Learning in a sexist and anti-religious context School dress codes not only limit students' freedom of expression, but condemn girls' bodies and trends “feminine” among boys. A school dress code is a set of rules created by school boards to restrict how students dress. This policy was originally created to make schools a safe learning environment; However, this policy has led to many complications in schools around the world as students' rights are 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 girly for them and young girls feel it can affect either gender; However, sexism against women has for many years been a more serious problem than that against men. This type of intolerance is found in many aspects of our daily lives and for students, it is found every day when they go to school. Student-led protests have taken place at schools where the school dress policy is too strict and sexist towards women. Students at an art school in North Charleston, South Carolina. protested their new school dress policy which stated that women should not wear any type of clothing that would distract male students. Like many others, they realized that these kinds of rules were not useful to them but were harmful to them. Unfortunately, not all students are aware enough of what is happening or have the support of family and friends to protest this rule. In a personal interview on October 16, 2015, Stefanie Martinez recounted how she was treated at school because of her clothing: I think, I was about 12 years old and I lived in New York. I was at a lecture in the school auditorium when a teacher came up to me and told me I had to leave the room because I was wearing a tank top and that wasn't allowed. So, I left the room to get a sweater and I got really angry because I wasn't going to be able to listen to what the speaker was going to say. Religious students also do not use their clothing as a symbol of identification. Unfortunately, they have also been the target of school dress codes. Many schools do not allow their students to wear hijab, khimar, burqa, niqab, or any other type of religious clothing a student might want to wear. According to the report on Religious and Cultural Dress in Schools: A Comparative Perspective, various cases of dress code-related discrimination against students have been reported in recent years and 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 in which a 13-year-old Muslim girl attending a public school was asked to remove her headscarf because it was considered to be in violation of the school's 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 a testament to knowing the Quran by heart, or enroll in another school. These incidents are nothing compared to the many cases that have not yet been reported to the press or the authorities. Clothing can be a window into the social world. This is why.