128 Students Suspended at Ind. School

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: Kevin1211

Originally posted by: Amused
There is nothing wrong with dress codes. You're going to have them when you get a job, why not get used to them in school?

then how come there's not dress code in college? isnt college even more for you to get used to the "real world"?

Because they don't care about you at all. In fact, it's better if a certain percentage fails out, it makes the program seem more stringent.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

Originally posted by: Buck Armstrong

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
When I was in High School I was kicked out because I wore Blue Jeans and "T" shirts. Well at least that's the EXCUSE they used. That and the fact that my hair was too long.

Funny thing was, most EVERYONE wore Blue Jeans and "T" shirts and compared to MANY other kids there, my hair wasn't even THAT long.

I wore what I wore because that's what I could AFFORD to wear. Of course back then jeans didn't cost up wards of $100. The REAL reason I was kicked out was because I got in a fight with one of the "in crowd" of which I was NOT a part.


What was the fight about? Long story, but suffice to say he claimed he had a legitimate beef and I had no proof he DIDN'T.

When I went back for my 20th reunion, I FINALLY found out that I was RIGHT and he DIDN'T have a beef. (At least not one he didn't bring on himself.)

So after I left THAT public school, guess what? Catholic School, where there WAS a dress code. But you know what? I survived....

So does that make you for or against dress codes?

And...what was the imaginary BEEF?

I was out driving with a bunch of friend late at night and someone started chasing me, I got to town and ran through a stop sign. A cop (who I knew) pulled me over and asked what I was doing, I told him someone was chasing me. About that time another car came around the corner and I told the cop that HE must have been the person chasing me. He was pulled over and, guess what? They found beer in his car. The cop let me go and busted him. Daddy took away his car. Next day at school he SWORE it wasn't him chasing me, got all pissed off (after his friends fired him up...) and wanted to fight after school. Since I didn't know for certain it WAS him that was chasing me, in which case he MAY have had a legitimate beef, I told him that if it would make him feel better, that I would meet him after school.....20 years later he finally admitted it WAS him.

I KNEW IT!!!

BTW: This was the FIRST fight I was ever in where I threw the first punch. And by the time it got broken up, I was KICKING HIS ASS.

yeah brutus, going chuck norris and bruce lee on his ass

 

[CrackRabbit]

Dress codes are retarded, and sending the kids home only sends one message. "Want a day off? Come to school wearing something that the rules say you shouldn't."
No one should give a flying fark what you wear to school, if the kids actualy wanted to be there and learn somone wearing puke green with pink hair is not going to stop them from learning. The ones that don't care about learning are not no matter if they follow dress code or not.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: Brutuskend

Originally posted by: Buck Armstrong

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
When I was in High School I was kicked out because I wore Blue Jeans and "T" shirts. Well at least that's the EXCUSE they used. That and the fact that my hair was too long.

Funny thing was, most EVERYONE wore Blue Jeans and "T" shirts and compared to MANY other kids there, my hair wasn't even THAT long.

I wore what I wore because that's what I could AFFORD to wear. Of course back then jeans didn't cost up wards of $100. The REAL reason I was kicked out was because I got in a fight with one of the "in crowd" of which I was NOT a part.


What was the fight about? Long story, but suffice to say he claimed he had a legitimate beef and I had no proof he DIDN'T.

When I went back for my 20th reunion, I FINALLY found out that I was RIGHT and he DIDN'T have a beef. (At least not one he didn't bring on himself.)

So after I left THAT public school, guess what? Catholic School, where there WAS a dress code. But you know what? I survived....

So does that make you for or against dress codes?

And...what was the imaginary BEEF?

I was out driving with a bunch of friend late at night and someone started chasing me, I got to town and ran through a stop sign. A cop (who I knew) pulled me over and asked what I was doing, I told him someone was chasing me. About that time another car came around the corner and I told the cop that HE must have been the person chasing me. He was pulled over and, guess what? They found beer in his car. The cop let me go and busted him. Daddy took away his car. Next day at school he SWORE it wasn't him chasing me, got all pissed off (after his friends fired him up...) and wanted to fight after school. Since I didn't know for certain it WAS him that was chasing me, in which case he MAY have had a legitimate beef, I told him that if it would make him feel better, that I would meet him after school.....20 years later he finally admitted it WAS him.

I KNEW IT!!!

BTW: This was the FIRST fight I was ever in where I threw the first punch. And by the time it got broken up, I was KICKING HIS ASS.

yeah brutus, going chuck norris and bruce lee on his ass

I never really liked to fight but being small and having the tendency to be in the wrong place at the wrong time ended up making me really GOOD at it. It was either that or spend a lot of time at the Doctors.

I found out the getting in close and staying inside of the bigger guys reach could REALLY pay off. That and I had a GOOD headlock, once I had you in it, you weren't going ANYWHERE!

BTW: That's how THIS fight ended. Me punching him in the face and him saying "Here comes the TEACHER, LET ME GO, LET ME GO!"

After getting out of the service and moving to Oregon, I haven't had to fight in a LONG LONG time. And really don't miss that crap....

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: Coquito
:thumbsup:

I blame tight sweaters for my academic shortfalls as a teenager.

For truth!!!

that's why we are falling behind everyone else...

 

[spacejamz]

It is threads like this that make you weep about the future of this country...

They only care about themselves and what they think they are entitled to. It's too bad that things like respect, courtesy and just plain common sense seems to be non-existent now.

It is even scarier thinking that they will be the leaders of this country one day.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: HombrePequeno
I don't know. In school I was never distracted in class by girls who had massive cleavage but then again I realized when it was time to learn and when it was okay to look at boobies. I would assume other teenagers can separate the difference as well.

There are very few of us with that skill.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: spacejamz

It is threads like this that make you weep about the future of this country...

They only care about themselves and what they think they are entitled to. It's too bad that things like respect, courtesy and just plain common sense seems to be non-existent now.

It is even scarier thinking that they will be the leaders of this country one day.

No, "they" won't. There are two distinct positions in the heirarchy for adults - politicians, and normal people. Politicians are exactly the same as normal people, but they have the added ability to make people think that their entitlement is the best thing for the public. This is also true for kids. There are none of those in that article of this thread, because nobody has convincingly explained why dressing like a gangsta' or slut preserves the nation.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: DaiShan

Originally posted by: Kevin1211

Originally posted by: Amused
There is nothing wrong with dress codes. You're going to have them when you get a job, why not get used to them in school?

then how come there's not dress code in college? isnt college even more for you to get used to the "real world"?

Because they don't care about you at all. In fact, it's better if a certain percentage fails out, it makes the program seem more stringent.

That, and college students have power. They have the power to vote, as in politically - thus they have legitimate ability to lobby and indirectly control public universities, and they have the power to take their money elsewhere. This is exactly why roughly 50% of the recruitment process focuses on the academics, and 50% focuses on "student life."

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: ImYourFriend
dress codes are b-s

---

Eddie Byrd,

Considering how many times we have banned you under other names, YOU are more BS than any dress code.

Eddie Byrd
4903 Endolwood Dr Apt C
Charlotte, North Carolina 28215
(704) 569-7975

AnandTech Moderator

I think Eddie may want to see SoaP...

 

[LEDominator]

Originally posted by: Horus
Who gives a crap. I went to a school right in the downtown. Girls dressed like whores, guys dressed like thugs. I think the only rule was no bandannas.

People that were there to learn, did. Those that were there to stare and jack off, did.

Schools shouldn't force you to learn. That's what the real world's for.

Or, one better, why not let those who don't want to go to school leave :roll:

 

[destrekor]

im kind of in the same boat in that dress codes do nothing. they only make the people who can't fit in clothing cliques, well.. fit in.. but it doesn't give them the ability to be able to still hang out with the people who didn't like. personality is going to be present no matter the clothing style, so why the big fuss... I never got it.

I have graduated, and while the highschools of the big city district are now in dress codes too (although not as strict as private schools), my highschool (a secondary city district) still doesn't have them, and I am glad. To me it does nothing. Clothing was never distracting. Sure, someone wearing something skimpy is going to get my attention, but thats about all. I never really got distracted from learning because of clothing itself. Foolish to think people are distracted in that manner. The people that are distracted from learning because of clothing would be distracted by anything or simply don't want to learn to begin with.
Hell, a girl in my school had always worn a schoolgirl outfit anyhow, cuz she felt like it. She looked hot in it, and would be just as distracting as a girl wearing a skimpy outfit. A girl's/woman's body is going to shine through whatever she wears.

 

[sourceninja]

all I Know is nothing is hotter then a girl in a school uniform.

 

[EmperorIQ]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
Shouldn't school prepare you for life? Expressing yourself and even your sexuality through clothes is a pivitol part of your existence. I wish I didn't have a uniform in elementary school - I had no sense of fashion growing up. When you're in a job interview or a club - which is more important? Knowing your times table or knowing how to dress?

what is more important is knowing your times table. In HS all kids are always dressed like thugs. Even kids in the suburbs. I don't know why they dress like thugs and whores, but i guess its cool to act like they are ghetto when they are from middle class families?

Then when you get to college, why all of a sudden you have maybe those who dress like thugs take up maybe 2% of the population? I'm willing to bet that they have aged and matured a little more.

I'm also 100% positive that the majority of high school students have no individuality, but they just wear what mtv has on.

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: Razgriz
Dress codes suck, especially uniforms. At my school, they cry about the littlest thing and how it's a 'distraction' to the learning process. Such as earrings for the girls(they can only wear stud earrings), and hoodies...they banned those, makes no sense at all.

I've seen hoodies banned many times, for the same reason as hats - because they make it either difficult or impossible to identify people from a distance and/or via camera.

The school I attended when I was in my junior & senior years of high school had a 'modified uniform' dress code. It allowed variety, but you still had to be dressed a certain way. For example, most of the guys in the school had to wear slacks, dress shirt, and a tie. There could be just about any color/pattern/logo variation within that, as long as it met the basic rules.

I think that it was nice to have that... our school looked and operated a lot more professionally than any other school in the area.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: ImYourFriend
dress codes are b-s

---

Eddie Byrd,

Considering how many times we have banned you under other names, YOU are more BS than any dress code.

Eddie Byrd
4903 Endolwood Dr Apt C
Charlotte, North Carolina 28215
(704) 569-7975

AnandTech Moderator

lolzerskate pwnt

 

[aleckz]

I don't know, my highschool had the policy where skirts had to be past your finger tips, no stomach showing. Guys had to wear belts if the pants were hanging off your ass.. but besides that everything was alright. I like those rules rather than sending the kids home and giving them a free day off. Personally I would of gave them afterschool suspension or make them wear garbage bags.

 

[oboeguy]

Originally posted by: Buck Armstrong
I would've hated it in highschool, but now that I have kids, I totally support it. All schools should have enforced dress codes. You're there to learn and be prepared for your future as an adult, not to stare at boobs and see who can look like the biggest thug. If thats your thing, you can go the nudie bar and prison when you grow up.

++

(Edit: except I don't have kids yet )

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: AznAnarchy99

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2

Originally posted by: Horus
Who gives a crap. I went to a school right in the downtown. Girls dressed like whores, guys dressed like thugs. I think the only rule was no bandannas.

People that were there to learn, did. Those that were there to stare and jack off, did.

Schools shouldn't force you to learn. That's what the real world's for.

I disagree. Schools should force you to learn....that's what school's for.

You really cant force someone to do anything. You can tell them to sit there and listen but if they dont want to they can just day dream off

Correct, in reality school can't actually force you to learn. But they can take away distractions. It would seem that taking away a distraction is on par with being "forced" to learn according to Horus's statement. Hell...if that was all it took to "force" kids to learn, then we should have never allowed street clothes in public schools in the first place.

 

[Dumac]

At my school, there is a rule for males that your shirt can't be longer than the top of your pockets, but there is also another rule stating that your shirt can't be short enough to show skin in any position. The first day of school, I got a detention because my shirt was deemed to long; it covered half of my pockets. However, I also got in trouble later that day because my shirt was deemed to short; it showed the bottom of my stomach when I raised my arms.

I believe many dress codes are idiotic.

 

[Kelemvor]

Good for the principal. The clothes some kids wear these days is just plain wrong. SOme girls look like they should be dancing around a pole and some guys look like they shoudl be out stealing cars. Dress for Success and you're far more likely to find it.

Now I don't think there needs to be any strict rules but if the kids (or more likely their parents) used an ouce of common sense, none of this woudl have been necessary.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Originally posted by: destrekor
im kind of in the same boat in that dress codes do nothing. they only make the people who can't fit in clothing cliques, well.. fit in.. but it doesn't give them the ability to be able to still hang out with the people who didn't like. personality is going to be present no matter the clothing style, so why the big fuss... I never got it.

I have graduated, and while the highschools of the big city district are now in dress codes too (although not as strict as private schools), my highschool (a secondary city district) still doesn't have them, and I am glad. To me it does nothing. Clothing was never distracting. Sure, someone wearing something skimpy is going to get my attention, but thats about all. I never really got distracted from learning because of clothing itself. Foolish to think people are distracted in that manner. The people that are distracted from learning because of clothing would be distracted by anything or simply don't want to learn to begin with.
Hell, a girl in my school had always worn a schoolgirl outfit anyhow, cuz she felt like it. She looked hot in it, and would be just as distracting as a girl wearing a skimpy outfit. A girl's/woman's body is going to shine through whatever she wears.

I find the dress code itself more distracting because of more people worrying about what they are wearing is ok than the school work.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: AznAnarchy99

Originally posted by: destrekor
im kind of in the same boat in that dress codes do nothing. they only make the people who can't fit in clothing cliques, well.. fit in.. but it doesn't give them the ability to be able to still hang out with the people who didn't like. personality is going to be present no matter the clothing style, so why the big fuss... I never got it.

I have graduated, and while the highschools of the big city district are now in dress codes too (although not as strict as private schools), my highschool (a secondary city district) still doesn't have them, and I am glad. To me it does nothing. Clothing was never distracting. Sure, someone wearing something skimpy is going to get my attention, but thats about all. I never really got distracted from learning because of clothing itself. Foolish to think people are distracted in that manner. The people that are distracted from learning because of clothing would be distracted by anything or simply don't want to learn to begin with.
Hell, a girl in my school had always worn a schoolgirl outfit anyhow, cuz she felt like it. She looked hot in it, and would be just as distracting as a girl wearing a skimpy outfit. A girl's/woman's body is going to shine through whatever she wears.

I find the dress code itself more distracting because of more people worrying about what they are wearing is ok than the school work.

lame

next you will say there should be no rules at all at school because they distract you.
sounds like someone has a case of ADD.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: Dumac
At my school, there is a rule for males that your shirt can't be longer than the top of your pockets, but there is also another rule stating that your shirt can't be short enough to show skin in any position. The first day of school, I got a detention because my shirt was deemed to long; it covered half of my pockets. However, I also got in trouble later that day because my shirt was deemed to short; it showed the bottom of my stomach when I raised my arms.

I believe many dress codes are idiotic.

That's just fvcking dumb, who made that silly ass dress code?

 

[bleeb]

Originally posted by: ImYourFriend
dress codes are b-s

---

Eddie Byrd,

Considering how many times we have banned you under other names, YOU are more BS than any dress code.

Eddie Byrd
4903 Endolwood Dr Apt C
Charlotte, North Carolina 28215
(704) 569-7975

AnandTech Moderator

hey is that address correct??