How Shaming’ Has Been Written Into School Dress Codes Across The Country

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5. Maybe all this needs to be addressed in a direct way,

rather than simply gathering all the girls together and announcing prohibitions on what they (and only they) can wear.

Maybe an open discussion on sex, and rape culture, and personal responsibility (as in, boys, it's not HER problem if you're distracted, it's YOUR problem, so learn how to deal with it). It's not as if these kids won't ever have to handle these issues outside of school.

Personally, I have no problem with dress codes and uniforms. One thing I like about uniforms is they get rid of the whole social status peer pressure dynamic around clothes. When I was going to school, kids from poorer families who couldn't afford the newest fashions were teased mercilessly. Uniforms certainly get rid of that problem.