Dress code.

The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) on Monday placed a ban on male and female teachers from wearing jeans and t-shirts in educational institutions.

They have also been advised to maintain proper hygiene that includes a regular haircut, trimmed beard, use of perfume etc. According to FDE, this will impact the students positively and facilitate a healthy learning environment.

Whether it is focusing on women rather than holding men responsible for acts of sexual violence or blaming the use of mobiles, the PM seems to be singing off tune.

My issue isn't the dress code or the significance of following some dress protocol but it's the implicit sense of taking free will from individuals that alarms me.

How does creating a conservative and binding dress culture in educational institutions ensure that a 'morally high' value system will be instilled in the impressionable young students' mind?

When the same student will step out of school and be exposed to all kinds of dress codes and choices, what do you think he will lean more towards? There will in fact be a greater attraction to the forbidden. What we resist, persists.

It is integral for an individual, especially an adult to be able to exert his free will. We all want choice in our lives and when that choice is taken away and we are controlled through stringent rules and regulations, it creates a sense of disempowerment and resentment within the self.

I will acknowledge that I was pleasantly surprised that the dress code was the same for both men and women and that's a refreshing change. It would have been better if there was a balance in the dress code being implemented.

It could have been a mix of formal attire days and maybe one or two days of whatever anyone wants to wear. This way the rules would be better received as well as the freedom of choice given.

I would also invite the government to focus more on...