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Kayla Coghlan Ms. Becker Period 6 What exactly is our dress code?             Have you ever wondered what our dress code is, or if we even had one? Well here at Kennedy, we do, and it’s a pretty good one. Our dress code has the basics no sexual offensive messages, tasteless or obscene messages, violence of laws and school messages. Basically, anything that isn’t appropriate for school grounds.   Some kids get bullied because of the clothes they wear so I asked Mr. Kline (the principal of Kennedy) on what his thoughts were about having a school uniform. He states “It could be considered. May be a violation of board policy and that may have to be changed to make it happen.” Having a uniform may upset the students but would it stop bulling? Today, you must wear name brand things including, Nike, Adidas, Champion, American Eagle… etc., If you have these clothes you are considered “popular”.        ...

Kayla Coghlan Ms. Becker 6 th period Gender roles being forced on kids             Why do parents tell their child that they need to wear something girly or boyish? Kids are kids and should be able to wear and play what they want. In this article they are talking about if girls have to wear girl clothes and do girl activities and if boys have to wear boy clothes and play boy activities. I feel as though our parents have some say when what we were but if a girl wants to wear basketball shorts and a graphic tee, or even more then she should be able to.             “The study calls it the hegemonic myth: the perception that men are the dominant sex, strong and independent, while women need to be protected.” the media interviewed parents and that’s what they had to say. In today’s society boys over power girls and we are supposed to sit back and let that happen, but i...