Layering down the Law

WORDS | | PRANAV JOTHIRAJAH Layering down the Law CHS needs an enforced professional dress code PHOTOS | | KIERSTEN RIEDFORD

hen I think of a functioning workplace there are many qualities that come to mind. The image in my head is a building nicely filled with modern technology and professional-looking people wearing dress shirts and ties. This is because dressing in a certain way creates an atmosphere that will promote seriousness and hard work. This is why I believe some type of dress code should be integrated into the school system in the CCS district

Currently, according to the CHS student handbook, the dress code revolves around four major points: covering the body, maintaining health and safety, wearing clothing that does not advertise inappropriate ideas or behavior and accessories that can cover a students face or cause danger to others. Breaking the following four points and thus the dress code can lead to parents being called and a meeting with administration.

However, as the school year has progressed, dress code enforcement has become lenient as students endorse inappropriate messages and break multiple dress code points. To be fair, there is nothing wrong with a student expressing himself or herself, but school is a place to receive education and to learn, not to show off fashion choices and new clothing. In fact, a study published through the International Journal of Educational Management in 2015 across 39 countries discovered that students behave and perform better when met with restrictions on their dress code. Applying more stringent dress code here will help students take school more seriously and make the atmosphere more appropriate for learning. W

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The views in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of the Acumen staff. Reach Pranav Jothirajah at pjothirajah@hilite.org

Junior Pranav Jothirajah poses in clothing that follows the dress code.

Take a look at different uniforms at schools near Carmel. In Full Uniform

Fishers Christian Academy Oxford blue shirt full tie khaki skirt/pants black/brown shoes nylons/navy, knee-length socks belt

Bishop Chatard Schoolbelles khaki shorts/ pants with embroidered logo Schoolbelles royal blue/white uniform polo with embroidered logo

Guerin Catholic

official oxford/ polo shirt (must be tucked in) khaki/black dress pants khaki skort black/brown belt

GRAPHIC || ANGELA CHEN SOURCES || FISHER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, BISHOP CHATARD, GUERIN CATHOLIC