Friday, April 3, 2009 | 2:02 a.m.
It is time the Clark County School District adopted a simple and uniform dress code for all its students. When one drives by local schools, one is struck by the appalling attire worn by so many students. Sloppy and slovenly dress apparently is the accepted standard in many of our schools.
It is well known to teachers that the attitude of students is reflected in their attire. Sloppy and slovenly dress promotes an equivalent disregard for the importance and purpose of education. Students who dress in sloppy, revealing or provocative attire do not contribute to positive learning in class. Wearing shower shoes, flip-flops, beach sandals, cutoffs and beach attire is not appropriate in our schools.
A simple dress code requiring male students to wear slacks of a selected color with a white dress shirt and suitable shoes would not impose an expense that parents cannot bear; similarly, female students can be required to wear slacks, a skirt or a dress of appropriate color with a white blouse. Private schools have long required uniform dress for their students; the difference is that standard attire in private schools can include expensive color-coded uniforms with blazers, etc.
A uniform, district-wide dress code is also appropriate today to eliminate social pressure on students for gang affiliation. Peer pressure among students to conform by dressing down and wearing sloppy and slovenly attire is also eliminated by a code.
The question remains: Do current School Board members and the administration have the courage to implement such a districtwide dress code?
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