Dallas High School bans hoodies on campus
- added December 19, 2007
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Kimball High School in Dallas has banned its students from wearing hoodies on campus saying they make it difficult to identify students in a fight.
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My thoughts...and yours?
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- woodywoodbeck
- 9 months ago
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....they make it difficult to identify students in a fight....
is that the real reason? are fights that common at that high school in Dallas? and if so, i think they should be taking other steps to stem the fights, instead of just banning the hoodies. I think its ridiculous-
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- shay_sowden
- 9 months ago
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Sorry I'm just freaked out that the picture you grabbed is from my high school in Schenectady, New York.
Mohonasen. In case your wondering the name comes from three Indian Tribes from the area.
Mowhawk - Onondaga - Seneca . -
I don't see why hoodies are so bad - as long as the kids wear different-colored trunks, it shouldn't too hard to tell them apart...
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No hoodies, wow, my wardrobe would be in the trash for sure.
This is also funny because a lot of school require uniforms which, you would think would make all the kids look the same.
I am with the other guys, maybe they should try spending a little more time preventing fights in the first place. -
I don't actually know how legal something like this is. What happened to "free expression"? Trenchcoats will have to go then too. And hats, and skirts and flip-flops. Sounds like a private school. A sweatshirt is a practical artical of clothing. They keep me and my ears warm everyday. No pulled up hoods in school seems like a more reasonalbe remedy. To ban them altogether is just stupid. Whoever proposed it is a moron.
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This is ridiculous.
....and aren't hoodies what each sports team/scholastic group wear to show team spirit too? I remember having one for track, soccer, and show choir.
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A lot of schools do this... when I was in middle school we couldn't wear hoodies either - they never really told us why... the kids all thought people were trying to hide weapons in the hoods and stupid things like that. I found out later that they were banned because a kid was paralyzed in a fight when another kid grabbed his hood from behind him and slammed him to the ground... I'd rather just wait to wear my clothes at home than be paralyzed.
What's the big deal? Quit complaining. People making free expression arguments are missing the point entirely. Kids should be able to wear what they want - but if your kid's only complaint is not being able to wear his/her hoodie to school I think you're living a pretty good life. -
that's gayr
than wering dazy dukes in key west!! -
LaWingman, it's not about expression really, it's about STUPIDITY. Sorry about that kid, but that's a DUMB reason to ban an article of clothing. Why not ban blacktop, concrete, whatever the kid fell against. That would be just as stupid. When are people going to realize that it just DOESN'T work that way?!? Stop putting F*#@ing band-aids on everything! Here's the thing...We need to STOP treating symptoms, and start treating the CAUSE of problems. This problem spans across our ENTIRE culture and way of life. Prevention Prevention PREVENTION Why the HELL are kids fighting so much that you have to BAN CLOTHING so you can tell kids apart? I KNOW I'm not the only one who thinks this is illogical and POINTLESS. Is the next step in human evolution BRAINLESS or what? Look, it's not about a damned hoodie, okay? It's about the way we process problems as a society, and this does NOT bode well for our future. Banning hoodies....WTF? We should send every one of those kids a hoodie, and stage a hoodie revolt. Give them a taste of activism...
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Angelina, very good point. I only wish it was that easy. In this case I do think the whole banning hoodies thing is stupid but its similar to a lot of other things you probably don't think about. Forever smoking and drinking went hand in hand but now smoking's illegal in a lot of public bars... why? Because we can't get it through people's dumbass self-indulgences in smoking and drinking for whatever reason right? No... people deserve their self-indulgences - they should be able to smoke in bars if they want - right??? Wait so there's contradiction - just like in every decision we will ever make. So I don't know what I'm really trying to say. Just that you're right - the CAUSE is what needs to be fixed. And I'm right - the CAUSE is a hard thing to fix and sometimes for small things it's perfectly fine to treat the symptoms.
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I guess what would be better to say is that yeah it's stupid - but I don't really care that much. I couldn't wear hoodies in middle school. I wore them all the time in high school. If the faculty at the school thought it was inflicting too much on the students rights than it wouldn't have happened. Students aren't allowed to wear clothes with guns on them and stuff like either... but isn't that a good rule? Students don't have free speech in their classrooms... but isn't that a good rule? I think this is just one of those situations where you have to draw a line somewhere... and I don't really see the point in getting worked up about this particular scenario.
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Why is this news? We weren't allowed to wear hoodies, bandanas, or any kind of headwear at my high school. Wearing red or blue was also forbidden, albeit arbitrarily enforced. Dress codes are nothing new in public schools.
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I am a former student from JF Kimball High School. Lets clear the air. First, the legal term "a loco parentis" applies here. It means roughly "in place of the parent" and the legal treatment applies primarily to minors in educational settings. Read up on it.
The school board can make them wear pink jump suits legally, but that would really be "stupid". It is well within the officials' power to dictate apparel.
Second, the trend under the current principal, whom I've had lunch and toured the school with, has been reduced violence and increased discipline. There is a dress code requiring uniformity.
If the kids want to dress up and express theirselves, the school has a drama teacher, a band, and other outlets for creativity. Activism is not a good option. The kids are their to get an education not to change the world. They can do that after homework.
Finally, to answer the question above, yes Kimball has had it share of viloence but things are getting better. Anyone can visit and is met with courtesy and respect from the young men and women there.
All that said, we didn't have a dress code when I attended some years ago. Believe me, it's for the best and the students seem proud of their school.
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