UHS Students, Administrators Disagree On Dress Code
Courson said, “Our policy really is not that severe. We restrict any t-shirts with inappropriate pictures, like alcohol and marijuana leaves. Girls cannot wear extremely low-cut tops or skirts that don’t touch their fingertips. Guys can’t wear hats and that’s about it.” However, to a lot of girls at the school, the fingertip length issue is a problem. This rule is difficult to enforce because taller girls have longer arms, therefore need to wear longer skirts. On the other hand, short girls with stubby arms may be able to get away with wearing micro minis because their fingertips don’t reach very far down! Many girls have tried to fight with deans about this rule because they find it unfair.
Similarly, a lot of guys are unhappy with the no hats rule. Tons of male students wear their hats to school anyway, and go through the halls taking their hats off once they pass a dean and slip it back on when they walk away. For some kids, our school’s dress code has a toll on their personal style and freedom, which they obviously dislike. 
 Eric Jamerson, a senior at UHS, was asked how he felt about the dress code after being at the high school for four years, and if the policies affect him directly as a student. He grinned and said, “Yeah it effects me, it messes up my swag! I can’t show my style fully to the school with all these restrictions. I don’t like that.”
Thankfully, kids who feel similarly to Jamerson do have a say on whether or not these rules remain enforced. If a student here is unhappy with something about the dress code, he or she can attend the student handbook committee meeting, which is held once a month by Stephanie Price-Hammond, one of UHS’ deans. The whole purpose of the meeting is to discuss issues students have with the guidebook; with the dress code included. All students are encouraged to attend this meeting. But be prepared to put up a good fight in defending an article of clothing!
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