Should middle schools and high schools conduct daily dress code checks?

Question

I recently heard of a teacher who daily requires her students to raise their arms above their heads. If there's any skin around the belly or waist showing, the shirt doesn't meet dress code.

I applaud such a thing. Do you think that public schools en masse could get away with doing a daily check like this without parents screaming "interference?" (In my opinion, the parents screaming that would be the ones who don't bother to parent to begin with.)

pie: could you edit your answer and tell me WHY it's stupid?

Answer 1

In some schools it is not the teacher's requirement, but that of administration over the daily announcements. "At this time teachers, have your students stand for the daily dress code check"...

What is interference is when students continue to show their midriff and/or underpants all day every day while classes are in session.

Answer 2

This is a lot like legislating morality which never works (i.e. prohibition). So, I don't know how many supporters you will get.

Granted, I don't dress my child in a tacky fashion or let my child choose to dress himself in poor taste either.

I would endorse this for one instance only. They would have to have students come to school 15 minutes earlier so that no study time was taken for the inspection. Additionally, it would require one at a time closed quarters review of the students with at least 3 adults of the same sex to review for infractions so as to avoid any inpropriety.

Students would then have to be given a loaner alternate "uniform" that meets dress code and be charged a fee or given detention for the penalty.

However, living in an inner city school we also have rules for too baggy or oversized clothing, so this would also have to be regulated.

Answer 3

I feel that this is not the responsibility of the teacher. Trying to cover curriculum, getting responses from students, and maintaining a classroom is the job of an educator. If dress codes interfere with learning, then I think the student should be sent to an administrator,
that's administrator/supervisor's job.

Answer 4

I would think that a daily check would be a bit much. Unless there was a major problem i would be in favor of random checks.

Answer 5

My school if a teacher sees one thing wrong with your uniform you receive a detention like for having an untuck shirt.

Answer 6

i think it is stupid