DRESS CODE CONTROVERSY

DRESS CODE CONTROVERSY BY GRACE KELLEY

The dress code at North Royalton High School is coming from. Because the school seems to be a controversial topic for some. has control of temperature regardless Students and administrators tend to see the of the weather, students may not have dress code in different ways. While there to worry about pushing the dress code seems to be a few misunderstandings from both sides limits with their shorts. of the topic, there are also good points made. When talking to students, both

The first article of clothing that has been discussed male and female, about the dress code, ripped jeans to great extents by both the students and the admin- were mentioned multiple times. Some students existrators is shorts. One NRHS student who asked to pressed their misunderstanding of why we as North remain anonymous stated, “What are we supposed to Royalton students are restricted from wearing ripped do? Nowadays, long shorts are not advertised to girls. I jeans. A classmate, Aangee Vakil, said, “I enjoy wearing would have to spend hours to find shorts that reach the ripped jeans because I feel good in them. It would be standards of the dress code. Then, I would go to school nice to be able to wear them in school every so often but and run the risk that I won’t risk breaking some teacher doesn’t dress code rules.” approve.” Some students

In stores that are do not completeadvertising to teen- ly understand why age girls, most times ripped jeans are not there are limited allowed. amounts of clothes There can be that fit the proper de- common misconscriptions of the dress ceptions about why code. It is easy to see students are not alwhy some struggle lowed to wear ripped with shorts and the jeans, said Mr. Osdress code. Students who meet dress code policies looking borne. “When stu-

With the temperatures at the digital picture wall. dents come to school,” Mr. rising as the summer sea- Osborne commented, “we son approaches, seeing students wearing shorts grows are teaching our students what professionalism looks more likely. like. It would not be appropriate to show up to a job

Mr. Osborne, the principal of NRHS, said that the interview in ripped jeans, so we are trying to teach that rise in temperature should have less effect on students' to the students now.” By enforcing the dress code, the wardrobe choices because of the complete control cli- administrators are attempting to set a solid foundation mate that the school now has: “What’s nice now is that for students. Kids can have a better understanding of we are in a climate control building. For the first time in what to expect from the real world and how to prepare the history of North Royalton HIgh School we are in a for certain situations such as job interviews. climate control building, so it should be comfortable. I Even though students and administrators may not wear a suit and tie to school every day, except on Fridays always see eye to eye on the dress code, both make great when I wear khakis and a polo. I have never died from points about the dress code reasoning and foundation. heat exhaustion, even when we didn’t have air condi- There can be misunderstandings on the student side tioning. Many of the teachers deal with the same thing when it comes to what we can wear to school but adso I don’t see temperature as an issue.” When consid- ministrators do a good job helping them understand. ering the new circumstances of air conditioning in the The controversial topic has two sides. Which side do building, it is easy to understand where Mr. Osborne you take?