I hope you can understand that you are not protecting your students with this dress code.You are shaming them and teaching the girls that they are dangerous, and the boys that they are weak and must be protected. You couldn’t protect me from the unwanted physical touches or verbal taunts, but you sure as hell could protect those boys from seeing my collarbone.
You are teaching girls that if their pants are too tight, if too much skin is visible above their knees, if their shoulders are bare, they deserve to be punished. And don’t tell me it’s not punishment. You are telling them to go home and not come back until they look differently. You are setting the stage for the boys you are teaching to grow up into men who say “she asked for it” because she was dressed provocatively. The logic you are using fits perfectly into that mentality. Girls, cover up to protect everyone. The boys can’t control themselves, and they might hurt themselves or you if you don’t keep it under control for them.
Credit: http://www.salon.com/2014/10/01/north_dakota_high_school_eliminates_dangerous_threat_to_male_students_yoga_pants/
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March 13, 2015
I have spent my evenings reading your messages and seeing how many of you carry these same scars from our school dress codes. It is exhausting to revisit these memories but knowing I am not alone in this fight makes the path forward feel possible.
March 13, 2015
Seeing this kind of momentum feels like a weight finally lifting off my chest. It proves that I am not the only one who sees how harmful these rules are for our students.
25 Comments
Even thinking of this ban is not only ridiculous and sexist, but affects the self-confidence of girls and is only making the town look bad.
This is rediculious. If a boy showed up in short shorts and a spaghetti strap tank top no one would care but as soon as a girl wear semi tight pants, she's giving detention. SEXIEST.
It isn't fair that girls have to cover up for boys not to look, if boys are going to look and touch they will weather you are wearing booty shorts or jeans or yoga pants. Point is punish the boys for staring. If we can't wear yoga pants or show our bra straps then I do not want to be looking at a guy's boxers all day long
The fact that you're banning yogas and ripped jeans from the middle school is ridiculous. This is just teaching girls that they have to cover up in order for boys to not stare. Oh and remember when you tried to do it to the sophomores when we were in middle school and it didn't work? Just remember that
Stop teaching girls to hide themselves from men. Teach the men to not act upon their feelings towards the way women act
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i want to continue to look at girls buns
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I hope you can understand that you are not protecting your students with this dress code.You are shaming them and teaching the girls that they are dangerous, and the boys that they are weak and must be protected. You couldn’t protect me from the unwanted physical touches or verbal taunts, but you sure as hell could protect those boys from seeing my collarbone.
You are teaching girls that if their pants are too tight, if too much skin is visible above their knees, if their shoulders are bare, they deserve to be punished. And don’t tell me it’s not punishment. You are telling them to go home and not come back until they look differently. You are setting the stage for the boys you are teaching to grow up into men who say “she asked for it” because she was dressed provocatively. The logic you are using fits perfectly into that mentality. Girls, cover up to protect everyone. The boys can’t control themselves, and they might hurt themselves or you if you don’t keep it under control for them.
Credit: http://www.salon.com/2014/10/01/north_dakota_high_school_eliminates_dangerous_threat_to_male_students_yoga_pants/
Updates
March 13, 2015
I have spent my evenings reading your messages and seeing how many of you carry these same scars from our school dress codes. It is exhausting to revisit these memories but knowing I am not alone in this fight makes the path forward feel possible.
March 13, 2015
Seeing this kind of momentum feels like a weight finally lifting off my chest. It proves that I am not the only one who sees how harmful these rules are for our students.
25 Comments
our bodies are not sexual objects, and if boys can't control themselves, it should be they who are sent home, not the girl intent on getting a good education and everything she can out of life.
Even thinking of this ban is not only ridiculous and sexist, but affects the self-confidence of girls and is only making the town look bad.
This is rediculious. If a boy showed up in short shorts and a spaghetti strap tank top no one would care but as soon as a girl wear semi tight pants, she's giving detention. SEXIEST.
It isn't fair that girls have to cover up for boys not to look, if boys are going to look and touch they will weather you are wearing booty shorts or jeans or yoga pants. Point is punish the boys for staring. If we can't wear yoga pants or show our bra straps then I do not want to be looking at a guy's boxers all day long
The fact that you're banning yogas and ripped jeans from the middle school is ridiculous. This is just teaching girls that they have to cover up in order for boys to not stare. Oh and remember when you tried to do it to the sophomores when we were in middle school and it didn't work? Just remember that
Stop teaching girls to hide themselves from men. Teach the men to not act upon their feelings towards the way women act
preach
i want to continue to look at girls buns
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our bodies are not sexual objects, and if boys can't control themselves, it should be they who are sent home, not the girl intent on getting a good education and everything she can out of life.