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This article explains why it is necessary for schools to have dress code requirements. Theres this idea that if you dress properly and so do all your peers then it creates a better learning environment for everyone with less distractions.

An article from the First Amendment Center discussing dress code in schools. A continuing topic of debate and I can see both sides of this one.

Great! I feel as if dress code policy for teachers is too lax. I know some girls who wear flip flops to class! Being professional goes a long way, especially when influencing the nation's youth.

Explains what is too revealing. Student dress code

Explains what is too revealing. Student dress code

The debate over school uniforms, if they make students learn better. Better for schools or not?

She is Naama Margolese, 8, the daughter of American immigrants who are observant modern Orthodox Jews. An Israeli weekend television program told the story of how Naama had become terrified of walking to her elementary school here after ultra-Orthodox men spit on her, insulted her and called her a prostitute because her modest dress did not adhere exactly to their more rigorous dress code.

Parents are fighting back against school districts saying that they have taken dress codes too far and it is now interfering with their childs freedom of speech and expression. Schools are sending kids back home for wearing something as simple as a breast cancer band.

This article describes the two sides to tattoos in the workplace. Some companies, mainly companies where there is little customer interaction, are accepting of tattoos and piercings. As long as they are not offensive, you will not be asked to cover them. However, some companies still have more strict dress code that prohibits employees from having tattoos or any visible piercings. It really depends on the atmosphere and the company, but those with tattoos and piercings that are not offensive, find it discriminating and lacking in personal freedoms.

A peaceful student demonstration at a Virginia high school ended with school administrators suspending 23 teens for wearing clothing emblazoned with the Confederate battle flag, which violates the school's dress code, according to school officials, students and parents.