Opinion: Hats should be allowed in school
January 3, 2020
Constantly being told “take your hat off,” gets annoying, especially if you suffer from “hat hair”. Hats have been a part of trends for many years, especially during the wintertime when they act functionally and fashionably. During the winter season, hats have become a necessity to keep your ears and head warm, which is why students should be able to wear hats in school.
As winter hits Michigan, winter clothing styles begin. When people come back to school from winter break, one of the things they do is show off the new clothing they’ve received. This may include trendy hats seen on social media.
When coming to school, students intend to look nice, however, bad hair days are natural. Some days the frizz, crazy curls, sprouting hairs or greasy flatness just needs to be covered up. Bad hair days happen all the time, and wearing hats is an easy solution to boost confidence.
Hats are an article of clothing, just like a shirt and jeans. It does not distract others or the student any more than a sweatshirt does. Wearing hats in school does not affect a student’s learning ability, and therefore does not put a student at a disadvantage.
Teachers have said that the bills on hats cover a student’s face, allowing them to sleep in class or have wandering eyes during a test. This problem can be easily monitored and is only applicable to certain types of hats, and does not add an extra burden.
Hats are only a stylistic choice that does not put anyone in danger, therefore should not be against school policy. They simply keep students’ heads warm and cover their oily oily hair.
JIZZY • Mar 5, 2024 at 4:15 PM
I liked to wear hats in school but it is a process I guess
Sad Middle School Student • Apr 24, 2023 at 4:29 PM
I agree with this because I have lots of bad hair days because I have something called a cow lick that causes my hair to stand strait up in the air and my dad has it to! but at my elementary school, I was able to wear my hat to and from recess, but now I’m in middle school I can’t even have in on for a fraction of a sentence if I’m inside.
Person Who Wishes to Wear Hats • Oct 18, 2022 at 10:56 AM
I agree, but do you have any sources for your claims? I ask because I too am writing about allowing hats at school, but I need evidence.
caniputmyballsinyajaws • Sep 14, 2021 at 8:31 AM
Hats are something that young children have worn for years they should be allowed
person who just got a hat • Jun 2, 2021 at 11:39 PM
Not only can hats cover bad hair days and make an outfit better and also allow students to better express themselves, but if schools are taking students outside for gym or other activities, hats will protect their head from sunburn. They help for cold weather as well. Teachers at my school are also allowed to wear hats, so if hats are supposedly a danger or distraction, then teachers shouldn’t be wearing them either.
bob • Mar 1, 2023 at 4:42 PM
no
hank hill • May 24, 2021 at 4:26 PM
hats should 100% be allowed I mean if you think it a distraction then take it away from the student who is using it as a distraction don’t make everyone else pay for one kid’s action thankfully I live in the south so no one really cares much I tell you what
Rando • May 19, 2021 at 10:39 AM
Hats should be allowed, but there are bad things to having them, such as unrecognizable appearance on security cameras
ROUGEtaki • May 3, 2021 at 3:34 PM
I think we should in my classroom we are doing a thing if we should be able to wear hats in class and i think this really helps
7yygf89gf8g • May 3, 2021 at 10:57 AM
I THINK HATS SHOULD BE WORN BECAUSE KEEP ME WARMMM YAS
Dylan • Apr 27, 2021 at 12:20 PM
I think hats should be aloud because I cant see how it would do anything with other people it cant hurt them or its not a distraction at all.
biili bobi joe • Apr 23, 2021 at 2:38 PM
I agreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
niallsnandos • Apr 23, 2021 at 1:29 AM
hats should be allowed in school
Person who likes hats • Apr 9, 2021 at 4:37 PM
Hats are fine and kids should be allowed to wear them
Keven Stevens • Mar 12, 2021 at 12:51 PM
Yes, hats should be allowed in school but in my opinion, Beanies should at least allowed because they do not cover the eyes of the child wearing it and they look very stylish. So yes wearing hats in school should be approved.
Michael Schneider • Mar 11, 2021 at 1:43 PM
I am currently with a team that is fighting for the “hat rule” to be changed, we have our principle by our side! That may seem like a huge win, but when it comes to the need of the principle, that’s not always the truth. We have to go through the school board for every rule we want to alter. This causes issues but we are not scared of it! We need this hat rule to be changed so we can continue to have our students thrive in comfort!
billybobjoe • Mar 2, 2021 at 12:44 PM
I so agree