Girls are greater victims of the dress code
The dress code at BPHS seems to affect the girls more often than the boys even when the boys break the rules too.
When you read the list of dress code violations in the school’s student handbook, you will see that most of the rules on Page 27 are aimed towards girls and their style of clothing whereas there are few rules aimed at the boys.
What doesn’t make sense is the fact that both genders violate the rules. But you rarely ever see a boy get caught for wearing the wrong attire.
A couple bullet points into the dress code violations list on Page 27 and you will see: “Tank tops/tank top dresses, halter tops/halter top dresses, and tops with spaghetti straps may not be worn unless under a shirt or sweater. Low-cut tops exposing the chest or shirts exposing the bare midriff are not permitted.”
If a student chooses to break the dress code, the faculty and administration have the right to question that student’s dress and take necessary action.
Along with that, farther down on the dress code list on Page 28 it says, “The length of skirts and shorts should be below fingertip. When standing erect with your hands at your side, the length of the shorts or skirt should be below your fingertip.”
A possible reason for these dress code violations is that some women may feel like they have to bear their bodies because that’s what men and society seem to like. And they may also think that if they don’t show skin, the attention might not be on them.
After reading the school’s handbook and seeing what the dress code violations are, you can clearly see that girls are more affected by the rules.
Stephanie is a senior at BPHS and took journalism for her fourth year because she likes to have her opinions and ideas shared. She wants everyone to read...
Anon • Nov 4, 2016 at 12:32 pm
Is there even a point to discussing the rules about the dress code? Rules are rules and they aren’t gonna change anytime soon. This article is about the writers opinion, she had to write this for a grade. If you have an opinion about this, you can write your own article about dress code violations.
Sarah Shaheen • Nov 3, 2016 at 2:08 pm
“some women may feel like they have to bear their bodies because that’s what men and society seem to like.”
First of all, females don’t dress for men or society’s approval. Women wear want they want for themselves. We go to school to learn, not to impress teenage boys.
“they may also think that if they don’t show skin, the attention might not be on them.”
actually, women are perfectly capable of being noticed in a positive manner, rather than feeling the need to draw attention to their bodies. In fact, most females are decently uncomfortable when a man or anyone observes her body. We’re at school to learn and get an education–and quite frankly, we have to be and don’t have too much of a choice. we don’t go to school to be looked at or complimented. For most ladies I know and myself, having attention drawn to my body from a man is the least of my concern of my day.
Ethan • Nov 3, 2016 at 9:38 pm
I agree. Both guys and girls attend school to be educated, not to flirt with others.
If girls are so pressured by society to dress obscenely, it’s their responsibility to realize that the pressure is negative and to defy it. I don’t break these rules because, personally, I don’t even own clothing that that breaks them. Guys don’t wear near see-through shirts; guys don’t wear short shorts. The rules were created because of the raunchiness of girls’ attire.
The solution is simple – wear appropriate clothing.
When girls come to school in clothing that would be questionable for a public place such as the mall, they’ve gone way too far.
J • Nov 3, 2016 at 11:59 am
Is this even a question? Of course girls are greater victims. But that’s not a catastrophe! GIRLS CLOTHES ARE MORE REVEALING! Naturally, they are gonna be dress coded more often! People need to calm down over the dress code.
Wolf • Nov 4, 2016 at 9:04 am
However, their clothing doesn’t necessarily need to be as revealing as it is. And that’s what the dress code is for, to prepare you for the real world where that is completely unacceptable.
Wolf • Nov 3, 2016 at 9:51 am
Well, to be fair, it is more often the girls who are seen violating the dress code. Whether the reason be societal pressure or not, girls just break the rules more often. The school dress code is designed to ready students for a job dress code. And job dress codes are far more strict. You will be fired for wearing those sorts of things. Guys just aren’t caught breaking the rules as often. And frankly, there are less rules pertaining to them because they aren’t as distracting. The school is completely righteous in the format of their dress code. Rather than creating an article on how wrong the dress code is, an article should be created on how wrong the societal pressure to BREAK that dress code is.