I am writing this in response to the survey we took in advisory. I think it’s unfair to people, especially the girls, who have stayed in reasonable dress code throughout the years to have to be put into possible uniforms, strict dress code, etc.

Granted, I do not know what the actual dress code rules might be, but I hope they are not “shorts must be 5 inches from below your kneecap, no spaghetti straps, etc.” The way we dress does not affect our education. The tank top, shorts and slippers that I am wearing will not stop me from learning about the annexation of Hawaii. Trust me, I do acknowledge the fact that some students abuse our current dress code at McKinley. If that’s the case, then they should be the ones punished, not everyone in the school. We live in the heart of town (Oahu, Hawaii 2,400 kilometers from the equator) where temperatures rise along with humidity. We would feel more comfortable wearing our “Hawaii weather” clothing.

This brings up another point that I heard a teacher say. Clothing girls wear may distract some boys. That is not our problem. The boys should learn to respect females and focus on their school work. So, because some boys have eye problems, we need to change the way we dress?