Is the uniform policy being applied fairly?

“I think we should be able to wear whatever we want”. “Everyone should be checked for the proper uniform and there should be no favoritism shown says two 10th grade students and Constitution High School. This is what teachers, the principal, and the Dean of Students here all day, everyday.


As of 2008 the uniform policy was enforced once again for the second time. As of now it is collar shirts, jeans with no holes or shavings, slacks, with your choice of sneakers or shoes as long as your feet are not exposed.


Is the uniform policy being applied fairly at Constitution High School? This was the question that was asked to 9th, 10th and even the principal and the Dean of Students. When Dr. Davidson was asked “Do you feel as if you are being 100% fair with the uniform policy”. He said, “ I believe we are 100% consistent in this application”! Dr Davidson thinks that there are several reasons: 1. “In our busy roles; we don’t see everything”. 2. There are staff members who would rather focus on instruction and not damage a good relationship with pupils, hence something are left ignored” 3. Sometimes there is more pressing matters to attend, to stop everything and deal with a dress attire issue”.


So when there is no pressing matters to attend to, then what about that one good student with straight A’s and perfect attendance walks in with one small shaving? This was the question that was left unanswered. Like the 10th grade student Thomas who had got in trouble once for having a small shaving on his jeans. He thinks that the uniform policy is unfair because he says he sees people walking down the hallway with “no collar shirts, and they having shavings on their jeans”. Thomas believes that students should be able to “wear whatever we want”.


Elizabeth who is a 10th grade believes that the uniform policy is fair. She thinks, “We are treated like young adults”. And she thinks “there is nothing wrong with the uniform”. When interviewed she said, “Yeah, we wear what we want to a certain extent, we just cannot go overboard”.



Dwayne Alexander who is a 10th grader recently interviewed Ms. Morson who is the Dean of Students. Mrs. Morson knows that students do not wear the proper uniform when she is not around. “ I don’t think that she is fair” and Dwayne also said that the “uniform policy should not even be apart of the demerit system”.



As a body the students of Constitution High School like this school and think that it is a good school in a very good learning environment. The only problem the students have is that the uniform policy is not being applied fairly and certain students are being shown favoritism.