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Student dress Restricted code policies are biased against girls Staff Editorial
Alief ISD has restrictions on what students can wear due to the fact that it supposedly distracts other students and staff in school, which is not the case “I think it’s unfair and outdated, I come to school in a sweater everyday to prevent them trying to say I’m out of dress code,” said Junior, JaDymond Armstrong. The Texas Tribune reports that ACLU is asking nearly 500 school districts across the state to revise dress code policies that it says are “unconstitutional and discriminatory.” Race-based discrimination is still forced upon many dress code policies, where black students are not allowed to wear their natural hair. “Dress code is unnecessary, we should be able to wear whatever we want without ‘distracting’ others.” said Freshman, Angelina Melchor. A recent article in the New York Times stated that a 2020 study found most dress codes that were
analyzed targeted female clothing choices more often than male ones. Certain clothing had been prohibited simply because it was seen as “sexy”. How is dress code more important than a student’s education? They take valuable learning time away from students because a shoulder is showing, or because they’re shorts are “too short.” Administrators pick and choose who they do and don’t dress code. They target students that have a curvier body figure rather than those who appear more petite. Boys walk around the hallways sagging their pants, will wear muscle shirts, wear really short shorts, and don’t get told anything about it. Why? Because the administrators seem to identify dress code violations more readily in girls. “Do my shoulders provoke you? Does my chest? Am I my stomach? My hips? The body I was born with?”- Billie Eilish
Cancel it: End vaccine resistance Many people are still not vaccinated and that is a serious problem. COVID-19 vaccines are made for protecting us from the virus Cristian Wilmore and people are not taking it. The reason why there’s more cases it’s because people around the world are not getting the shot when the government is only trying to help us get out of the predicament that started in 2019. “Vaccines are important to get,” said junior Kiara Griffin “Because the vaccine gives you a chance to not be fully affected by the virus” According to CNN’s world Covid19 tracker, the disease has hit the United States hard. About 43.5 million cases have been reported in the country and 698,992 patients have died.
“I think the problem with the unvaccinated is the privilege they have,” said junior Aaliyah Noil. “Some can’t afford to take any chances getting sick, and taking time off from work. I think the government has provided enough resources about the vaccine and they choose to ignore it.” CDC recommends people who are not fully vaccinated maintain a physical distance of at least 6 feet away from other people who do not live in their household. “Urging individuals to get vaccinated means protection for the vaccinated and potential protection for the unvaccinated data proves that vaccinations lower the risk and destruction that COVID may cause for anyone who may catch COVID and lessens the chances to spread the virus,” English teacher Nijah Lastrapes said. Overall, unvaccinated people should get the vaccination to prevent future causes, and to help the world improve the chances of not being fully affected with COVID-19.
