School Dress Code by Kelsey Hodgman https://padlet.com/kelsey_hodgman/2zut6hrwf7kt en-us 2017-10-16 13:12:48 UTC 2026-03-21 03:26:08 UTC hello@padlet.com Then, for two days in a row, her daughter, who is 5 feet 7 inches tall, was told she violated the school's dress code for wearing shorts that were too short: They are supposed to be longer than students' fingertips when they have their arms at their sides. She had to put on boys' gym shorts instead and return to class. kelsey_hodgman https://padlet.com/kelsey_hodgman/2zut6hrwf7kt/wish/197324286 Wallace, CNN Kelly. “Do School Dress Codes Body-Shame Girls?” CNN, 2017, goo.gl/RLpdnt.]]> 2017-10-16 13:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kelsey_hodgman/2zut6hrwf7kt/wish/197324286 In contrast to limits on dress as a means to providing a safe learning environment, school dress codes, in most cases, cannot be used to prevent students from expressing their religion beliefs. Both the Constitution and most state laws protect students’ rights to wear religious attire inool school, such as the wearing of a turban, yarmulke, or head scarf. kelsey_hodgman https://padlet.com/kelsey_hodgman/2zut6hrwf7kt/wish/197327320 “School Dress Codes.” Findlaw, goo.gl/PKHSds.]]> 2017-10-16 13:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kelsey_hodgman/2zut6hrwf7kt/wish/197327320 And in response to the common argument that allowing girls to show skin will be "distracting" for boys, it has a clause reading, "All students and staff should understand that they are responsible for managing their own personal 'distractions' without regulating individual students' clothing/self expression." kelsey_hodgman https://padlet.com/kelsey_hodgman/2zut6hrwf7kt/wish/197754477 Vogue, Teen. “An Illinois High School Dress Code Is Challenging the Body Shaming Trend.” Fox News, Fox News, Apr. 2017, goo.gl/acK71M.]]> 2017-10-17 13:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kelsey_hodgman/2zut6hrwf7kt/wish/197754477 “It’s hard for girls to find shorts that officially fit our dress code. It’s an older dress code, and you can’t buy shorts that long anymore — it’s hard for them to find the right shorts,” she said. kelsey_hodgman https://padlet.com/kelsey_hodgman/2zut6hrwf7kt/wish/197758105 Vega, Priscella. “Girls Say High School Dress Code Is Sexist: 'School Is Telling Us Female Bodies Are Distracting, and It's Wrong'.” Latimes.com, 2017, goo.gl/wHT6je.]]> 2017-10-17 13:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kelsey_hodgman/2zut6hrwf7kt/wish/197758105