This is really about the girls but I feel as if we should all have a say in the way the dress code is, not just the teachers. The school is more focused on what we wear than what we learn, I feel like we the students of Blue Mountain High should have the chance to express ourselves however we please. What's wrong with a little shoulder, or ripped jeans? NOTHING.

Reasons why the dress code NEEDS to be changed.                                                   - It hasn't been changed since 2001                                                                             - The principal is making bogus rules for girls only                                                         - They want us to change what we are wearing but they are not paying for ANYTHING!!                                                                                                                     From elementary school to high school, a dress code is always enforced, dictating students on how to dress. Well, I say that schools have no right to tell students what they can’t and can wear. School dress codes should be abolished and students should have the freedom to wear whatever they want to. Girls aren’t allowed to wear tank tops, shirts that show cleavage, or shorts and skirts that are “too short.”Boys are also prohibited from wearing tank tops. Teachers call out girls for wearing tank tops or shorts by saying they’re too distracting, but here are my questions: Who are they distracting? And how are they distracting? It’s not like there’s a giant red arrow pointing at the girls’ shirts or tank tops. I highly doubt that any boys are going to find collar bones or shoulders distracting. If they do, girls shouldn’t be responsible for that, it’s not on them to control the boys. They should be able to control themselves. Those who support having a dress code say that it is needed because if there wasn’t a dress code, students wouldn’t know how to dress. They think that if there were no dress codes that students would start to wear shirts that have curse words or show inappropriate graphics. Well, I think that high school students have at least a bit of common sense to know how they should and shouldn’t dress at school. The voting age in America is 18, but in some countries, the voting age is as low as 16. If teenagers have the ability to choose who runs the government, shouldn’t they also have the ability to wear whatever they want? I don’t mean to stereotype or judge, but unless it’s a trend that I’m not aware of, boys don’t typically wear skirts or tube tops. As I’ve mentioned before, these rules are to keep girls from being “too distracting,” but again I ask, how? How are girls being too distracting? Shouldn’t phones be banned for being too distracting then? Many students attempt to use their phones in class and it distracts the student from fully focusing on the lesson, but they aren’t prohibited. Other students distract each other by talking or whispering during class, but talking isn’t prohibited. However, a girl sitting in class, trying to learn, and wearing a spaghetti-strapped top is prohibited because the girl is just too distracting. Schools should abolish dress codes and trust that students can make the right choices on what they choose to wear. Clothing isn’t just pieces of cloth, it’s also a way to express one’s self without having to say or do anything. Schools shouldn’t have the power to limit what students can or can’t wear.