Students React to the dress code in Osun state university. Dress code is a set of rules or guidelines about what clothing is appropriate to wearing in a particular settings which helps to maintain unity and decorum depending on the occasion or environment. Dress code is a representation of identity, respect, culture, professionalism. Certain dress code is appropriate and inappropriate in different settings. Dress code in higher institution are often established to promote discipline among students. However Students find a particular dress code more appropriate than the other, the use of wearing Slippers and skimpy dress.
The role of Security Guards In Enforcing The Dress Code at Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Especially in the Context of recent Student Complaints and the Viral TikTok Video From Ikire Campus and other Campuses.
The Role of Security Guards at UNIOSUN serve not only to ensure the safety of the school community but also to enforce institutional rules, including the student dress code. One of the most enforced rules lately is the ban on slippers and certain casual wear, which has caused tension, particularly among returning students.On Ikire campus, a specific security guard has gained a reputation among students for being firm or, as many would say, unforgiving. He is often stationed at the gate and is known to turn back any student wearing slippers, regardless of distance traveled, weather, or circumstance. No room for apology or negotiation.
Reasons Why Security guard Are So Strict In Osun state university.
From the university’s perspective, security guards are instructed to maintain order and uphold university policies. They act based on directives, and their role is to ensure all students comply with the standard, including dress appearance. This strictness is seen as a way to reinforce seriousness and discipline on campus.But this also puts the guards in difficult positions. When students beg, complain, or try to explain, many security officers feel they’re just doing their job, even when it paints them as the bad guys. Students feel humiliated or unfairly treated. Many report being turned back after traveling long distances just because they wore slippers, which are common in Nigeria due to weather and affordability. The TikTok clip showing students being turned back went viral because it captured how frustrating the situation can be. The issue now isn’t just about the dress code it’s about how it’s being enforced.
. Different Reaction and Perspective of Students.
. Students share their personal experience and perspective about the dress code and security guards.
A 100 level student of linguistics and communication studies expresses her encounter with the security guards. She has no lectures and decides to attend the theatre art production, she couldn’t attend the production because she was sent back home due to her dress.
A 100 Level student of linguistics and communication studies, expresses her reaction towards the security guard.
A 200 Level student of linguistics and communication, stated that she has no encounter with the security and further advice her fellow students about dressing decently.
. TikTok Viral Videos addressing Students Attitude towards the dressing code.
A UNIOSUN TikToker posted a viral video with a caption “Immediately you see dis man sit like , abeg just go hostel go sleep, attached with a laughing emoji.
. A Renowned UNIOSUN TikToker “Tomzyofuniosun” who studies Engenering at Oshogbo Campus posts a Viral video on how security guards react to students wearing slippers to school. This depicts that UNIOSUN is against Indiscipline.
In Conclusion
The dress code in UNIOSUN is meant to promote discipline, but the way it’s enforced by strict security guards has caused tension among students. While rules are important, enforcing them with empathy and understanding will create a more respectful campus for everyone.
