School dress code

I went to a private school and I remember they were strict with the dress code, too. With our uniforms, girls were only allowed to wear black or white hair scrunchies, headbands or any hair accessories. I particularly hated it. And the boys' hair had to be clean cut, not below the ears and no bangs covering the eyes. I think it is a good discipline to adhere to the school's uniform so we were able to learn to be neat and law-abiding, but regulating the colors of what to wear with it was just too far and irrelevant.

I think that sensible and comfortable shoes are a wise choice. I think that a uniform is great because I had a teaching practice when I was in a non uniform school. Some children came to school in summer dresses and one had wellington boots on. I didn't think the clothing looked clean and in cases the clothes looked old. School uniform should be about the clothes like trousers for males and skirts for females. Girls should also be allowed to wear trousers. They should be able to have their hair any way they like. It should be tied back in sport and science experiments. I feel sorry for the boy who was expended for having long hair. The secondary school I went to had a strict uniform. My friend said the blue and white blouse was like a prison uniform. We had to wear a gray skirt. Hair had to be short for a boy and tidy for a girl. We weren't allowed plastic bags.

I am a big supporter of dress codes in schools. I wonder, did the mother know about this dress code before enrolling her son in this school? If she does not agree with it, she should look at other schools.

i really hate those who make those rules that too for a six year old kid---its ridiculous.if they wanted to maintain discipline then they can start enforcing rules after certain age not from a very tender age.personally i dont have any kids but i have a small niece whats fortunate is i never heard of complaining aboout anything.great day.

All dressing codes in general are unnecesary in my opinion. In my elementary school it was forbiden to wear a cap, a hat, or anything that would cover your head. I wonder how does that affect to your learning. There are too many stupid rules, unfortunately. That school you talked about really went over the top.

I hate it personally. For certain schools girls must wear skirts. If I was forced to wear a skirt everyday I would sit with my legs wide open to irate the crap out of the teachers. Girls can wear pants. Same with boys should be able to have their hair long. If girls can wear their hair long, then so should boys. Otherwise the school is sexist.

I think that the length of a kid's hair is a personal choice and one to be made between the child and parent. Clothes should be clean and neat and not revealing. Now do the girls wear their long hair braided or pulled back? If so then the boy should as well. Men do wear their long hair pulled back and even braided and they don't look girly.

My daughter goes to a school that has a uniform although it is a public school. And, to be completely honest, there is nothing about their attire rules that I don't agree with. I don't, however, think that the school that you were talking about was right in suspending the little boy for the way that he chooses to wear his hair. I can understand the people that dye their hair all kinds of distracting colors, but for it being too long, I just don't think that is right.

My school dress code was okay i guess. But for a school to suspend a child for having long hair is a bit old fashioned in my opinion and they have absolutely no right to do that. I read a story once where a boy got suspended for having long hair, so he had it shaved off and went back the same day. They then suspended him for shaving it off. So stupid :P

Oh,almost every school here have the dress code, such as boys should not have long hair, girls should not wear mini skirt,no long nail...I think it is not a bad things, after all , there are students,if you want personality, it is ok, but when you 18 years old. I know the mother want her boy special,but if all the parents do like this ,how disorder the school will be! Boys have braids like girls,i can't image...

Boys and girls in school must be neat and tidy. But Boys should keep their hair short as they are generally more active in sports so they should keep their hair short.In Singapore,the schools regularly checks the hair and nails.and in Singapore,All students have to wear uniforms to school. I am male student in Singapore!hehe

i don't think the schooldress code is necessary for the kids who'sonly 6 years'old. if he's a high school student, he needs to obey the schol dress code. but he's just a kid and couldn't have the bad habits or thought on his dress, i think he can have the freedom on his dress.

well this happen school life is really sumthing differenmt which cant b forgotable. but in small age child have to face lots of things by teacher there must b some system have to changed kids must have some limitations. as being in child if they becum independent to have anything it may cause in elder position they mite creat lot of mess every where/ so rules for students must be there to keep some type of discipline. from my point of view

The establishment of that school are way out of line. School is about learning and not what you wear or look like. So what if the kid has long hair? It shouldn't matter because it isn't affecting anyone. I do think however, clothes with swear words or violent content shouldn't be allowed. I also think showing too much skin is inappropriate.

I also watched this video and couldn't help but laugh at the situation. Schools take things a little too far on somethings and not far enough on others. This one is one of them that just they took too far. He's a boy, he likes his hair long, and he's doing good in school, why bother a child when he's not bothering anyone else. Yes, it's different, but we all are different in many ways. I think with today's schools, that's the biggest problem, they don't like to see that all children are different and they all need to be treated that way. It even said at the end of the video that she wasn't going to braid it, she was sending him the next day in the pony tail he'd probably still be in suspension, but she was standing her ground and I think it's good for her to do so. I am lucky that our school has very few dress code rules. Ours only apply to short skirts, bad launguage on shirts, and flip flops on PE days.

It is already stated in the dress code policy, so, the parents are responsible for their kid to follow this rule. Even though they like his hair, but this will only make the boy confused. Besides the school policy itself, the parents should take into account of other things such as the boy's personality. He is growing up and he would feel different from other boys or worst being teased. There's nothing wrong of being different, but if things can be changed, the parents should comply with the policy. I mean, it's only a hair, but for a kid at such young age, it will make a big difference. I just think that school dress codes are implemented to portray the clean images of the schools.

This situation happened to our school also. That the school do not want that the hair of the boys reach beyond his ears. They give warning to the kids but did not inform the parents or just remind the parents though this things were written on the school's manual. They hired someone to cut the hair of those kids in school then that night lots of kids went home crying. The parents really filed a complaint about it.

I am all "for" school dress code, but this school you are describing seems a bit too much. However, when you sign up your kid for school you should check the rules of the school. I mean the school board went a little bit overboard but the parents should have known better. At least that is what I think

While I do believe it is neccesary to have a dress code to keep kids in check, that s going ver y overboard. I would've understood if if it was unkept and messy, but as it seems, it wasnt in that little boy's case. My daughter has a dress code, and simply put, she must wear solid colors in plos and solid khaki pants. the purpose was to keep things neat, and so that each kid wouldn't be able to have better clothes. Like if a kid has on Abercombie and another has on Walmart. Now, that SOUNDS all right. But around here, the clothes are a bit hard to find, and they do get pricey. And when you want to buy more in the middle of the school year, good luck with that! You'll have to drive out and search at a uniform specialty store. But at the beginning of the year, you will find them anywhere from the mall to Kmart, and you can still tell where they were bought due to the emblem or design or fit of the clothes. So in my opinion: it is ridiculous. As long as the girls aren't showing too much and the guys have their pant pulled up, that's enough for me.

schools need to keepup a dress code or uniform which brings name and fame to the educational institute.so if people saw the uniform then they should be in a position to evaluate the standards of the school.so institutions should provide students a decent dress code and make the young generations a decent people of the future.