dress code

When Teachers Become Fashion Cops (Dress Code Policy) As hundreds of students head back to school this year, there is the usual rush -- to buy notebooks and binders. However, shopping for back-to-school was different this year for students: they needed a whole new wardrobe after the school adopted a dress code policy. Alarmed by increased school violence and theft, a breakdown of discipline, and deteriorating academic performance, the administration had been clamoring for some …showed first 75 words of 384 total…

…showed last 75 words of 384 total…fashions. It is absurd that the administrators are choosing to focus on the superficial instead of improving the academic environment. The school houses unsanitary reeking bathrooms, and an insufficient number of water fountains. Well-stocked libraries, extended access periods to the computer lab, larger choices of elective courses, and new full-height lockers are the types of changes that the school should focus on in order to create a learning atmosphere conducive to improving students¡¯ academic achievements