"There needs to be a systematic change in the dress code."Īdrian Bartlett, another parent who is hoping the school changes the dress code, said her daughter, 15-year-old freshman Brooke, also noticed her yearbook photo had been altered. "It should be equal across the board," Fabre said.
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She referred to the dress code talking about students not being allowed to wear culottes. The district dress code also prohibits attire that displays "profanity, violence, discriminatory messages, sexually suggestive phrases, advertisements, phrases or symbols of alcohol, tobacco or drugs."īut some parents say the dress code is outdatedįabre and some other parents are calling for a change in the district's dress code. Mustaches and beards shall be neatly trimmed." Pajamas and revealing clothing are not permitted. No boxer shorts or underwear may be visible. The rules for boys include "boy's pants/slacks must be worn at the waist. While the dress code for girls and boys each have three entries, the list of rules for boys is shorter. Hair curlers and excessive make-up shall not be permitted."
It also says, "Revealing clothing, pajamas and lingerie are not acceptable. The girls' section says girls cannot wear skirts that are shorter than four inches from the top of the knee. Under the "All Students" section, it says, "Tank tops and shirts are not acceptable except in physical education classes." In the section about all students, the dress code says "students are prohibited from wearing clothing that exposes underwear or that exposes body parts in an indecent or vulgar manner." "There's inequality within their dress code." "It comes on the heels of a much bigger issue of gender discrimination and these girls being targeted and sexualized for being told that their clothes are wrong," she said. It's the district's dress code that needs to be revisited for its inequity with how it treats what girls wear, as opposed to boys, the student's parent said. The anger over the edited yearbook photos is part of a larger issue, said Fabre. However, each school's principal has the "final authority" over whether a student's dress is appropriate, the code says. The student dress code prohibits clothing that is "immodest, revealing, or distracting," according to the district's code of conduct. The dress code prohibits clothing that is immodest He called the staff member involved an "outstanding educator" and said there will be changes in how the content is considered in yearbooks to come. The superintendent said there was an insufficient review before the school decided to edit some of the students' images.
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