No Makeup In Japanese School?

[jwfort]

Is it true that your not allowed to wear makeup in a japanese school? I mean not even a little?

[MMM]

Originally Posted by jwfort

Is it true that your not allowed to wear makeup in a japanese school? I mean not even a little?

I am sure every school is different, but at the high school I worked at no makeup, jewelry, or dyed hair was allowed.

[Nyororin]

It does depend on the school. The one I attended banned makeup, jewelery, and there was a group of students (風紀員会) whose main job was to go around with a ruler and check skirt lengths. If it was too short, you were suspended.
If they caught you OUTSIDE of school even, you would be in deep trouble.

[noodle]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

If they caught you OUTSIDE of school even, you would be in deep trouble.

That sounds ridiculous!

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by noodle

That sounds ridiculous!

For a Japanese school - not at all. They hand out rule books covering the expected behavior in school, and the expected behavior OUT of school. It`s normal. As the behavior of the students reflects upon the entire school - it matters. This is why you`ll see high school teachers apologizing for the actions of a graduate YEARS after they`ve graduated. It all comes back to the image of the school... And students actually care about this.

[Sangetsu]

It's true at my school. No makeup, no jewelry, and no dyed hair either. Girls tend to push the limit by shortening their skirts, and boys tend to wear baggier fitting clothes as a way of "expressing themselves".

Girls tend to roll up their skirts a little bit more once they are out of sight of the school. Some schools have taken to using one-piece uniforms for girls, which makes shortening the skirt more trouble than it's worth (though some girls have figured out how to do it).

The only young people I see with makeup, dyed hair, and the like are the "yanki" kids. These are the "ghetto" folk of Japan. They are usually part of the poorer class, and many are dropouts.

[noodle]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

For a Japanese school - not at all. They hand out rule books covering the expected behavior in school, and the expected behavior OUT of school. It`s normal. As the behavior of the students reflects upon the entire school - it matters. This is why you`ll see high school teachers apologizing for the actions of a graduate YEARS after they`ve graduated. It all comes back to the image of the school... And students actually care about this.

It still sounds a bit ridiculous to me... Image is just as important in England for most schools (if not more for certain, lets say, upper class or religious schools), but they don't go around punishing pupils that misbehave outside of school unless it's something very bad... like a fight, or mistreating the bus driver etc!

[Columbine]

Originally Posted by noodle

It still sounds a bit ridiculous to me... Image is just as important in England for most schools (if not more for certain, lets say, upper class or religious schools), but they don't go around punishing pupils that misbehave outside of school unless it's something very bad... like a fight, or mistreating the bus driver etc!

Hah! Clearly never knew anyone at my school then. >.>; Totally been amongst the girls yelled at outside of school for 'bad image'.

[TalnSG]

Many schools in the US are beginning to have the rules banning dyed hair and jewelry. I don't think its fair because some jewelry is not simple ornamentation, such as religious medals. These are usually exempt, so those whose faith does not endorse such things are the only ones without jewelry. It has been put forth as a way to deter gang symbols, along with not allowing any apparel with writing. The enforcement is doomed to be problematic and result in court suits (already happening).

[TalnSG]

In the 1960s after the marketing of mini-skirts, it was a common for us to have to kneel on the floor to check our hem lines. If the skirt didn't brush the floor, we were sent home to change and penalized. But there were a lot of waistbands being rolled up between the random inspections.

The funniest was a school I went to in Mississippi. We were issued these hideous one-piece dark red cotton jumpsuits. The bottom half had bloomers with elastic in the hems instead of shorts. They were the worst things I have ever seen a female have to wear! One weekend we rebelled and my entire class took there suits home ("to be washed") and made alterations. All of removed the elastic in the legs and then we added decorations according to our own tastes. I simply added a white eyelet ruffle to the loosed hem of the pant legs. The school was not happy, but with all of the 8th grade girls doing it together decided against punishment and left us alone. Strength in numbers sometimes works.