By Dani Ricker and Brody Goucher Posted October 15, 2014
Welcome back, ladies and gents, for another school year. Lowry Code is back again to tell you what to do and what not to do at Lowry.
Good thing Drama Queen Brody is on the team because this issue we’re talking about is overreactions, specifically with dress codes. Up next, are we still kids, or adults? And ringing its way to our final topic for this time is the teacher’s bell.
Dani: Topic number one has been aimed more toward the female population of Lowry. Recently, there has been a picture circulating the popular social media site Twitter of a girl holding a piece of paper and talking about how dress codes shouldn’t have to be so strict because women shouldn’t have to be afraid of men “over-sexualizing” them. Let’s be real ladies, what do you expect to happen when you show up to school half-naked? Honestly, it’s not that hard to follow a dress code. Our dress code isn’t that bad, how you dress has everything to do with self-respect. Always remember, modest is the hottest.
Brody: Dani and I agree on almost nothing and that trend will continue, the dress code has always dragged students down and made it impossible for many people to express themselves. Students should be able to wear what they want. If a girl wants to show her belly or wear booty shorts then that should be their choice. If guys like having to pull up their pants constantly or show off muscles they don’t have, then they should be able to do that. People should be able to wear what they want and deal with the consequences of their actions.
Dani: I’ve heard plenty of complaints from people about small things at the school like the crossing guard, hall passes, and not being able to leave the classroom while class is in session. Fun fact, all those things exist to keep you safe. Complain all you want, but you are still a child and will be treated as one until you’re out living on your own. Plus, you’re going to be wishing that you were back in high school because you won’t be complaining about dress codes and having to have a hall pass anymore; you’re going to be complaining about three-hour lectures and having to pay your electric bill.
Brody: I like how Lowry is supposedly all about developing us into successful adults, but yet students have to ask permission to go get a drink, go to the bathrooms, and use our phones during class. Teens don’t need a crossing guard or planners that tell teachers where they are going. If the administration wants teens to mature then they need to quit treating students like first graders and start treating us like adults.
Dani: Alright, so we’ve all noticed that bell that rings at 7:45 every morning. That bell is the bell that tells teachers they need to be at work. Stop showing up to your first period ten minutes early. Teachers don’t want to see your faces any longer than they have to. Wait until the second bell to show up to class, and take that extra five minutes to catch up with a friend that you don’t have any classes with or something.
Brody: I don’t get why teachers need a bell to show up to work on time. Most teachers are here by 7:30 anyway. This problem seems like a pretty easy fix, just stop ringing the bell at 7:45 because it annoys teachers and makes students show up to class ten minutes early.
It seems to me that all three of these things are pretty easy to fix. Follow the dress code, or don’t, and as Brody says, “deal with the consequences.” Either way, stop complaining because nobody cares that you have to go home and change your shorts. Embrace that you’re still a child because one day you’re going to miss it. And last but not least, stop showing up to class ten minutes early. Simple as that. We hope you enjoyed the first Lowry Code of the 2014-15 school year. Until next time, over and out.
