- Oppose the Code
We, the students of Farmington High School in Davis school district, want a change in the dress code. We understand that there needs to be structure and rules, but to go as far as sending students home because their skirts don’t reach their knees is ridiculous. We want the dress code to look as follows:
- Skirts, dresses, and shorts must go at least three inches past the butt, but it shouldn’t be mandatory that they go lower.
- We can have exposed shoulders.
- We can have exposed midriffs, given it is not too extreme.
- Dance dress code should be less extreme. If you look at dance dress codes in other states, they are virtually nonexistent.
These are not unreasonable demands, these are basic rights. In the 1969 Tinker vs. Des Moines case, three students were suspended for wearing black armbands in protest of the Vietnam war. The families filed a law suit against the school and it ultimately reached the supreme court, who ruled that under the first amendment, the school could not prohibit them from wearing specific things as it violated their right to the freedom of speech.
When you tell someone that what they are wearing has a higher priority and more value than their education, you are causing more harm to them then their outfit was causing anyone else. You are degrading them, humiliating them, oversexualizing them, and telling everyone else that it is ok to treat them the same way.
Legs are not sexual, shoulders are not sexual, and last I checked, everyone has a bellybutton. Why are we teaching people that they should be ashamed of their bodies and how they look. If how people dress is such a big issue, why can’t we teach everyone else to be respectful, decent people.
And finally, let’s talk about sports teams. It is not their fault, it’s just their uniforms, but most of the uniforms are not dress code appropriate, and nobody says a word about it. The cheerleaders are in tank tops and tiny skirts, the volleyball players have tight little shorts, but if the average student were to wear that around school, they’d get sent home.
Nothing about this is acceptable, there is no valid excuse, it is dehumanizing, unfair, and unjust. Fight for change! Oppose the Code!
Please help us make a change. Sign our petition and share.
-The Students of Farmington High School
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Reached 100 supporters
August 27, 2019
49 Comments
Not being sent home for “too much cleavage” for a freaking V-neck shirt. This is not a direct diss on the cheerleader/runners/volleyball/dance. But can we look at what they are wearing for their SCHOOL TEAM OUTFITS that’s okay but we’re sending girls home for too high up rips, too short of skirts and shorts etc? Times have changed... we aren’t all dressing like nuns now and wearing like 50 layers of clothing like people were back then, KEEP UP.
Sending girls home for dressing in a way that "distracts boys" is sending a message that a boy's education is more important than a girl's. Dress codes that are currently in place at Farmington High School and other high schools also tell girls that they are to blame for a boy's inappropriate thoughts and actions. That is part of rape culture and it needs to end now.
My experience with the David school districts dress code have made me feel horrible and not want to attend school because I feel uncomfortable and like I’m always being watched. This is needs to Chang
I remember when i was in KINDERGARTEN, i was dress coded because i had a tank top on. i was 6 years old and i was already getting sexualized. i was dress coded again by a male vice principal and as a person who’s been molested at 11 and 12 years old, i was incredibly uncomfortable and honestly terrified because i’m very sensitive to situations like these. plus, i don’t think any male in the davis school district is going to stop their learning because my shoulders and knees are visible.
While it’s true, we don’t have uniforms, very few public schools actually do require uniforms. School should be a place where we can express who we are, a big part of that is how we dress.
there’s a dress code for a reason. school is a place to learn, not a place to dress like a slut. i understand some rules are ridiculous such as the “no shoulders” rule. but other than that, cover your ass and cover your boobs. and stop making it a controversial subject feminists :) it’s not a sexist target.
screw dress code
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- Oppose the Code
We, the students of Farmington High School in Davis school district, want a change in the dress code. We understand that there needs to be structure and rules, but to go as far as sending students home because their skirts don’t reach their knees is ridiculous. We want the dress code to look as follows:
- Skirts, dresses, and shorts must go at least three inches past the butt, but it shouldn’t be mandatory that they go lower.
- We can have exposed shoulders.
- We can have exposed midriffs, given it is not too extreme.
- Dance dress code should be less extreme. If you look at dance dress codes in other states, they are virtually nonexistent.
These are not unreasonable demands, these are basic rights. In the 1969 Tinker vs. Des Moines case, three students were suspended for wearing black armbands in protest of the Vietnam war. The families filed a law suit against the school and it ultimately reached the supreme court, who ruled that under the first amendment, the school could not prohibit them from wearing specific things as it violated their right to the freedom of speech.
When you tell someone that what they are wearing has a higher priority and more value than their education, you are causing more harm to them then their outfit was causing anyone else. You are degrading them, humiliating them, oversexualizing them, and telling everyone else that it is ok to treat them the same way.
Legs are not sexual, shoulders are not sexual, and last I checked, everyone has a bellybutton. Why are we teaching people that they should be ashamed of their bodies and how they look. If how people dress is such a big issue, why can’t we teach everyone else to be respectful, decent people.
And finally, let’s talk about sports teams. It is not their fault, it’s just their uniforms, but most of the uniforms are not dress code appropriate, and nobody says a word about it. The cheerleaders are in tank tops and tiny skirts, the volleyball players have tight little shorts, but if the average student were to wear that around school, they’d get sent home.
Nothing about this is acceptable, there is no valid excuse, it is dehumanizing, unfair, and unjust. Fight for change! Oppose the Code!
Please help us make a change. Sign our petition and share.
-The Students of Farmington High School
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
August 27, 2019
49 Comments
I got dress coded for a skirt that was the APPROVED length but because there was a slit that came up about and inch from the hem I was sent home and not even aloud to walk inside. I missed my first period class because I live so far away. LOVE the fact that my skirt length came before business management
Not being sent home for “too much cleavage” for a freaking V-neck shirt. This is not a direct diss on the cheerleader/runners/volleyball/dance. But can we look at what they are wearing for their SCHOOL TEAM OUTFITS that’s okay but we’re sending girls home for too high up rips, too short of skirts and shorts etc? Times have changed... we aren’t all dressing like nuns now and wearing like 50 layers of clothing like people were back then, KEEP UP.
Sending girls home for dressing in a way that "distracts boys" is sending a message that a boy's education is more important than a girl's. Dress codes that are currently in place at Farmington High School and other high schools also tell girls that they are to blame for a boy's inappropriate thoughts and actions. That is part of rape culture and it needs to end now.
My experience with the David school districts dress code have made me feel horrible and not want to attend school because I feel uncomfortable and like I’m always being watched. This is needs to Chang
I remember when i was in KINDERGARTEN, i was dress coded because i had a tank top on. i was 6 years old and i was already getting sexualized. i was dress coded again by a male vice principal and as a person who’s been molested at 11 and 12 years old, i was incredibly uncomfortable and honestly terrified because i’m very sensitive to situations like these. plus, i don’t think any male in the davis school district is going to stop their learning because my shoulders and knees are visible.
While it’s true, we don’t have uniforms, very few public schools actually do require uniforms. School should be a place where we can express who we are, a big part of that is how we dress.
there’s a dress code for a reason. school is a place to learn, not a place to dress like a slut. i understand some rules are ridiculous such as the “no shoulders” rule. but other than that, cover your ass and cover your boobs. and stop making it a controversial subject feminists :) it’s not a sexist target.
screw dress code
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I got dress coded for a skirt that was the APPROVED length but because there was a slit that came up about and inch from the hem I was sent home and not even aloud to walk inside. I missed my first period class because I live so far away. LOVE the fact that my skirt length came before business management