https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f en-us 2021-02-10 21:44:41 UTC 2025-11-11 03:00:24 UTC hello@padlet.com meghanrusso https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189883845 This photo shows the common perception of dress codes. It pokes fun at the ridiculous rules set in place to prevent girls clothing from distracting boys, such as a sleeveless top. It is depicting what schools think will happen if a simple top is worn. ]]> 2021-02-10 21:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189883845 meghanrusso https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189898361 This article brings light to the targeting of girls involved in the dress code policy. It is designed to keep girls from distracting boys with what they wear. There are a few examples in the article of instances where this has happened and made clear it was against the female, but one that stuck out to me was a teacher telling the girls who were getting dress coded that they were distracting the boys. Another one that stuck out was that it is not just specifically girls, but black girls are targeted way more as well, whether it be braid extensions or head wraps.]]> 2021-02-10 21:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189898361 meghanrusso https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189912137 In this article, the writer discusses who many instances where girls and even transgender students are targeted for what they wear rather than boys. It also sends a message that if a girl is harassed by a boy, it is their fault because of what they were wearing. Additionally, it causes a sense of shame and insecurity, as well as making more developed girls a target. An example of this was when a middle school in IL banned leggings and yoga pants, because they were "distracting", meanwhile girls were just trying to dress comfortably. ]]> 2021-02-10 21:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189912137 meghanrusso https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189927282 This article discusses examples of times where the dress code was taken to the extreme, even close to arresting a girl for wearing a shirt that exposed her collarbone and shoulders. It also talks about a black student who was threatened to not be allowed to come back to school if she didn't change her hairstyle from her afro to something more "tamed". While dress code policies aren't allowed to be discriminatory, it doesn't stop schools from doing it anyway. So even if the policies have restrictions of things like that, and there can be some consequence of it, schools still do it. ]]> 2021-02-10 22:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189927282 meghanrusso https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189964276 In this article, they talk about the criminalization of males of color done by the dress code. for example, a black male student was wearing a do-rag and was told to take it off because "the cameras can't recognize him". This is positioning black males as potential criminals. White males wearing hats or hoods are much less likely to get dress coded rather than a black male, and the risk of discipline from it is much higher for a black male than a white male. ]]> 2021-02-10 22:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189964276 meghanrusso https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189981678 In this article, the writer talks about experiences she had with missing class time, as well as her friends, from being dress coded. One time, she was wearing a cropped t-shirt and jeans and got sent to the principal, where she missed a whole period.one of her friends got sent home, and missed out on learning, just because she was wearing something that the school didn't approve of, but no one else cared about. Something so small takes away from what you go to school in the first place; learning. ]]> 2021-02-10 22:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189981678 meghanrusso https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189991385 Dress code policies is a problem that needs to be addressed. We know this because of how many women and sometimes men of color and discriminated because of what they are wearing. The main problem and most common is with the girls. This is because schools believe it is a distraction to the boys. There is a big problem with that because it is suggesting that harassment towards a female is because of what they wear. I myself have witnessed friends get dress coded for wearing something that reveals their bra strap or their shoulders. Schools are the right venue to address this problem because it happens most often in schools and leads to a higher level of insecurity and belief in it being a females fault or seeing black men as criminals, supporting this idea where students will learn. Additionally, it takes away from precious learning time for young minds who will be impacted. ]]> 2021-02-10 22:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/meghanrusso/n2sk9i3ernlv1u6f/wish/1189991385