Dress Codes...No Way

The rule that I would most want changed at our middle school would be the dress code. We should be able to have our shirts untucked, be able to wear whatever we want, and our school performance should not be based on what we wear.

One reason why I think the dress code should be changed is because we should be able to have our shirts untucked. We should be able to have our shirts untucked because all we are doing is sitting there in class. Sometimes I want to move around, but really can't because my shirt is tucked in. If your shirt was untucked, you'd be able to do a lot more things. When your shirt is tucked in you might get more frustrated because it is so tight, which leads to getting off task and not being able to learn anything that day. People who are overweight might especially feel uncomfortable and probably a little embarrassed. I know if I was really overweight, I wouldn't want to go to school if I had to tuck in my shirt. I also think that having your shirt tucked in kind of makes students look kind of geeky, considering you have it tucked in all day. Students should have the freedom to dress more comfortably.

Another reason I believe the dress code should be changed is because I think we should be able to wear whatever we want to wear. If you are really interested in the army or things like that, you probably like to wear camouflage clothing. If you want to wear those styles of clothes to school you can't because the teachers and the principals will think it is gang related, and you would get in trouble for wearing those clothes. When you want to wear two different colors of shoe laces because it matches your clothes, or you think it looks cool, it will be considered gang related. As long as you are there to learn you should be able to wear an earring or even a cap as long as you are not messing with it non stop. Students should be able to wear anything they like.

Also, our school performance should not be based on what we wear. For example, if a student wears an earring, a cap, or a shirt untucked it does not mean that their grades will be low. Some of my friends who wear an earring are some of the smartest people I know. Just because I don't wear an earring doesn't mean that I am smarter than someone who does. If a student dresses very proper, that does not mean that their TAKS scores will be higher then someone who is wearing a tee shirt, shorts, and flip flops. Students