Lawmaker proposes dress code for parents when dropping off children at schools
Tennessee state Rep. Antonio Parkinson (D) is gaining national headlines after he proposed a measure to enforce a dress code on all parents in the state when visiting public schools.
The Tennessee Democrat told TODAY in an interview published on Friday that he realized it was time for parents to adhere to a set of rules after hearing a number of “horror stories” from educators and constituents about how parents dress and behaved when visiting the state’s public schools.
"People wearing next to nothing. People wearing shirts or tattoos with expletives. People coming onto a school campus and cursing the principal or the teacher out. These things happen regularly," Parkinson said.
“A principal I talked to told me a lady came into the office with her sleepwear on with some of her body parts hanging out. You got children coming down the hall in a line and they can possibly see this,” he added.
Parkinson told the news publication that in addition to the dress code aspect of the bill, the measure he is pushing would also ask public school districts across Tennessee to create their own "codes of conduct" for adults when visiting public schools.
"Whether you’re there to work, whether you’re a teacher, a parent, a vendor, a visitor, a speaker — anyone who steps on a school campus should be held to a basic minimum expectation of conduct and behavior,” he told the outlet. “That includes how one dresses.”
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USA! USA! USA! 
It WAS a hot day, but come on. 
to discuss their child's learning problems. Dad was wearing a baseball cap that said,
"Sex is like a snowstorm - you never know how many inches you're gonna' get!"
Tough to have a serious discussion facing that............. 
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On the other hand the students did have dress codes. Girls couldn’t wear pants or anything that could be described as sexy. Boys had to have short haircuts, shirts and pants.
Then the 60s came along and all that was tossed out the window! 
Democrats elected in TN, is basically a Republican. So the dress code stuff is basic for them.
IIRC, most communities have laws against public nudity (the mom with no blouse) and public cursing (cursing teachers, etc.) so there are already laws against that stuff. Whether the schools want to get all involved with calling the cops or involving the school cop would be up to them. Teachers and principals will usually consider the feelings of the student(s) involved before getting cops in on it. Nothing like having the cops haul off your parents in front of your classmates . . .
I've never been very interested in clothing/fashion/styles, not even as a HS kid, but the more I see what total slobs Americans are, the more I tend to dress more nicely for going out in public. That's me, always going against the grain! The turning point for me was the last funeral I attended. Man. I live in a red area in a purple state, and the funeral was held at a primitive Baptist Church. So, one would expect some decorum, no?
No. No. People showed up in flip flops, short-shorts, tank tops and T-shirts with rude sayings, threadbare jeans, etc. It was an eye-opener. Now, I don't expect anyone to wear a black suit to a funeral any more, but come on, what about a basic shirt and pants in a muted color? A simple plain dress? Those simple items are available at Goodwill for $5. I would wager that every one of those folks had those items in their closet, but they chose to act as if they were heading to the beach.
myself clearer.
