Does your school struggle with a dress code? McPherson High School has struggled with a dress code from time to time. This year, with a new assistant principal, Alex Specht, some may say the dress code has been more strict. Whether a student wears short shorts, cropped shirts, or their shoulders show, they should be referred to the office for a dress code violation, but people have started realizing these rules don’t apply to everyone.

Staff at MHS are quick to report on females; however, male clothing is generally overlooked. Males wearing shirts with alcohol brands, which is not allowed in the policy, haven’t been addressed or dress-coded.

At the beginning of this school year, we had a school-wide assembly to address a few changes that were going to be made, one of which was the dress code. The MHS administration said it would be more strict and controlled than it has been in the past. During this assembly, Specht said that he had seen too much skin, which violated the dress code on his first day here.

After speaking with Sadie Krug, she said, “I think the rules are okay, and there are more [acceptable] shirts than others, which I believe is very noticeable. But, [girls] know when shorts are too short, [which] I do not like.”

Many people agree with Krug’s statement. It shows that most students agree with the dress code and understand the rules and policy. Students have to consider the dress code before going to school. 

Even if students show a small amount of skin, they feel the need to change so they aren’t called out or dress-coded. Many girls at MHS struggle with these issues while others get away with it. It’s the inconsistency that makes our dress code unfair.