2014 Dress Code Report
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2014 HSAAC DRESS CODE REPORT 2014 Survey Results The Hamlin and Stefanko Administrative Accountability Commission - April 21, 2014 1 2014 HSAAC DRESS CODE SURVEY
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2014 HSAAC DRESS CODE REPORT!2014 Survey Results!!The Hamlin and Stefanko Administrative Accountability Commission - April 21, 2014
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A Letter from Chairman Hamlin!!
In response to the increasing discontent over the Town of Webb Union Free School District’s Dress Code policies, the Hamlin and Stefanko Administrative
Accountability Commission (HSAAC) commissioned this survey in order to gauge support for an attempt to change the policies. !
!!We collected responses over a period of one week and one day (March 25, 2014 -
April 2, 2014) through the online surveying website SurveyMonkey. In all, we received 82 responses from students in Grades 7-12. Respondents from both genders and all
four years of high school took part in the survey, giving us a wide-range of opinions regarding the policies from various different maturity levels and viewpoints. All
responses were validated through various secure and reliable methods to ensure that the results we have posted are as accurate as possible.!
!The HSAAC will use the results of this survey to help enhance our efforts in
changing a policy that a majority of the students believe is unnecessary and distracting to the educational process. We believe that real change can be made here, and we hope that the administration of the Town of Webb Union Free School District
will continue and increase the open dialogue we have been seeing regarding this issue in recent weeks.!
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Casey O. Hamlin!Chairman - HSAAC!
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Grade Makeup!
! Our survey was responded to by a diverse variety of students ranging from 7th !Graders to our soon to be graduating Seniors. Below is a makeup of our ! !
respondents by grade level.!
What is your grade level?Grade Number of Respondents
7th Grade 3
8th Grade 2
9th Grade 17
10th Grade 31
11th Grade 15
12th Grade 12
Other 2
TOTAL 82
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What is your grade level?
2%15%
18%
38%
21%
2%4%
7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Other
Gender Makeup!!
The chart and table below showcase the gender makeup of the survey. As you can see, female students outweighed the male students in responsiveness by nearly thirty
percentage points. This result was expected due to the seemingly large gender gap in enthusiasm for Dress Code changes that have been observed during the recent
movements dedicated to forcing the aforementioned changes.!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
! !!What is your gender?
Gender Number of Respondents
Female 53
Male 29
TOTAL 82
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What is your gender?
65%
35%
Male Female
!!Opinion on Yoga Pants Restrictions!
!As expected, the yoga pants restriction included in the Dress Code was extremely unpopular amongst students. Of the respondents, 85% responded that they believed that the yoga pants
restriction is “unnecessary”. In comparison, only 6% replied that they thought a restriction was necessary. However, 9% stated that they had no opinion on the restrictions. Even when
combining those who believed that the restrictions were not unnecessary and those who had no opinion on the matter, that makes up for only 15% of respondents compared to the 85%
who believed that the restriction was in fact unnecessary. !
!!!Table on Next Page.!
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Do you believe the yoga pants restriction is unnecessary?
9%6%
85%
Yes No No Opinion
!Opinion on Yoga Pants Restriction (cont.)!
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Comments from Respondents on Yoga Pants!!
“I think the only negative effect that yoga pants has on us is that it stirs up drama because we have to be taken out of class and made to change, this
disrupts class and 9/10 times we have to change into our gym shorts which are no better if not worse that yoga pants.”!
-Respondent #25!!!“Yoga pants are a problem because they apparently show off your "figure".
Tight jeans do the same exact thing.”!-Respondent #26!!!
“Taking us out of class to tell us what we are wearing is disruptive to others. What is disruptive is taking us away from learning and telling us
to go home and change.”!-Respondent #58!!!
Do you think the yoga pants restriction is unnecessary?Response Number of Respondents
Yes 70
No 5
No Opinion 7
TOTAL 82
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Comfortable Clothes and Academic Performance!!
In by far the most lopsided response we received for this survey, a substantial 95% of respondents told us that they believed wearing comfortable clothing could increase
their own academic performance.!
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Do you believe that wearing comfortable clothing can enhance your academic
performance?
4%1%
95%
Yes No No Opinion
Can wearing comfortable clothing can enhance your academic performance?
Answer Number of Respondents
Yes 78
No 1
No Opinion 3
TOTAL 82
Student Targeting!!
Nothing is worse for a student than to believe they are being unfairly targeted for anything, especially their attire. But in this school, many students do feel as if they
have been targeted are are being targeted for their clothing choices more than others. Now this may just be teenagers being teenagers, but the idea that students even feel
targeted is a real problem that must be addressed.!
Do you feel targeted about your attire more than other students?Answer Number of Respondents
Yes 30
No 37
Not sure 15
TOTAL 82
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Do you feel targeted about your attire more than other students?
18%
45%
37%
Yes No Not sure
Self Expression!!
The ability to express oneself freely without persecution from anyone is a key tenant in the anti-bullying and individualistic movements we are seeing in today’s education system. The phrase “be yourself” is getting thrown around all the time in assemblies, on posters and by educators these days, and many youth consider clothing the ultimate way to be themselves.
But in an extreme case of mixed messaging, schools are banning and extremely popular piece of clothing and in effect hurting a student’s ability to express themselves. !
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Does the Dress Code, in your opinion, disrupt your ability to express yourself?Answer Number of Respondents
Yes 53
No 17
No opinion 12
TOTAL 82
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Does the Dress Code, in your opinion, disrupt your ability to express yourself?
15%
21%
65%
Yes No No opinion
Overview!!
Overall, we can see from these results that students of the Town of Webb Union Free School District are united against the restrictive yoga pants policies put in place by
our school. This year, however, the fight for change seems to be coming to a head, and we are elated to see a unified movement for changing our school for the better.!!
It is also fantastic to see the School Administration so open to the idea of changing the Dress Code, and we commend those in the Administration for starting this open dialogue. We at the HSAAC hope that this discussion continues and that serious
changes are made.!!!Comments from Respondents!
!“I think some people are targeted more than others, but not specifically me.”!
-Respondent #24!!“Girls say yoga pants are comfy and I will take their word. It's hard to learn while adjusting yourself because you are wearing uncomfortable clothes.”!
-Respondent #43!!“If yoga pants were allowed I believe that people would be more academically involved in school because not only would they be able to express themselves
better but they will be comfortable…”!-Respondent #76!
!“Yoga pants are an article of clothing that can be worn, mainly, for comfort but
also can be worn with a tunic for style. The ban against yoga pants is unnecessary and if it was lifted my days would be a thousand times better.”!
-Respondent #19!
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Notes!! This survey was conducted by the Hamlin and Stefanko Administrative Accountability
Commission during the dates March 25, 2014 - April 2, 2014, open to grades 7-12.!!Raw data including individual responses and IP Addresses are only accessible by members of the Hamlin and Stefanko Administrative Accountability Commission, and will not be copied outside of the SurveyMonkey platform. The mentioned information will not be transferred to any third party including but not limited to the Town of Webb Union Free School District, the
Town of Webb Union Free School District Student Council, students of the Town of Webb Union Free School District, faculty and staff of the Town of Webb Union Free School District
or local media outlets. !!The HSSAC is a private, independent organization not affiliated with the Town of Webb
Union Free School District, the Town of Webb Union Free School District Board of Education, the Town of Webb Union Free School District Student Council, any of the Town of Webb
Union Free School District’s Class Governments, the Town of Webb, the State of New York, or any other organization and/or agency. !!
We are not, nor claim to be the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) or any related agency in regards to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). !!
For more information about the HSAAC, please follow us on our Facebook Group, on Twitter @HSAACNews or at www.hsaac.webs.com. You can also contact us at
[email protected].!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOUR SCHOOL. YOUR VOICE.
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