School dress code.
When I got dressed for school one morning, I felt confident. My outfit was something I would wear on any regular day and made me feel good. When I got to school it didn’t take very long for me to get “dressed coded” for my outfit by my principal. My exposed shoulders and tight-fitting jeans were considered "distracting for the boys." I was instructed to change; apparently, this was a display for my lack of self-respect. However, I didn't pick out my clothes to get attention from boys, and I’ve always respected myself. I was only trying to feel good about how I looked. This is typical for how dress codes in public high schools are a form of unfair treatment considering there more geared towards girls, they limit self-expression and they damage self-esteem.
New fashion trends, such as leggings, yoga pants, and shorter clothing, sparked controversy. They have been banned from many public high schools. Parents and students all over multiple countries argue that dress codes are directed mainly at girls and are a blatant example of gender inequality. There are far less restrictions for teenage boys. The girls are singled out and lectured about their appearance multiple times during the school year. I couldn't tell you how many times this happens to the boys, probably because it never does. The enforcements of dress codes have generally become a form of public humiliation for girls therefore treating them unfairly.
Part of the reason girls refuse to follow dress codes is because much more importance and attention is focused on them. The girls continuously get mocked about what they wear and humiliated as well. Due to the restrictions people in general have no room for self-expression. At Wasatch High School in Utah, senior portraits were photo shopped so that girls in the pictures were following dress code regulations, without the student's prior knowledge or the opportunity to re-take their picture. Personally, I believe that because the school did this, they limited the self-expression of the teenag...
