Dress Code

Mary E. Phillips Dress Code 

I have mixed feelings toward the Mary E. Phillips dress code.  I like the Mary E. Phillips (MEPHS) because it is easier for me to dress in the mornings.  I dislike the MEPHS dress code because it does not let us be free and express ourselves as individuals.  I also dislike it because I believe it is disrespectful to the students.   Hopefully this essay will make administration think about changing the dress code in MEPHS. 

            I like MEPHS dress code because it is easier for me to get dressed in the mornings.  I do not have to look for cloth to wear in the mornings.  This gives me more time to do my makeup, my hair or anything else that I need to do in the mornings.  All I have to do in the mornings is look for my khaki pants and a black, white or grey shirt.  I don't have to figure out whether my outfit matches or not because I don’t have many colors to choose from. 

            I don't like the MEPHS dress code because it does not let us be free and express our individuality.  We have to use specific colors.  Everyone looks the same, when in reality we are all different.  Everyone is unique and with the dress code that uniqueness is taken away from us.  US fought for freedom in war and won its freedom from England.  They fought because they wanted to be able to express themselves and who they really are.  Having a dress code contradicts what our ancestors wanted America to be. 

            I believe that the MEPHS dress code is disrespectful.  Having a dress code is like saying that teenagers are not responsible enough to pick something appropriate to wear.  As young adults we should be given the option to wear whatever we want.  The students that do not have the sense to dress appropriately should be punished.  They should be punished because we have to make our own decisions and if we make a bad one we should accept it and take the punishment. 

            The MEPHS dress code is good because it’s easier to dress in the mornings.  We do not have to waist so much time looking for cloth.  I also have to two reasons why I don’t like the dress code.  The first one is that as students, we have to listen to what everyone says and not having a dress code is the only way that we feel like ourselves.  The dress code is also disrespectful because by implying a dress code is like saying that we cannot make good decisions.