Clothes SHOULDN’T Have Gender at Baylor School!

At Baylor school in Chattanooga, TN, it is against the dress code for boys to wear skirts (girls’ uniforms , however; girls can wear boys’ uniform without repercussions. Multiple students believe this is unfair, but when one outstanding student, who has requested to stay anonymous, tried to break the gender barrier by wearing a dress code length skirt, he was called into a teachers office and was asked multiple questions about why he wore the skirt, one of the questions was, “Are you transitioning right now?” Meaning transitioning from one gender to another. Despite the answer, it was not appropriate to ask about that, as people should be allowed to wear whatever they want without having to be asked if they are, “transitioning.” Instead of setting different dress codes for different people, we propose that there should be one overall dress code for everyone, because what does it matter what dress code that they are wearing, as long as they are wearing dress code seriously, professionally, and respectfully? That’s why their should be one overall dress code so everyone may wear what they want. The Baylor dress code doesn’t just stop at students clothes though, it also goes as far to say what length boys and girls can and can’t have their hair. For boys though, the hair must remain above the ears, which is unfair to any boy who wants to have longer hair. Girls may have their hair long, but boys may not, and that’s not fair for anyone, as we strive for equality among every student, no matter the gender. For boys who like their hair longer, or even just slightly below the ears, they cannot have that freedom, as whenever it gets to long and the student does not cut it, they may receive a infraction due to the length. Boys also are not allowed to wear earrings or makeup, but girls are allowed to do so, which shows even more inequality.