What is a dress code? a dress code is a set of rules, often written, with regards to what clothing groups of people must wear.  (specifically targeting most women in schools).

  Here at AHS, there was a recent announcement that called for a “dress code check” this led to every student in every class standing up so the teacher could look to see if you were out of dress code. This made students highly uncomfortable and violated.

They specifically called out mid drifts and leggings which is common to what some women and other people wear at school. The problem is with the dress code is that it’s highly misogynistic, discriminatory, and sexist. School's dress codes are often much more strict for girls than they are for the boys, and they arguably put blame on girls by indicating that their clothing leads to distractions for boys. Dress codes send the message to teenage girls that their bodies are a problem and, therefore, need to be covered or hidden. Women have always faced an extreme amount of pressure and judgement from society to be what is deemed as “perfect” from a young age. Making them feel uncomfortable in their skin and blaming them for boys’ behavior, as dress codes do, just adds to the damage much sooner in life. Please help the students of ahs and stop the misogyny in dress codes.