SortUccede more or less every year, and 2025 is no exception. With circular and even illustrative brochures, several Italian institutes are specifying to detail which should be the Dress Code at school: from Taormina to Trezzano sul Naviglio, They prohibit necklines, too short pants, slippers but also colored hair, fake nails and uncultivated or creative beards. There are those who call into question safety and hygiene, those who sobriety and decorum. The question of how it is right to dress in school is as old as the world, and like school. And divisive.
Dress code at school, the institutes ask for decor: no to long nails and necklines. But what’s at stake?
Among the cases of 2025 emerged at the moment The Iiss Salvatore Pugliatti of Taorminawho created an illustrative dépliat to explain to students and families what is allowed and what is not. Yes to the crew or with V-neck t-shirts, pole, sweatshirts, wolves, flannel shirts and even the tuxedo. No to the top, tank tops, sports bras, Shorts, miniskirts, leggings, jeans with tears, high heels, slippers and flip flops.
The Institute of Villa San Giovanni, in the province of Reggio Calabria, has emanated a circular that prohibits “low or excessively bland clothes, low -waisted trousers, miniskirts, tight or transparent clothes, shorts, shorts”. There is talk, and the mantra is shared, of “Sobrio clothing, decent, clean and tidy”. In Conversano, in the Bari area, a high school has chosen to censor the “clothes that evoke summer, or even bathing holds: Bermuda, tank tops, slippers”. In Pisa, an institute took it with “Each type of shorts and top of any length and measure ”, under penalty of removal from the school.
From Taormina to Trezzano sul Naviglio, the prohibitions and the request for decent clothing
In Trezzano sul Naviglio, in the province of Milan, The regulation of the comprehensive institute Roberto Franceschi extends to “nails Extremely long and pointed “. Out of respect for security, as well as to the Comprehensive Institute Archimedes-La Fata di Partinico, Palermo, where it is also suggested not to show piercing to the navel.
But “it is required not to wear too short pants (above the knee), low -waisted trousers or particularly” torn “, shirts that do not cover the navel, tank tops, short skirts, sandals or beach clothing (the latter in the summer)”.
The motivation: “highlight that the school, as a training place, aims to educate the freedom understood as respect for itself, for others and for the surrounding environment And the attention in choosing clothing and attention to one’s image is the absolute sign of respect and decoration towards teachers, companions, of the tout-court school context “.
Again: toIPSAR Matteotti school in Pisa (here the circular) The ban is for “any type of shorts and top of any length and measure and in any case clothing not suitable for the school environment. All those who do not respect these indications will be removed from the school”.
In Bisceglie, in the province of Bari, the list of prohibitions embraces “Bermuda, shorts, tank tops, lowers, hot pants, juicy skirts, beach clothing”. The stated goal is to guarantee “respect and decoration”, “security and hygiene”. Several institutes have introduced specific rules for the beards, which must not be long or uncultivated, and must not present “extravagant drawings”.
In Priverno “It is required not to wear pants shorts, slippers, low -waisted trousers or skimpy dresses, short shirts that leave the belly discovered,
Total tank tops, short skirts, etc. “. To the Newton of Varese, watch out for” clothes that contain offensive or discriminatory messages “.
To have one or more of these indications in the regulation is one out of 5 school. And the sanctions vary, from note to removal.
Dress queues at school, between social equality and freedom of expression
Based on an investigation by Skuola.net on 3,000 middle and high school students, Only one in five student feels free to dress as he wants at school. 30% must deal with a detailed school regulation on the clothing. A further 55% receive constant recommendations to present themselves in class with an “adequate” look.
These circulars can be framed as tools for the repression of the individual freedom of the boys. Above all because in a good percentage they seem to censor the looks of the girls, and therefore play sexists. “Will the next move be imposed aprons and uniforms?»,, Codacons is askedwhich specifies: «The only one limit On the clothing front at school it must be that of the decoration, without codes and directives imposed from above, But helping the boys to understand the outfits suitable for the various contexts of everyday life.
Pure, like Skuola.net himself highlights, establishing a code to follow can also “reduce social pressure: no more anxiety from “what I put on today”, nor socio-economic competitions related to brands or clothes prices.
“The freedom to think, and not follow the fashions”
“Every place demands its language”, He wrote here, Dacia Maraini. “Respecting it does not mean lack of freedom, but on the contrary it means recognizing the specificity of the occasion”. “The language of a place dedicated to reflection and knowledge wants a discretion that concerns the seriousness of the learning company and nothing else”. And, still «school is the place of the largest freedombut of a freedom that does not concern fashion and the market, but the need to learn to think with your own headdefending the dignity of the imagination, which is usually Far far from the one that suggests a subtle and voracious fashion ».
The awareness of the context and the sacredness of the school
“We have the task of creating A context awareness: not only applies to classrooms but for every circumstance of life, from a job interview to a dinner at the restaurant. Welcome to a certain seriousness “, is the voice of Manageriscuola, with the vice -president Roberto Mugnai interviewed by Ansa, who also invites to avoid circular and provisions descended from above and to share the regulations with all the school components.
«I would talk about dressing more than more than dress code. The school is a sacred place, which must have its own liturgy, which must be respected. Nobody would go to a funeral or a wedding dressed in an inadequate way; In the same way it is not clear why you should be dressed in life by lifeguards or Miss beach ». The comment of Mario Rusconi, president of the Amps Association of Rome.
Once upon a time there was an apron at school
The Codacons made the joke. But no, we are not talking about reintortion of the apron at school: the school uniform, which today use many private schools in the same way – more than anything else – of status symbol, was banned in Italy after 68. Cyclically, it is true, someone tries to propose it (among the fans, Mariastella Gelmini and Matteo Salvini). Pure, born with fascism, the apron cemes, as well as the style and imagination of the boy, the social class of his family.
Of course, what he possibly hids an apron, today the backpack, the case, the shoes would say it. But a tip of aesthetic equilibrium in public school would not hurt, even from this point of view.