On October 13, 2015, James Salazar was detained in her school's office (Ramon C. Cortines) for wearing a spaghetti strap top. She was told her attire was inappropriate and distracting to her male counterparts. She progressed through six hours of her day being antagonized and refrained from attending her classes or lunch. Her mother was called and she continued to argue with staff about the mistreatment of her daughter and then proceeded to withdraw her daughter from the school.
Another student to be harassed on dress code is Angel Fabre who attends the same school. She has been approached many times about her tops showing "too much midriff", having spaghetti straps, and her skirts supposedly being too short. Many other girls have become victim to this.
Ramon C. Cortines has a specific dress code that has many restrictions for females but less so than males. Females are told to wear skirts to their knees and cover up their upper bodies while males are told to take off hats and refrain from sagging. Although there are rules for males, they are hardly enforced while the females are constantly shunned. The females are told to put on while the boys are told to take off.
The way a female or any person dresses, should not contradict with their education. Please sign this petition to end sexist notions spread through not only Ramon C. Cortines, but many other high schools.
Updates
October 16, 2015
The petition has now reached two hundred fifty signatures. This level of support confirms that the concerns regarding current dress code policies are shared by many within our community.
Reached 250 supporters
October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015
The focus of this effort remains on the disproportionate enforcement of school dress codes that prioritize comfort over academic participation. Recent discussions with fellow students reveal that these policies continue to undermine the educational environment for many young women. Work is currently underway to formalize these concerns into a clear set of recommendations for the administration.
Reached 100 supporters
October 15, 2015
October 13, 2015
The momentum behind this petition continues to build as we approach the threshold of one hundred signatures. I invite you to circulate this link through your personal networks to sustain our progress toward a policy change.
87 Comments
I thought the dress code battle was over when students got them thrown out just before 1970. Each student is responsible for his or her own distractability -- period. If the code requirements do not have to fo with safety, they have no place being there.
Structural sexism is facing girls all around the world everywhere they go, and school should not be another one of those unsafe and uncomfortable environments. A woman does NOT have to stop or deter her education and right to an education for anyone, much less boys and administrators who can't control where their eyes go.
This has happened to me too. It's unbelievable the way girls get told to dress an specific way but that guy can wear boxers to school and get away with it . Not one single teacher or administrator turns to look at them .
As a parent of a VAPA student I find it despairing that female students are held to different standards then male students. The beauty of VAPA is that students are able to express their individuality! Administration should take note.
This needs to end, I have missed out on a whole day of school for wearing an "inappropriate" and "distracting" shirt and was then punished for trying to get my mom over to the school by calling her.
I don't understand why the schools are involved at all with what the kids wear. They make it a big deal, not the kids.
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On October 13, 2015, James Salazar was detained in her school's office (Ramon C. Cortines) for wearing a spaghetti strap top. She was told her attire was inappropriate and distracting to her male counterparts. She progressed through six hours of her day being antagonized and refrained from attending her classes or lunch. Her mother was called and she continued to argue with staff about the mistreatment of her daughter and then proceeded to withdraw her daughter from the school.
Another student to be harassed on dress code is Angel Fabre who attends the same school. She has been approached many times about her tops showing "too much midriff", having spaghetti straps, and her skirts supposedly being too short. Many other girls have become victim to this.
Ramon C. Cortines has a specific dress code that has many restrictions for females but less so than males. Females are told to wear skirts to their knees and cover up their upper bodies while males are told to take off hats and refrain from sagging. Although there are rules for males, they are hardly enforced while the females are constantly shunned. The females are told to put on while the boys are told to take off.
The way a female or any person dresses, should not contradict with their education. Please sign this petition to end sexist notions spread through not only Ramon C. Cortines, but many other high schools.
Updates
October 16, 2015
The petition has now reached two hundred fifty signatures. This level of support confirms that the concerns regarding current dress code policies are shared by many within our community.
Reached 250 supporters
October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015
The focus of this effort remains on the disproportionate enforcement of school dress codes that prioritize comfort over academic participation. Recent discussions with fellow students reveal that these policies continue to undermine the educational environment for many young women. Work is currently underway to formalize these concerns into a clear set of recommendations for the administration.
Reached 100 supporters
October 15, 2015
October 13, 2015
The momentum behind this petition continues to build as we approach the threshold of one hundred signatures. I invite you to circulate this link through your personal networks to sustain our progress toward a policy change.
87 Comments
I got dress coded probably once a week and it was really annoying. Individuality is promoted throughout vapa, but we cant dress the way we want because it's "inappropriate".
I thought the dress code battle was over when students got them thrown out just before 1970. Each student is responsible for his or her own distractability -- period. If the code requirements do not have to fo with safety, they have no place being there.
Structural sexism is facing girls all around the world everywhere they go, and school should not be another one of those unsafe and uncomfortable environments. A woman does NOT have to stop or deter her education and right to an education for anyone, much less boys and administrators who can't control where their eyes go.
This has happened to me too. It's unbelievable the way girls get told to dress an specific way but that guy can wear boxers to school and get away with it . Not one single teacher or administrator turns to look at them .
As a parent of a VAPA student I find it despairing that female students are held to different standards then male students. The beauty of VAPA is that students are able to express their individuality! Administration should take note.
This needs to end, I have missed out on a whole day of school for wearing an "inappropriate" and "distracting" shirt and was then punished for trying to get my mom over to the school by calling her.
I don't understand why the schools are involved at all with what the kids wear. They make it a big deal, not the kids.
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I got dress coded probably once a week and it was really annoying. Individuality is promoted throughout vapa, but we cant dress the way we want because it's "inappropriate".