Hats+In+School

The next time you walk down the hallway of a high school, just take a look around. You may be surprised to see how many people are wearing hats. Take a really close look, is it dangerous? Is it gang related? Is it getting in anyones way? No, hats are not a nuisance of any kind. So why are they banned in schools?

School feel that hats in school are disrespectful. Disrespectful to who, the teachers? i can understand why a teacher may not like students wearing hats during a lesson. perfectly understandable. but after a lesson is over, in a study hall, and during lunch i just don't understand the problem.

Schools also feel that hats could be gang related. Wait, gang related? Are you kidding me? Gangs can find better ways than hats. "The hat rule ticks me off," said Troy Henry at Encina High, of a campus ban on hats. "The way people dress is not about gangs. It's about how they want to express their style."

If people of the Jewish faith may wear ya mica's then i believe anyone may wear a hat. A hat is just a form of expression. Some people like to wear sports jersey to express a team they like, so why can't someone wear a hat with a team on it? what is the difference?

Devora Espstein, head of guidance at Connecticut's Bloomfield High School agrees that hats should not be an issue in school. "I'm concerned about SAT scores and Connecticut Mastery Test scores," she said "My battles are not with hats." There are bigger things to worry about than a student wearing hat.