We’ve all heard it time and time again – “The dress code is so stupid” – so I don’t mean to be repetitive but, AISD truly needs to revisit the topic of dress code.

Don’t get me wrong, I do understand the need for a dress code. Without one, a select few students would be showing up to school in their bikinis and boxers. I’m not over here promoting students to riot and hold signs that display “anti-dress code”. That’s silly. I am instead simply suggesting it needs to be revised.

After carefully studying the dress code section of the Student Code of Conduct, there are some particular rules that jumped out at me that I found unreasonable.

“A boy’s shirt should cover the entire crown of the shoulder.”

Why does this exist? Girls don’t have this rule. In the code of conduct it states that a girl’s straps must be at least two inches wide, which means girls may still display their shoulders. Is there truly that much of a difference from a guy’s shoulder when compared to a girl’s? I think not.

“Torn, cut/slashed or frayed material that reveals any area of skin or undergarment above the knee is considered inappropriate.”

I personally have been dress coded for this. I had a single small hole that was above the knee of my jeans which couldn’t possibly have been distracting anyone unless they were truly obsessed with me. Because of this obviously horribly obscene hole, my learning was disrupted for at least 20 minutes to fix this “issue”.

“No pajama bottoms, sleepwear or loungewear.”

The only difference between the new trend of joggers and pajama bottoms is that cartoon characters are often scattered across my nightly attire. So why can students wear one but not the other?

Students’ education shouldn’t have to suffer because of these so called “distractions”. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m pretty sure disrupting the class for minor dress code violations is much more distracting than something no students cared about, let alone even noticed.