Dress Code in Texas

[imported_Tomato]

Ugh, why Frisco? 2 of my sisters went to HS there. Preppy area, they enforce the dress code.

 

[RabidMongoose]

Good luck in Texas....talk about culture shock! Muahahaha

You should have gone to a more liberal state.

 

[Maverick]

Originally posted by: Knarkarplanka
Ain´t I allowed to have a toungepiercing? Will they force me to remove it?

Here in the states we have a saying...

If a girl's got her tongue pierced, she'll probably suck your ___

If a guy's got a tongue piercing, he'll probably suck your ____

fill in the blanks.

 

[DAGTA]

Sunglasses can't be worn into a building? So you can't bring them in at all... meaning you can't wear them if you are outside but going to school. That rule is very stupid to me.

 

[Tronoman]

I went to high school in allen (its like 5 mins from frisco). The dress code was pretty similar to what you listed. The enforcement was spotty most of the time, some teachers would follow it others didn't care. You will learn pretty quick who is a stickler for the rules and just try to avoid them and you should be ok.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: Knarkarplanka
I´m going to Frisco, TX(suburban area 25 miles north of Dallas) as a exchange student.
The school I´ll attend to, Centennial High School and I don´t like what I read in the dresscode the have there.
http://www.friscoisd.org/back/dresscode.htm
Look at the Secondary Dress Code:
The following statements serve as guidelines for areas where doubt might prevail:
? ?Sagging pants? are not allowed. Jeans, slacks, shorts, and all other pants must be worn at or about the waist at all times.
? Inappropriate exercise clothing will not be allowed without an appropriate covering garment.
? Pants and other articles of clothing that are torn, ragged, or pants with holes are not permitted.
? Sunglasses, caps, hats, bandanas, and other headwear are not to be brought into the building.
? Hairstyles or unnatural hair colors that, in the judgment of the school principal, cause a disruption of the educational environment are not allowed.
? Clothing should be worn for the purpose for which it was designed. No undergarments or pajamas are to be worn as outerwear. Houseshoes are not permitted.

? Pants and other articles of clothing that are torn, ragged, or pants with holes are not permitted.
This part I dislikes the most.
Most of the European designers make clothing that´s supposed to look torned and worn in.
And holes by the kneecaps is nothing but fashionable.
Would they prohibit me from wearing goodlooking jeans, with kneecapholes?

And what about this:
? Earrings are permissible. All other visible body-piercing jewelry or ornaments are prohibited.

Ain´t I allowed to have a toungepiercing? Will they force me to remove it?

I´m getting a bit worried.
No way I´m giving up my piercing, and I´m used to be able to wear whatever I want. Don´t want to give up my style of clothing either...

I´m getting a bit worried.
Could someone please tell me if the dress code is strict or if they doesn´t really care so much about it at school.

Actually, thats pretty liberal compared to my HS's dress code (Mine is not that far from there).

 

[Anubis]

i hate to say this but you pretty much screwed, id email teh school pricipal explain you situation to him see what he says, email him a pic of wht typical student dress like where you are..... couldent hurt

 

[eigen]

You are coming to hell.Have fun.

Oh but be sure to get one of those Don't mess with texas stickers. OH and promise me you socialist fvck that you will go to a Gun Show.You will see sh!t there that will blow your cultured european mind.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: eigen
OH and promise me you socialist fvck that you will go to a Gun Show.You will see sh!t there that will blow your cultured european mind.

It might also cause him to sh!t his pants, but he has those stylish knee-holes for the clean-out. No need to get his socks dirty by letting it fall out the pants legs.

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: LinuxIdiot
it can still be used but they send home slips giving out permission but its rarely used anymore lol but then again i never got in that much trouble to even go to the principals

At the jr high and high school level corpral punishment is still WIDELY used in Texas, without permission slips. Its mainly for "serious" non-criminal infractions(ie: talking back to teachers, cheating, fighting, etc).

 

[brigden]

Originally posted by: CPA
You are not in Europe. Live with it.

Yet Americans bitch and moan when in Europe that no one speaks english. I love it.

 

[RabidMongoose]

Originally posted by: brigden

Originally posted by: CPA
You are not in Europe. Live with it.

Yet Americans bitch and moan when in Europe that no one speaks english. I love it.

Maybe you two can go shop together.

 

[clicknext]

Wow. Dress code up here at Vancouver public high schools and most colleges/universities aren't nearly as strict as that.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: brigden
Yet Americans bitch and moan when in Europe that no one speaks english. I love it.

Only idiots would complain about that. You go to Germany, you should either speak German or stick tight to your tourist group.

Texas is pretty conservative. While interesting that you can wear whatever you want at your school, it looks like your SOL in Texas. Suck it up and deal with it. You can say you've been to Texas, which is a lot more than a lot of the folks who like to make fun of it.

Since you're not from America, you'll probably be messed with quite a bit unless you're really big. I wouldn't bring more attention to yourself by getting into any heated political debates.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: clicknext
Wow. Dress code up here at Vancouver public high schools and most colleges/universities aren't nearly as strict as that.

There are actually some universities that have dress codes up there? Are they religious universities or something?

 

[lobadobadingdong]

That's actully quite forgiving. The schools I went to across texas usually wouldn't allow piercings of any kind (only exception was girls ears, and only 1 pair at most, but they couldn't be the dangling kind, small loops or studs only) We weren't able to wear shirts with logo's or obsenity (ex. gadzooks type t-shirt) although we could bring our sunglasses and hats into the building, we couldn't wear them or they'd be confiscated. No shorts/skirts above the knee when sitting down. (basically no shorts/skirts)

edit: no visible tatoos (fake or real)

next thing you'll be crying about is that the school won't let you bring a gun to school.....:roll:

 

[beer]

OK, so I graduated in 2002 from the district immediately south of Frisco, Plano @ Plano West Senior High. I don't think the biggest shock will be conservativeness, because for the most part it isn't readily apperant. Most high-schoolers aren't informed enough of political orientations and don't care enough to have solid opinions.

I will say that the biggest culture shock will be not politics, but money. Dallas suburbs, moreso Plano than Frisco but still to an extent, are all about FSCKING MONEY. The culture promotes everyone trying to one-up everyone else. Money is everything in north Dallas, and you will definitely see it. Frisco, Plano, Allen, and to a lesser extent Richardson, are all new cities. They are built on a grid. Everything is going to be four lanes wide, turn lanes, huge blocks of stores and commercial seperated from endless miles of residental development. They are the definition of true, uncontrolled urban sprawl. You will be far enough north of Dallas to never really be able to go there, and you will be stuck in suburban hell. Nor would you want to, Dallas has a crime problem that exceeds the per-capita crime of New York City by a factor of about four. But back to Suburban hell - that is to say, everything will be closing at about 9 PM, except for the occasional Starbucks an Ihop. Oh, and at the intersection of 121 and Preston, which you will undoubtably spend your weekends at, you will have five (5) starbucks within about a 1 mile radius - 3 in Stonebriar mall, one across near the Office Max, and one to the north behind Krispy Creme.

People will be incredibly fscking materialistic. It isn't about clothes, or fashion, or attitude, it is about MONEY. MONEY to have the latest cars, MONEY to have the biggest house that can be reaosnably afforded, and since the kids grow up under that environment, it rubs off on them too. It is the basis to not only be judge, but to judge others - or so is the mindset.

Part of the culture will be that 'there is never enough of anything.' You go to restaurants, you will get a 12" wide plate covered with food. You go to the mall, there will be thousands of empty parking spaces. The Homeowners Group that your host family will belong to will try to micromanage every part of their house, because there can never be enough power. The parents of the kids you will be around will work their ass off, 16 hours a day, because its more money and more success.

Dallas suburbs (norther ones at least)aren't really about the right to bear arms everywhere you go or to commend GWB at every moment. It is about the fact that people are going to be greedy as hell.

And if, for any moment you think I'm even remotely exaggerating, wait until you get there and head on down south about two miles, straight down Preston Road, and hang a right on Parker.

Have fun. Moving out of Plano was the best thing I ever did. Parents move to Dallas suburbs primarily out of job relocation, and it keeps expanding north, north, north, and there is no end to the development in sight although in Frisco you are already about 90 minutes north of downtown Dallas. Very few of your peers will have been there from 1st grade or preschool, they will all have relocated from other states. The companies that their parents work for expand in Texas because Texas has very leniant business tax laws - it attracts greedy corporations, which hire and attract greedy professionals.

I don't think you will care about the dress code once you arrive. I really don't.

 

[gflores]

We had similar rules in our High School (in Michigan) but it was rarely enforced. Could be the same with this school...

 

[DaiShan]

Suck it up, school is for learning not sporting the latest "fashion" I use the term VERY loosely to describe any guy who considers a tongue ring fashionable. My school required Shirt and tie for the guys untill I hit 9th grade, then the board allowed the guys to wear collared shirt and khaki's (tucked it) You could dye your hair a normal color (like blonde brown black red etc) but you could not die it pink or green or anything, and roots could not show.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Originally posted by: Knarkarplanka

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Knarkarplanka
I´m going to Frisco, TX(suburban area 25 miles north of Dallas) as a exchange student.
The school I´ll attend to, Centennial High School and I don´t like what I read in the dresscode the have there.
http://www.friscoisd.org/back/dresscode.htm
Look at the Secondary Dress Code:
The following statements serve as guidelines for areas where doubt might prevail:
? ?Sagging pants? are not allowed. Jeans, slacks, shorts, and all other pants must be worn at or about the waist at all times.
? Inappropriate exercise clothing will not be allowed without an appropriate covering garment.
? Pants and other articles of clothing that are torn, ragged, or pants with holes are not permitted.
? Sunglasses, caps, hats, bandanas, and other headwear are not to be brought into the building.
? Hairstyles or unnatural hair colors that, in the judgment of the school principal, cause a disruption of the educational environment are not allowed.
? Clothing should be worn for the purpose for which it was designed. No undergarments or pajamas are to be worn as outerwear. Houseshoes are not permitted.

? Pants and other articles of clothing that are torn, ragged, or pants with holes are not permitted.
This part I dislikes the most.
Most of the European designers make clothing that´s supposed to look torned and worn in.
And holes by the kneecaps is nothing but fashionable.
Would they prohibit me from wearing goodlooking jeans, with kneecapholes?

And what about this:
? Earrings are permissible. All other visible body-piercing jewelry or ornaments are prohibited.

Ain´t I allowed to have a toungepiercing? Will they force me to remove it?

I´m getting a bit worried.
No way I´m giving up my piercing, and I´m used to be able to wear whatever I want. Don´t want to give up my style of clothing either...

I´m getting a bit worried.
Could someone please tell me if the dress code is strict or if they doesn´t really care so much about it at school.

I'm worried about your reading comprehension. On the other hand, you'll probably fit right in.

Why? I don´t think I´m that bad in speaking/writing/understanding English?
Couldn´t you tell me what I missunderstood in the text instead of posting comments like that?

Don't worry these guys are just assholes. You are doing fine. I am afraid they wont let you wear jeans with big rips, but small rips should be ok.

 

[Preyhunter]

Beer is spot on with his description.

I think the dress code rules exist primarily to eliminate the wannabe gangsters and the whores from flaunting their ignorance while at school. All of the others will adhere to the rules because they will be dressed to the nines in all of the latest designer clothes.

Don't know if it's still true, but Plano (close to Frisco) had the highest rate of teen suicide in the country. I guess the competition must be fierce.

 

[Turkish]

Knarkarplanka: I wouldn't worry about what these deepsh!ts say. Yes, you will have to adopt to things like dress code and many other things, but afterall, you are going to another country with its own culture. Its about having fun. Most kids like exchange students (unless you are an assh0le). Also, are you into sports? If you are good at one, you should consider the team. Yeah, you probably won't make it to the varsity football team but maybe the junior varsity team needs a kicker or something Good luck cowboy

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms

Originally posted by: clicknext
Wow. Dress code up here at Vancouver public high schools and most colleges/universities aren't nearly as strict as that.

There are actually some universities that have dress codes up there? Are they religious universities or something?

I remember a college I got information from. It was in Florida, and was a bit strict. Dress code for guys at meals was a suit at breakfast, suit at lunch, suit or tuxedo for dinner if I recall correctly.

Off-campus dating was allowed in groups, and supervised by faculty.

Students were encouraged to rat each other out for contraband (music, magazines, books, etc. that did not meet their high moral standards). If roommate A did not rat out roommate B, and it was found out that roommate B had pornography (I heard of a case where a student's anatomy book was classified as pornography) and roommate A knew about it and didn't tell, both would get kicked out. It happened over that anatomy book, but I cannot recall if it was at the college I am thinking of. It may have been a similar one.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteve

Originally posted by: CanOWorms

Originally posted by: clicknext
Wow. Dress code up here at Vancouver public high schools and most colleges/universities aren't nearly as strict as that.

There are actually some universities that have dress codes up there? Are they religious universities or something?

I remember a college I got information from. It was in Florida, and was a bit strict. Dress code for guys at meals was a suit at breakfast, suit at lunch, suit or tuxedo for dinner if I recall correctly.

Off-campus dating was allowed in groups, and supervised by faculty.

Students were encouraged to rat each other out for contraband (music, magazines, books, etc. that did not meet their high moral standards). If roommate A did not rat out roommate B, and it was found out that roommate B had pornography (I heard of a case where a student's anatomy book was classified as pornography) and roommate A knew about it and didn't tell, both would get kicked out. It happened over that anatomy book, but I cannot recall if it was at the college I am thinking of. It may have been a similar one.

Must be a religious one.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: XietyCOM

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteve

Originally posted by: CanOWorms

Originally posted by: clicknext
Wow. Dress code up here at Vancouver public high schools and most colleges/universities aren't nearly as strict as that.

There are actually some universities that have dress codes up there? Are they religious universities or something?

I remember a college I got information from. It was in Florida, and was a bit strict. Dress code for guys at meals was a suit at breakfast, suit at lunch, suit or tuxedo for dinner if I recall correctly.

Off-campus dating was allowed in groups, and supervised by faculty.

Students were encouraged to rat each other out for contraband (music, magazines, books, etc. that did not meet their high moral standards). If roommate A did not rat out roommate B, and it was found out that roommate B had pornography (I heard of a case where a student's anatomy book was classified as pornography) and roommate A knew about it and didn't tell, both would get kicked out. It happened over that anatomy book, but I cannot recall if it was at the college I am thinking of. It may have been a similar one.

Must be a religious one.

I think it was Pensacola Christian College but I am not positive, so please don't lambaste them unnecessarily. I saved the pamphlet with their rules years ago, since it made for such interesting reading. Not sure where it is now.