Chong Boon School Rules

Rules, rules, rules. All school have them, all students hate them. What exactely is the point of having school rules which restrict our freedom we may ask. However from the adults point of view, rules are laws that keep us discipline. There has to be some flaw, everything has flaws right? Well, I would go through some of my school rules to show you some of their boon and bane.
Lets start with the most basic rule a school can have. The need for a school uniform. In Chong Boon Secondary (my secondary school), it is neccasary to wear chong boon attire which includes socks and shoes. True it is to have some sense of identity to chongboonites. However, it might have been too much. Sure shirt and pants can be uniformed but is there a need for uniformed socks and shoes? Well in my school, they allowed students to voice out their opinion. Many students have in fact denied the need for uniformed shoes and it has been removed. However the uniform socks still stays. Many students, especially upper secondary, ignored the need for a uniformed sock ending up being caught by teachers and having to walk barefoot for the entire day. As time goes by, the teachers decided to change the rules on a uniformed sock. Although no official announcement has been made, white socks is allowed. The sock and shoes may have changed. But do not bother testing your luck and asking if it is possible to come in our home clothes. The school needs students to have a some sense of identity and this is seen throughout most schools in Singapore.
Alright the uniform rule has been changed and can not be removed. Lets try another common rule. Handphones. Should they or should they not be allowed in schools. Again as per normal, Chong boon did ban it entirely from the school premises, however, students have suggested that handphones is needed to contact their parents after school if there is an urgent need. The teachers have considered on this and allowed the students to bring their phones to school however they are not to be seen or heard. Many of us may wonder, whats the point of having a handphone in school which is not allowed to be heard or seen. Well think about it, if handphone is completely allowed in school, teachers may be disrupted from the lesson with the help of a wrongly-timed phone call. Students may even message in class, play games in class via the phone and even send exam answers via messages. Therefore, the handphone rule has been changed to benefit us but could not be removed for reason.
It is true that some rules may restrict our freedom or even be an obstacle to us. However, we have to understand that it is to the benefit of us.