student rights?

Question

i know it's late, but i need help with students rights and how schools violate their freedom.
for example, students being punished or harassed because of their extreme hair color.

Answer 1

it depends, public institutions usually respect their rights more than private ones (not always the case though). private schools are much more restrictive, but it doesn't count as harrassment because i'm pretty sure upon entering those institutions, you sign something giving up some of your rights (ie. abiding by their own rules). whereas public schools keep standards determined by the state.

Answer 2

If the hair is a distraction in the classroom then it violates the freedom of the other students to be in a learning environment without distractions. It is the rights of the many that outweighs the rights of the few. It is the way we are slowly losing many of our freedoms.

Answer 3

Schools have the right to regulate their students such as providing rules for clothes and personal appearance. Thus, schools can dictate what hair color should students have as long as this is not a violation of human rights.

Answer 4

Sure kids get harrassed/punished for extreme behavior, clothing styles, etc. But don't all kids have rights? The rules are not made to harrass, they are made to maintain order. Should the ones that have decided to be nudists be allowed to attend school naked? Do instructors/teachers have rights? The right to teach with minimal disruptions/distraction of the classroom? I'm all for personal freedom-but when someone else's freedom violates mine-well, where are my rights-who is protecting me? I have the right to get an education don't I?

Answer 5

There are no "student rights." In this country students have all and only the rights (and privileges) given to any human being their age.

Many disagree with the idea that dress codes violate human rights because, when used correctly, they promote unity and esprit de corps; they eliminate a common excuse for bullying (although plenty of other excuses remain); they encourage self-confidence (by relying on one's true self rather than on on one's exterior trappings).

Answer 6

I think schools dress codes violate students rights. They can go to the mall wearing something, and go to school wearing to the same thing and get in trouble.

Answer 7

No students shouldn't have that right they should obey school regulations and learn discipline how are they will become responsible human beings when they grow up , i know that you wont agree with me but you will when you grow up and you will see how childish students can act and how ignorant they are at that age ,

Answer 8

Students should have little or no rights and should be there to learn and not make any political or personal statements. This is how I feel and I know of little that could change my mind.

Answer 9

It depends on where... Students are humans too, so they have basically the same rights as other people, but every school may have its own regulation.