Have you ever been in classes where a student was wearing clothing that was too distractive or too revealing that made your attention go elsewhere? Do you ever feel like you need to go buy the popular trend of clothing? Have you ever not been included in activities because of your clothing? Have you ever been affiliated with a gang because of the clothes that you wear, or ever been looked at as a gang member. Have you ever been made fun of because of the clothes you wear due to your religious morals? People should be able to wear whatever they want as long as they keep modesty in their decision of clothing.
             Why should we have dress codes? The faculty of schools think that having dress codes will stop discrimination and violence. Having dress codes would make grades go up because regular clothes cause distractions.
             Dress codes and the government. The First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution govern the School dress codes. The debate over mandatory school uniforms has surfaced as an issue in school law. As of today, the Supreme Court hasn't addressed the school uniforms issue. The issue of school uniforms is delt with in the circuit court of appeals and most federal and state courts. One reported case has directly addressed the issue of school uniforms. This case was Phoenix Elementary School District No. 1 vs. Green, 943 P.2d 836, 839, 120 Educ. L.R. 1170 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997). The court gave the elementary school a mandatory dress code policy. The new dress code policy was adopted because it: promoted a better learning environment, created opportunities for self expression, increased campus safety and security, fosters school unity and price, eliminated "label competition", ensures modest dress, simplifies dressing, and minimizes costs to parents. If your child didn't want to uphold to the policy, your child would have had the opportunity to transfer schools.
             Dress codes could be a bad idea be...