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gollygee

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13. I just got the dress code for the middle school my daughter will start going to in the fall

Sun May 12, 2013, 02:16 PM

May 2013

And I guess I understand them wanting to have standards of dress, and they have standards for boys too (no pants falling down was the main one I think), but I do wish they wouldn't say for the girls' rules that it's because boys find it distracting. And they did. To want kids to not look like they came in from the beach is fine, but to claim it's because boys can't control themselves around girls with short shorts is unfair to both the boys and the girls. I'm feeling inspired to put together a letter asking them to change the wording.

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How Shaming’ Has Been Written Into School Dress Codes Across The Country [View all] BainsBane May 2013 OP

Who is teaching our children GeoWilliam750 May 2013 #1

Middle school kids YarnAddict May 2013 #2

Since when is a prom a "learning environment"? thucythucy May 2013 #4

Exactly - the message is so clear. redqueen May 2013 #7

I'm a little torn on this. Squinch May 2013 #3

Maybe all this needs to be addressed in a direct way, thucythucy May 2013 #5

I agree, and where I have seen it done, it's just a list of what they are expected to Squinch May 2013 #9

What a mess. ismnotwasm May 2013 #6

"... teach boys not to objectify, girls to not feel as though they are group of body parts ..." redqueen May 2013 #8

This is why I love tumblr redqueen May 2013 #10

LOL ismnotwasm May 2013 #11

That's great! I just Followed them. Sheldon Cooper May 2013 #12

I just got the dress code for the middle school my daughter will start going to in the fall gollygee May 2013 #13

Young Male Dancers mzteris May 2013 #14