Re: 128 students suspended at Ind. school

In article <qiLIg.20229$rI5.9277@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, nimue says...


The problem with the dress code is that kids in perfectly respectable
outfits are sent home. In fact, it's usually the girls who are sent home,
at least in my school. I have argued with deans that tell me that a young
girl in a tank top and a jean skirt that stops just above the knee should be
sent home because she is violating dress code. I tell them it's hot; we
have no air conditioning, and this kid is going to miss her first period
English exam. It makes me sick.

And whose problem is that? She can't stock up on a few light cotton short
sleeve tops for school? The dress code is distributed to all students, right?
(In our district, the parents have to sign it so there are no plaintive excuses
about unseen policies).

Banty


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