Learning in a sexist and anti-religious context School dress codes not only limit students' freedom of expression, but condemn girls' bodies as well as boys' "feminine" tendencies. A school dress code is a set of rules created by school boards with the intent of limiting how students dress. This policy was originally created to make schools a safe learning environment; However, this policy has caused many complications in schools around the world because students' rights are being taken away. From sexism to religious intolerance, these codes have done more harm than good. School dress codes make boys think they shouldn't have long hair because it would be too feminine for them and girls feel they do. It can affect any gender; however, sexism towards women has for many years been a more serious problem than it has been towards men. This type of intolerance can be found in many aspects of our daily lives and for students it can be found every day when they go to school. Protests organized by students have taken place in schools where their school dress code policy is too strict and sexist towards women. Students at an art school in North Charleston, SC. they protested their new school dress policy which stated that women should not wear any type of clothing that could cause a distraction to male students. They, like many others, have come to realize that these types of rules are not helpful but harmful to them. Unfortunately, not all students are aware enough of what is happening or have enough support from family and friends to protest this rule. In a personal interview on October 16, 2015, Stefanie Martinez tells the story of how she was treated at school because of her clothing: I think, I was about 12 years old and I lived in New York City. I was at a lecture in the school auditorium when a teacher approached me and told me that I had to leave the room because I was wearing a tank top and that wasn't allowed. So I left the room to look for a sweater and I got very angry because I wouldn't be able to listen to what the speaker was going to say. Religious students also use their clothes as a symbol of identification. Unfortunately, they have also been targeted by school dress codes. Many schools do not allow their students to wear hijab, khimar, burka, niqab or any other type of religious clothing that a student might want to wear. According to Religious and Cultural Dress at School: A Comparative Perspective, numerous cases of dress code discrimination against students have been reported in recent years, not only in the United States but in many other countries. In this electronic article, E. De Waal, R. Mestry and CJ Russo refer to an incident in South Africa where a 13-year-old Muslim woman attending a public school was asked to remove her headscarf because it was considered to violate the school code of conduct. Another case occurred when a public school gave a male student the choice of either shaving the beard he had grown as evidence of the fact that he knew the Quran by heart or enrolling in another school. These incidents are nothing compared to the numerous cases that have not yet been reported to the press or the authorities. Clothes can be a window onto the social world. That's why teenagers should be able to