rachiee Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 The administration at my middle school claimed to be pretty strict about the dress code, but some people (esp. the principals' favourites) managed to get away with wearing anything. I'm pretty sure the principal hated me but I was never warned for wearing short shorts or flip flops. :P (Yes, flip-flops are banned district-wide. The middle school principal is more concerned about kids wearing flip flops or short shorts than, say, cheating. XD) Grr, the supply lists still aren't up yet. When I get it (or when it gets posted on the school website) I seriously hope crayons/coloured pencils/markers aren't going to be on the list. (I have kind of a ranty story about that. haha) Quote
Spritzie Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 We got a new principal when I was in 8th grade that was super strict. They sent massive numbers of girls to change because of "short shorts" Their rule was, if you stood with your arms to your side, and your shorts were shorter than your finger tips, you had to change. (Yes, they randomly stopped girls to check, or pulled them out of class.) It would generally be a fairly decent judge, but I had a friend who was about 5'10 with super long arms (and legs). The tips of her fingers were maybe an inch or so above her knees. (And they sent her home for having them above her fingertips, when her shorts showed several inches less above the knees than most of the other girls running around.) Basically ours were no short shorts/skirts or spaghetti strap/halter top tank tops for girls. I have no idea for guys. But they never bothered anyone in HS, no matter what they were wearing. Quote
rachiee Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 That's a heckuva lot stricter than my MS principal... as far as I know, no one was randomly checked or pulled out of class. (I wouldn't be surprised if that did happen though.) I believe that at my middle school, short skirts were allowed so long as you wore leggings (or something like that) under them. Spaghetti straps and strapless tops were banned (but you could always wear a jacket or something to cover up- my best friend has a lot of shirts like that and she did just that) but tank tops were allowed. I hope that next year, there will be a rule against guys showing their boxers/sagging their pants. It's incredibly trashy, and most of them are wearing belts (at their thighs instead of their waist). I will never understand that trend. -_- Quote
Spritzie Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 I wore a lot of spaghetti strap tank tops, but I always had a button up sweater over them, so it was okay. They has strange rules for other things, like under sports jerseys (like sleeveless basketball ones) you had to wear a short sleeved shirt underneath. Quote
rachiee Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Yeah, that is a little strange. I can get why it would be enforced though. :P *digs out grade 8 planner and turns to the dress code page* So basically you can't wear incredibly revealing clothes, shorts have to be 4 inches from the knee (when I was in grade 7 it was 3 inches from the knee...idk why they changed that), you have to wear shoes at all times, no hats, don't wear anything that's racist, sexist, promotes usage of drugs/alcohol, discriminatory, etc. I'm almost positive that you also couldn't wear shades indoors, which was another dress code rule I kinda hated. >.> Quote
Spritzie Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 I think we had most of those rules. I remember when a kid dyed his hair teal green and refused to change it back when the school deemed it "distracting" so he had to wear a hat in class. :laughingsmiley: They seriously had bigger things to worry about than the color of his hair. In HS, there were tons of people with all colors of hair and no one cared. The sunglasses thing was in effect too. I was allowed to, when I had bad migraines, because the light bothered me. But I had a doctor's note. Quote
rachiee Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 No one at my school dyes their hair unusual colours (pink, blue, green, etc) as far as I know of, but there are people who dye their hair blonde, black, red, etc. It's usually the same people who dye their hair. :laughingsmiley: I'm not one of those people- personally, since I have kind of a rare natural hair colour I wouldn't think of doing it unless it was just temporary and could be washed out pretty easily. xD (Like, just 1 day-1 or 2 weeks at most.) I don't know much about hair dyeing lol. Quote
Flygonz Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Yeah, that is a little strange. I can get why it would be enforced though. :P *digs out grade 8 planner and turns to the dress code page* So basically you can't wear incredibly revealing clothes, shorts have to be 4 inches from the knee (when I was in grade 7 it was 3 inches from the knee...idk why they changed that), you have to wear shoes at all times, no hats, don't wear anything that's racist, sexist, promotes usage of drugs/alcohol, discriminatory, etc. I'm almost positive that you also couldn't wear shades indoors, which was another dress code rule I kinda hated. >.> Oh geez that reminds me exactly of when I went to middle school (Which was NOT that long ago). You weren't allowed to wear ANYTHING that was remotely like shorts. My assistant principal called shorts... well I can't say the word here... but he said they were very "revealing" even if we wore shorts that came down to our knees. He would give us a week of dentition. We couldn't wear shorts AT ALL. We couldn't wear string tops or certain t-shirts, too. so we all pretty much died during the summer days. Did I tell you that we had no air conditioning ether? Quote
Naamah D. Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 I can't imagine going to a school with a unifrom either. I love clothes way too much. I've dyed my hair purple, hot pink, orange and a few other colors. I've been thinking about dying it again but I like my natural color. Quote
rachiee Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Oh geez that reminds me exactly of when I went to middle school (Which was NOT that long ago). You weren't allowed to wear ANYTHING that was remotely like shorts. My assistant principal called shorts... well I can't say the word here... but he said they were very "revealing" even if we wore shorts that came down to our knees. He would give us a week of dentition. We couldn't wear shorts AT ALL. We couldn't wear string tops or certain t-shirts, too. so we all pretty much died during the summer days. Did I tell you that we had no air conditioning ether? Dang, I feel sorry for you. That's just strictness on a whole other level D: I probably would've died too, even if the temperatures near the end of the school year only get to 90-95 at most. I can kinda imagine how it would be like if I went to private school or if my public school started using uniforms. I'd probably customise the heck out of it like the Season 11 Degrassi kids do. xD (Especially Imogen, Alli and Clare. You don't even realise they're wearing uniforms most of the time haha.) But this isn't Degrassi, this is real life :P Quote
Flygonz Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Dang, I feel sorry for you. That's just strictness on a whole other level D: I probably would've died too, even if the temperatures near the end of the school year only get to 90-95 at most. I can kinda imagine how it would be like if I went to private school or if my public school started using uniforms. I'd probably customise the heck out of it like the Season 11 Degrassi kids do. xD (Especially Imogen, Alli and Clare. You don't even realise they're wearing uniforms most of the time haha.) I could go on and on about how my AP was so strict... But I'm not. I'm just glad i'm in High School now, and we actually have more freedom. *Shudder* Quote
Noog Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 We can't die our hair strange colors, wear anything but a maroon/white polo shirt and PANTS (no shorts whatsoever), and our shoes have to be completely closed. We can't wear boots though. Also, we can't have piercings anywhere but our ears, and if the earring is bigger than the size of a quarter you can't wear it...*thinks more*...oh, and we can only wear school approved sweaters inside the building, which is pretty much a PLAIN white or PLAIN maroon sweatshirt. Basically, if you want any form of self expression it has to be on your mandatory belt, but it can't have any gang/drug paraphernalia. Oh, and we can wear wristbands, but we couldn't in middle school. Welcome to the world of uniforms. Quote
IrishLiz Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 That sounds like the dress code at my middle school. High school was a bit more lax, but you still couldn't wear certain t-shirts. EDIT: Not the uniforms, the other rules. I went to public school. :yes: Quote
Wembly Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Honestly, there a really good reasons for dress codes and I find most of them are really logical. While it might seem annoying to some girls not to be able to wear these really short shorts and halter/tank tops, it really doesn't make THAT much of a difference if you have shorts that are say 3 inches longer, you are not going to overheat and die. Because I mean really, I don't want to be able to see your bum when you walk or down your shirt either :angry: I'm just saying some enforced modesty in schools is definitely a good thing in my opinion. Quote
IrishLiz Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Yeah I didn't mind it, but then again I didn't own clothes that broke the modesty rules anyways (and I live in AZ where it gets really hot). I didn't mind not seeing muffin tops or peoples bums as Wembley says. Quote
:)Doc Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 I had a purple mohawk once. :) Only for one day though :P Quote
Noog Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 I go to public school with all of this uniform junk. xD Apparently where you guys live uniforms are only for private schools? The private schools around here are actually more lenient about the dress code than the public schools. x_x Quote
rachiee Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 I go to public school with all of this uniform junk. xD Apparently where you guys live uniforms are only for private schools? Pretty much. I have yet to hear of a public school in my area that makes their students wear uniforms. :P Quote
Noog Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Pretty much. I have yet to hear of a public school in my area that makes their students wear uniforms. :P Lucky you. >.> They actually have my school uniform on neopets, if you guys want to see. xD Quote
:)Doc Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 My elementrary schools had uniforms. Then when you hit middle school, you don't have uniforms (unless you're in private school). High schools are the same way. Quote
Spritzie Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Yeah, none of the public schools here have uniforms. It's private only. Quote
:)Doc Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 I hate uniforms; it doesn't show anybody's personality or creativity. <_< On a different note; how do you put in a spoiler type thingy? Quote
Spritzie Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 For Spoilers: Click the "Other styles" drop down at the top left, and select it from the list. Quote
:)Doc Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 For Spoilers: Click the "Other styles" drop down at the top left, and select it from the list. Ohhhhh. That makes sense. Let me try.... did it work? Quote
Spritzie Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Yep. :P It worked. I always forget that menu is there, because I don't usually use anything there. Quote
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