Dress code should be fair for all
January 22, 2016
Dear editor,
The Stroudsburg High School dress code successfully teaches its students to tolerate inequality and unfair treatment. Multiple students are outraged by unequal enforcement of the dress code, some students are overlooked by teachers and faculty because they are favorites or do good in class. Ai??These students can wear outrageously out of dress code clothing everyday and never be reprimanded for it.
If the dress code is going to exist, it should be enforced equally. No student should be able to get away with wearing sweatpants because they are an athlete or not wearing a collared shirt because they excel academically. It is unfair that a young lady will get in trouble for a skirt that is a tiny bit short while someone with a very short skirt goes free.
The dress code should exist for everyone not just a few people. Not only that, if a female student can be disciplined for a skirt above the knee, then male students should be reprimanded for shorts above their knees.
All regulations for dress code should be the same across the board and should not just exist for one gender. The dress code should exist to end inappropriate clothing not to cause unnecessary stress for students who are Ai??just trying to receive an education. Students can be kept out of class because they did something as simple as wear black on black. This is labeled as a distraction for other students, but in reality all it does is keep that one student behind in class and cause them unnecessary stress.
The dress code should not be used as an excuse to disrupt anyoneai??i??s education. As I walk down the hallway each day I see multiple dress code violations that go unnoticed by faculty, however if I, a student of Stroudsburg High can see that someone is wearing only a t-shirt, I am absolutely positive every single teacher can too.
In conclusion, Stroudsburg administration should either enforce the dress code properly and equally or create a looser dress code.
Sierra Davis
Senior
Samir Rivera Vazquez • Mar 24, 2017 at 12:22 PM
Honestly to me it is kind of ridiculous in how strict they are being on dress code. I understand they want us to be following the rules but they are making it a priority and a giant deal. It should just matter that you are wearing the school approved polos and pants that are acceptable. They are focusing too much on dress code and should focus more on more important things. When we all go and leave for college they dont care about dress code they just care about the education and the kids attending class, I think we need to get more of our priorites straight and stop being so strict on something so silly.
Lacey S • May 10, 2016 at 9:23 AM
It would be nice to think of a world where everything was fair.
But, so long as students and teachers must exist… teachers will pick favorites.
Oddly enough, a lack of a uniform would be more fair. [Just let people dress how they want, it’s self expression it’s not good to try to stunt the growth of someone as a person and cage their personality]
Still, the school- excuse me- the board sticks with a uniform because it makes the school look nice. Meanwhile, students feel left out when they can’t wear a more comfortable thing because teachers don’t adore them. [ Super cool, right? Wrong.]
Rather than dress the kids…. why not teach everyone to stop eyeing up their peers like they are a super juicy cut of meat, or for the vegans, a super nice asparagus bouquet!
Colleges appear to get along just fine without a code for dress, why can’t the high school students be treated this way.. what’s more, it’s even worse when schools argue it’s so teachers aren’t distracted! [ List of things they should not really be looking at, and hey, the uniform forces that! Many teachers appear to dislike pointing out issues with uniform for fear students will call them out as looking at them in a non business/school/student teacher way!]
The writer of this article is brilliant! Case and point. The uniform is not fair.
Katrina Green • Apr 13, 2016 at 10:13 AM
I completely agree with the letter written by Sierra Davis. In her article she makes a point on how some kids get away with wearing sweatpants just because they are an athlete and how some kids get away with what they wear just because they are liked by teachers. If administration wants to be more strict with the dress code, it should be enforced fairly, otherwise there is no point to it. Another point that Davis mentions in her article is how long students are kept out of class because of dress code. I remember last year, I forgot my ID once, and I missed more than half of first period because of it. Administration says that not being in dress code is a distraction for other students, yet they take us out of class to fix whatever we have done wrong. Davis also mentions the stress that comes with missing class because you were in the office because of dress code. Many kids have their core classes first period so even if they miss just one day of this class they can become drastically behind in that class. Therefore I agree with the point that Sierra Davis presents in her letter to the editor about dress code.
Jared Cintron • Apr 13, 2016 at 10:11 AM
I agree with the point made by senior Sierra Davis regarding the unequal enforcement of the dress code in Stroudsburg High School; the unequal enforcement of policies such as: collared shirts, sweats, and length of girls’ skirts is unfair and needs to be fixed so that system is fair and equal, not applicable to some but not others. Davis says of the dress code ”
If the dress code is going to exist, it should be enforced equally. No student should be able to get away with wearing sweatpants because they are an athlete or not wearing a collared shirt because they excel academically.” I agree with this statement completely. It’s unfair for the dress code to be applicable for some students but not for others just because they’re an athlete or academically gifted. The dress code must be enforced the same for every student no matter they’re background. Additionally, despite the fact that I’m not a female I’ve also noticed the unequal enforcement of policies regarding skirt length. Davis says of this issue”It is unfair that a young lady will get in trouble for a skirt that is a tiny bit short while someone with a very short skirt goes free.” Female friends of mine have also dealt with this issue of being sent down to the office but still I see girls with much shorter skirts not receiving the same treatment. So in conclusion, I agree with Sierra Davis’ stance on the unequal enforcement of the dress code.
Daniel Goldshmid • Feb 4, 2016 at 10:47 AM
@ me next time
Michelle Brodsky • Jan 27, 2016 at 9:38 PM
I agree that the way they enforce the dress code is biased and they might as well abrogate it because it serves no tangible purpose. However, I think that a girl wearing a mini skirt and flashing everyone is slightly different from a guy wearing shorts a tiny bit above his knees. Also, how often do you see 16 year old guys trying to show off their legs? That’s typically a female thing.