Granada Hills Charter High School: Anti-Dress Code

Thank YOU for signing and for commenting as well. It is people like you who will truly help make a difference in the dress code! :)

I am for letting girls wearing leggings as long as our butt is covered. Also, the rule about bra straps should definetly be changed. I find myself being so self-conscious of when every I am wearing straps at school and that is sad to me. Cynthia thanking for creating this petition and allowing people to express themsleves and how they feel. Props for standing up for what you believe in!

Thank you SO MUCH!

Excellent point!! Thank you so much for your comment and support! :)

In Sweden we don't have dresscodes and it works just fine. Get a grip.

I support this 100%!

The way females dress is not a distraction especially with how mature most of th ghchs students are

No dress code!!! This is ridiculous.

Dear kid that sits near me in math, Thank you for your input but from what I have been told by administration alongside the numbers shown on this petition from students/parents/ and people around the world (including Germany, Canada, Australia, and the United States), the outcome of this petition will be different from your illogical hypothesis.

Everyone should be able to wear what they want to wear

This will never work

Thank you for standing up for females everywhere

Amen.

I'm finally feeling confident about my body but it really upsets me with the fact that I can't go to school with things that might "compliment" my body such a leggings...

Yes

I'm lucky that my high school didn't have a dress code. I can't imagine how restricting that can be. I hope you reach enough signatures!

I think that the dress code is horribly sexist!

if guys can't control themselves then what do they do in the outside world?

I am signing this petition because I was once dress coded for a to revealing shirt in which my bra strap was showing. It is insane how districts think they can tell women how to dress and what to do with their bodies while they don't teach the boys about respect. We are more then a distraction and our education is more important than our clothes. It seems that the school is not comfortable with our bodies when we are. My clothes are not my consent

In addition to all the points Cynthia and a few of the comments listed below, the dress code, which is focused on female attire, only further perpetuates the education gap between sexes. I remember sitting through STA, watching the dress code powerpoint, and while a good 15 minutes was spent detailing all of the clothes "inappropriate" for young women to wear, a mere 30 seconds was spent on the males of the group and their appropriate attire. Setting regulations focused on "not distracting" the male population clearly shows the bias toward men in education. This is only furthering the patriarchy by teaching young women at such a crucial point in their lives that they need to serve the needs of their male counterparts. In a public institution this kind of blatant disregard for female autonomy is unacceptable. Additionally, placing the burden on young women to keep males focused is a huge detriment to not only the self worth of the women but also the ability for these men to eventually become self reliant. As a top charter school in California, we should be preparing our students for the world they will be thrust into after their time after Granada; one which will not be policed by hall monitors and deans. Sheltering students from exposed shoulders and yoga pants will in no way positively benefit any of the population. In college the spaghetti strap will be the least of men's worries. In fact, the only positive effect a dress code has on the school is influencing the perspective of parents who come to tour the campus as it represents Granada as "civil" and "classy". High school should be about focusing on the happiness and education of the students, not dressing up to impress perspective clients. Granted, some parents may turn away with a looser dress code, but I am sure many of the thousands of families on the waitlist would be glad to take these students' spots.