Students and parents have pushed back against the newly revised dress code—because even though it’s an improvement, it is out of touch with the reality of the clothes that are available.
Currently, the district’s dress code has three sections: for all students, boys and girls. Breaking down the rules based on gender nearly always leads to discrimination against girls. As thein a letter to the board, the district’s Dress for Success program is discriminatory because its guidelines for boys is “short and simple.
The ACLU points out that any girl who fails to comply with the guidelines gets an F, while a boy is punished with a grade of B. Students and parents have pushed back against the newly revised dress code because even though it’s an improvement, it is out of touch with the reality of the clothes that are available.
“I’m only 5-foot-6-inches, and the inseam requirement to reach my mid-thigh would be around six inches, and I’ve never seen women’s shorts with a six-inch inseam,” . “While the newly developed dress code is a step in the right direction, it’s not fair and equal as it should be.”Sex-specific dress codes presume that girls’ bodies are inherently distracting to other students and teachers, reinforcing a harmful stereotype. This way of thinking leads to blaming victims of sexual harassment and assault for “asking for it.
To be truly equitable, school boards need to stop thinking in binary, gendered categories. Students are just people who, while they are learning, want to be comfortable and express their personal style. Even a first-grade student could tell you that.
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