For years, students in Tokyo had to enforce some strict dress code regulations. But these rules, constantly criticized, will now be repealed.
According to the dress code of the public school system, all students had to dye their hair black, their underwear had to have a certain color and they were not allowed to wear certain hair styles.
Authorities in Tokyo announced that 5 rules will be removed from nearly 200 public schools in the Japanese capital, including the rule for hair and underwear color, the rule that prohibits cutting long and short hair at the back and side, a this model is very popular all over the world.
Other rules that are expected to be lifted include the practice of punishing students with a form of house arrest. The decision came after a survey conducted last year in 240 schools in the capital found that 216 had regulations that a growing number of people - including students themselves - say are outdated.
Some schools have required students to wear swimsuits in beige, light brown or other colors that do not appear under their uniforms, while only white, gray, blue or black underwear was allowed.
"Japonezët janë mësuar të besojnë se është një virtyt që thjesht t'i përmbahen rregullave," tha për Guardian Kaori Yamaguchi, një anëtare e bordit të arsimit në Tokio. “Shpresoj se kjo do të jetë një mundësi për njerëzit që të diskutojnë se çfarë duhet të bëjmë për të krijuar një shoqëri ku rregullat respektohen në një mënyrë që është e pranueshme për të gjithë.”
Çështja e kodit të veshjes u vu në qendër të vëmendjes në vitin 2017 kur një nxënëse e shkollës së mesme në prefekturën e Osakës paditi shkollën duke pretenduar ishte detyruar t'i lyente flokët në ngjyrë të zezë. Ajo u shpreh se e detyronin që t’i lyente flokët shpesh pasi dilte rrënja natyrale kafe. Për shkak të lyerjeve të shpeshta, ajo pësoi dëmtim të skalpit dhe shqetësim mendor.
Many students have undertaken successful campaigns that have allowed girls to wear pants to school, while others have sought to allow the use of cosmetics and hair products.
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