JOB WITHOUT UNIFORMS.

WHOEVER MADE THESE RULES NEVER ASKED A STUDENT WHAT WE THOUGHT OR OUR OPINIONS. WELL THAT'S GOT TO CHANGE. CLOTHES ARE HOW SOME ONE EXPRESS' THEMSELVES. TELLING US WHAT TO WEAR IS LIKE TELLING US WE CAN'T BE OURSELVES. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WEAR CLOTHES THE WAY WE WANT AND AS WE FEEL LIKE IT. DESIGNERS MAKE CLOTHES BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY THEY LIKE THEM TO BE. AND WE BUY AND WEAR THE CLOTHES BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY WE WANT THEM TO BE!

EVERYONE HAS A DIFFERENT STYLE, TO THE WAY THEY DRESS. IT'S HOW THEY SPEAK THEIR MIND. IT'S HOW THEY SHARE THEIR BELIEFS. IT'S HOW THEY COMMUNICATE WHO THEY ARE. THEY COULD DRESS PREPPY, ROCKISH, SKATERISH, PLAIN, EVEN IN THEIR CULTURE.. BUT THEY DO DRESS. AND HOW DO THEY GET THE CLOTHES THEY WEAR? THEY BUY THEM...THEY DON'T JUST BUY WHATEVER. THEY BUY WHAT THEY LIKE.

PEOPLE CHOOSE WHAT TO BUY, OR IN SOME CASES THEY STEAL THE CLOTHES... AND WHY WOULD THEY WAIST THEIR FREEDOM ON GETTING CLOTHES THEY DON'T LIKE? EVERY ONE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEIR OWN STYLE. EVERYONE WANTS TO HAVE THEIR OWN VOICE. EVERYONE WANTS TO TELL PEOPLE WHO THEY ARE, WHAT GROUP THEY BELONG TO, WHAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN.

BACK IN THE DAY PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THAT MUCH CLOTHES TO WEAR, AND NOW THAT WE DO, YOU DON'T EVEN LET US WEAR THEM. A WAY TO EXPRESS OUR SELVES. C'MON CHANGE THE RULES WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO STICK TO SOME THING BECAUSE ONE PERSON SAID SO. LET US VOTE. LET MAJORITY RULE!

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