Melissa Fleming
SLMMCD 521
Web-Dropin#4
Dress Codes:
Free Expression or Censorship? 
For
the past couple of years dress codes have been popping up all over our
schools. While this may not be a shock
to you, your freedom of speech may soon be taken away from you when it comes to
the even what you wear. How would you
like to walk into school one day, and be sent home, merely by the T-shirt you
are wearing? Does the school have the
right to tell you what you can or cannot wear?
When does what you are wearing cross the line?
For
this assignment we will be taking a look at some different articles that will
give different outlooks on what should be done about dress codes, rules, legal
look, and a case that has a surprising outcome.
Look at this assignment with a clear head, not one of that of a
student….. Imagine you are a parent, teacher, or administrator. I hope you will enjoy these articles, and
will get an idea of what goes into dress codes.
EdWeek Article - District Dress Code Attracts Nationwide
Attention
MTV NewsBreak -Anti-War
T-Shirts Land Teens, Lawyer In Hot Water
American
School Board – Disagreeing Over Dress
New Dress Code? What to Consider…
Student Dress Codes – Pro’s & Cons
Assignment
¨After
reading the following articles you will be divided into groups: One group will be for the dress code, the
other against the dress code.
¨You
will come up with an argument on why you believe a dress code should or should
not be mandatory at school. This should
be one page long, with strong arguments.
(Use correct paragraph form!! If you do not remember how
to write in correct paragraph form Click
Here!!)
¨You
will then come up with 5 PROS and 5 CONS for your argument. So for the FOR group: Pros of having a dress
code & CONS of why we should not.
For the AGAINST group: Pros of
why we should not have a dress code & the CONS of having one.
¨We
will be debating these topics next class period, so be prepared!!!