i have the right to wear what i want, dont i?!?! Options

[TWiSTED STARS]

i have been having some problems at school. with the dress code and stuff.

the other day i was wearing a black shirt with julius the monkey breaking a guitar on it to school, and i got called to the principles office, and was told that it was a VERY innapropriate shirt becasue it will be giving people ideas of vandalism and its black. and i asked her (the principal) "its black, so?" and she said if you wear a black shirt, you are gothic. she labeld me. wt f? oh and i got an hour worth of detention, just for wearing a black shirt.

and another time i was wearing a wristband that had the blink182 smiley on it. and the principal said it promotes "ganster" stuff. ha ha. she says that i must belong to some gang. i said, no. but she insisted that i did belong to some kind of gang.

i was also wearing shorts that says dance on the butt for p.e., and i got detention for that because it was "innapropriate" i asked the principal why and she said that shorts saying dance on the butt are promoting sex. i wonder, how do those promote sex?!?!?!

now we have a new dress code rule (well its not official but its an idea thats up in the air) that we can not wear all black clothes because you will be "gothic", we cant wear wristbands or head bands because they are "gangster-like", we cant wear skirts because they make a girl look "cheap".... and so on.

what do you guys think of that? i mean, just because i wear certain stuff it doesnt mean i belong to a certain group or belive in something.. am i correct?

i think some teachers are just sooooo wiered.

and i think i have the right to wear what i want to wear... and not be labeled..... right?

i need some opinions...

[shoryuken]

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[aaayotiffany]

i hate uniform.
my high school's dress code is:
green, grey, white top. [polos/button-ups/has to have collar]
black, khaki, navy bottoms & jeans.
no shorts/capris. booooo.
no tanks.
skirts are allowed but can't be shorter than two inches above the knees.
closed-toe shoes. no flip-flops.

oh since 2006 in my school, people can't wear black shirts under their uniform shirts because it means you're in a gang.

and i remember in middle school, no one could wear those black rubber bracelets because they were called "sex bracelets".

[ToxicTaco]

thats retarded^

[shoryuken]

thats retarded^

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[aaayotiffany]

thats retarded^

hell yeah its retarded! like they made you take off the black shirt. unless they catch you before school, then they just won't let you in. stupid.

[SJalways]

Lawl, my middle school only cared if your outfit was causing a distraction in class. I don't think my HS has a dress code... Hell, no one even cares if we don't wear shoes, and your tee-shirt can say anything you like/have any picture you want (guns, drugs, alcohol, you name it) as long as you're not threatening a student or teacher with it. Although they tried to ban bandannas once, the administration thought they were too gang related. That rule went out the window when the entire school showed up in bandannas. The students at my school are surprisingly good at organizing things like that.

If I were you, I'd switch schools, but that's just because it's the least confrontational. Getting the student body to protest usually works best though. One important thing to understand about schools is that they don't dare get everybody in trouble if it's a protest.

[blueragedesigns]

Wiki Gothic and print it out. Show the principle. Say "I don't ACT like this, just because I wear black doesn't mean anything, stop stereo typing."

I had a major problem at my school also. We got told we were not allowed to wear tops that show lots of skin etc (not LOTS as such, but just like a tank top or w/e they're called, Muscle tops? eh i dunno) ANYWAY I had a massive fit because the teachers still wore them, as well as short skirts etc. So the next day I turned up in a short skirt with tights. :L with a top showing "skin" I was so aggro cuz they where being hypocritical. And also allowing other girls (The "Favorite girls") to wear those clothes.
So ye. They whipped the "rule" out because I wouldn't drop it. Ah back to the point..

Just keep turning up in the clothes, till they ban you or w/e.
Then take them to court for stereo typing you.

[sleepwalkerdream...]

Wow, your principal's weird forreals.

My school has started to enforce the dress code recently. We're not allowed to wear shorts/skirts that stop above our hand if our arms were just at our sides. I've got caught so many times it's fckin' stupid. I think the woman just watches me 24/7 because I have a boyfriend. :| I hate it. AND I SWEAR, my skirts are like, BARELY above my finger by like a centimeter. She's so lame. -____________-

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Damn. I left private school because they thought my hair was too long.

[Harp]

well, you don't have a uniform

[Blyat]

well that really is gay!

and isn't it a public school? they can make the dress code like that unless the whole school board does it



a lot of girls at my school wear short shorts, I of course wear them one day and get into trouble, but i have long legs it wasn't fair

[tokyo-rose]

well that really is gay!

Gay =/= stupid/bad.

To everyone else: This topic is four years old, so there's not much point in replying to the OP anymore.

[Harp]

here's mine: no facial/tounge piercings, with the exception of the ears.
hair must be a natural color.
no pajama pants or shits.
no sleeveless shirts. sleeves must be at least 3 inches in length.
no pants below the waist, and/or undergarments showing.
skirts must be longer then the middle-finger when the arms are down at the sides.
no jewelry with chains, spikes, or long ropes.
no coats worn in classes. they must be put in a locker or taken off in class.
no hats worn inside the building, as well as gloves, scarves, and sun glasses.
no open-toed shoes (sandals, flipflops)

thats about it. it used to be you couldn't wear hoodies.

[AyeVickaye]

here's mine: no facial/tounge piercings, with the exception of the ears.
hair must be a natural color.
no pajama pants or shits.
no sleeveless shirts. sleeves must be at least 3 inches in length.
no pants below the waist, and/or undergarments showing.
skirts must be longer then the middle-finger when the arms are down at the sides.
no jewelry with chains, spikes, or long ropes.
no coats worn in classes. they must be put in a locker or taken off in class.
no hats worn inside the building, as well as gloves, scarves, and sun glasses.
no open-toed shoes (sandals, flipflops)

thats about it. it used to be you couldn't wear hoodies.

Deng that sucks man, school is hella strict.

[none345678]

We can wear skirts up to your middle finger but you can not have any wholes on or above your knees. Even if you have tights on under. That makes no sense. And the stuff they consider violent or gang related is always some stupid bullshit ting that never makes sense.

[Harp]

^oh, i forgot the holy jeans one. we can't have them at all, anywhere, but if there are tights underneath it's ok.

[Tramatize]

That is lame, if it was like something with like a dirty joke, or something crude on it, i would understand, but those are the dumbest reasons.

[TOOLBAGSIRNUTS]

I'm all for wearing whatever you want, but I've seen a few people who've blatantly abused this right. I've seen dumbass teenagers wearing XXL clothes that don't even remotely fit them and I'm like, "Dude you're not big and you're not buff". Also, people that have belts and their jeans are still sagging can kill themselves. But then I've also seen some f*cked up shirts depicting recent terrorist attacks or attempts at racial humor that aren't funny. So really, you can thank the dude(s) that f*cked it up for your school for these restrictions anyway. That usually means that there has been a pattern of people of similar attire doing reckless or illegal things, or just being retarded in general, which can lead to these restrictions.

In any case you should develop logical arguments to their statements. "Oh you gais ban black clothes? So you guys ban the color black eh? Does that mean black people get detention for being black? f*ck you, racist." You might get expelled if you repeat it verbatim but if you are tactful about what you say then your cause will be heard.

[apocalypselover]

today i got in trouble for wearing some green pants with cows on them I was kinda seeing how far i could go before i got in trouble so i was kinda asking for it. at my school we don't usually get in much trouble, just a lecture from the teacher or something.