Dress codes for teens?

I did literally thank my mom for having me when she did because of when I went to school, I wasn't forced to wear uniforms.If I was forced to wear a skirt, I wouldn't have graduated.I wouldn't been comfortable and I would have done everything to get out of school and out of that skirt.And knowing me, I would have been expelled after a while.

I am so glad I went to school when I did.In my day parents did dictate what you could and couldn't wear but there was a way around it. All you had to do was wear the clothes that they wanted you to wear to your friends house and change into the clothes you wanted to wear.

When you say there shouldn't be a dress code do you mean anything goes, that the students should be able to wear anything they please? There has to be some limits, don't you think? I mean, kids should get used to the fact that there are rules in life!
One of the schools in my area has rules much like what you mention where they have a choice of maroon or blue shirts and khaki pants or skirts. They got a deal with local stores so the families could get them at a reasonable cost. When it first started there were alot of complaints about it but it's been a few years now and nothing is even said about it anymore. They look nice and neat and there's not the kind of competition and the teasing of the kids who can't afford the designer labels. I think they look very nice!
Annie

I am so glad I didn't have to wear uniforms.As long as I could wear pants, I guess I would get used to it. I always thought that uniforms would make it so much easier for you to miss school. All you have to do is come to school wearing the wrong thing and you could leave.Fantastic. I would have changed clothes right before science class every day.

Annie, just because all the kids are dressed in the same uniforms, doesn't mean that they weren't teased at school. Or you couldn't tell who has money and who doesn't. If a bully wants to pick on you, he/she will regardless how you both are dressed.

That sounds okay. Up in Vancouver gets cold so you shouldn't have a bare midriff or wear a mini skirt, you would freeze.

But that is changing these days. There are many companies that have a more causal dress code.It all depends on the uniform.I know if it were too conservative, I wouldn't have liked it. And I don't know if I would have done as well in school if my clothes weren't comfortable.

yeah, but unless you work at a bar or some super casual company most companies aren't going to allow you to wear pajama's to work... or spaghetti straps and short mini skirts. My job is casual and we are allowed jeans, but no holes... no spaghetti straps, basically it's work casual. Work casual is fine and there's nothing wrong with that. it's not like students would have to wear suits and dresses, just work casual. that's basically the dress code my school had. I mean we can wear t-shirts and jeans but t-shirts still can't be offensive even at my job.

and uniforms lack individuality. I think kids should be allowed to individually express themselves through clothing PLUS parents send their kids to Public school, they shouldn't have to pay for uniforms.

But at least you do get to wear jeans to work.So do I.I didn't think about the cost of buying the uniforms.That really means that the poorer kids would come to school without the uniforms.Maybe it is a way of the school not to teach the poorer students. No uniforms, no school.

Well that's my point.
There is nothing wrong with public schools not having an official dress code with uniforms. but keeping a casual dress code keeps it contained similar to places of work.

I Don't see a problem with dress codes!! Have you seen what especially what some of the girls wear! Now dont get me wrong but some of the clothes that boys and girls at school (High School) are not really suitable. As for the workplace, i have never understood why companies insist on shirt and trousers etc in work places where you have no customer face to face contact. What's the point ( should start a new thread on that) ok Dress code at primary school good idea! At high school>>> code with some restrictions, casual but not over the top ( or practically nothing in many cases) with an optional school uniform!!!

and you ruffdog basically said the same thing I said. except i disagree whole heartedly with uniforms of any sort

Poor kids and kids that are different will still be picked on regardless what they wear.Your uniform doesn't sound too bad. I lived and still live in jeans so all i would have to do is wear t-shirts with a collar.Simple. That beats dresses for the girls and suits for the boys. I would have lasted only one week in that type of school uniform.I would have been expelled.

I am too much an American because I would exchange a dress code where everyone looks the same for self-expression for students.

I would have been sent home because I would have refused to take off whatever I was wearing and put on Dress Code Violator t-shirt.

It's funny--that didn't seem to occur to a lot of the students that were sent to change shirts. Most of them were proud of the fact that they'd gotten a reaction out of the school officials, so they wore the things like badges of honor. I seem to remember there being a big stink over students refusing to bring back the shirts at the end of the day, too... weirdos.

Fantastic. Add me to the weirdo list.I never thought of it like that . I would plan to get as many t-shirts they had in my size for the school year. In other words I would have purposely wear the wrong thing everyday of the school year and I would have never returned the t-shirts.Fantastic.

You would still have to have a dress code, no uniforms but a dress code because you would have to describe what is obscene and what is not.