All About School Dress Codes

Teen Life     From Ellen Friedrichs, your About Teen Life Editor     Does your school have a dress code? Many do. And while a lot of people feel that dress codes are important to maintain a safe, non-distracting, respectful, learning environment, others feel they are stifling and often applied unfairly. Here is more about the issue!   Follow us on:     Sign up for more free newsletters: About Today About Parenting About Health   Challenging Your School's Dress Code If you want to get the attention of school officials and try to make changes about your dress code, there are some things you can do. And then there are things that you should not do. Let's take a look at both. READ NOW   How 'Slut Shaming" Has Been Written into School Dress Codes Slut shaming is the deliberate act of calling a woman a slut, a whore or impugning her character in sexual terms in order to embarrass, humiliate, intimidate, degrade or shame her for actions or behaviors that are a normal part of female sexuality. Some people argue that school dress codes disproportionately target girls and contribute to this practice. READ NOW   Pros and Cons of School Uniforms Every school is in essence a learning environment. That which aids learning is acceptable, and that which hinders it should be unacceptable. Add to this the fears of school violence and student safety, and you can see why many school boards are calling for school uniforms. In this article we will look at the pros and cons of school uniforms. READ NOW   How GLBT Teens Are Affected By School Dress Codes Do you have a dress code at your school? If so how is it enforced? At some schools these are pretty lax things. At others, clothing is rigidly watched for any hint of transgression. And plenty of private and some public schools require uniforms READ NOW   ADVERTISEMENT Featured Articles What to Expect of Middle School Dress Codes The Arguments Against School Uniforms School Dress Code Sample Policy Why Dance Teachers Enforce Dress Codes Simple Ways to Meet School Dress Code Rules What is Slut Shaming More from About.com Sign up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! Want More From About.com? Check out our social channels tailored to every interest! Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Teen Life newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 Privacy Policy © 2014 About.com