dress code by Adal Flores-Aguayo https://padlet.com/adal_flores/ozpqz3hwxhuk en-us 2017-10-16 17:31:19 UTC 2026-02-07 21:14:39 UTC hello@padlet.com The dress code's only requirements in terms of covering skin are that "genitals, buttocks, breasts, and nipples are fully covered with opaque fabric." It explicitly states that students are allowed to wear pajamas, tank tops, "religious headwear," leggings, and visible bra straps. What they're not allowed to wear are "images or language that creates a hostile or intimidating environment based on any protected class or consistently marginalized groups. adal_flores https://padlet.com/adal_flores/ozpqz3hwxhuk/wish/197485135 Vogue, Teen. “An Illinois High School Dress Code Is Challenging the Body Shaming Trend.” Fox News, Fox News, Apr. 2017, goo.gl/acK71M.]]> 2017-10-16 17:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/adal_flores/ozpqz3hwxhuk/wish/197485135 I taught in a suburban area of Atlanta, Georgia, and there was a strict dress code for teachers at my high school. I actually got sent home to change on two occasions. Once, I was wearing a blouse that didn’t have a collar. On the second occasion, I was wearing a school shirt, but it wasn’t a collared golf shirt. I lived 40 miles away, so it was a long drive. https://padlet.com/adal_flores/ozpqz3hwxhuk/wish/198367858 “Dress Code.” California Teachers Association, goo.gl/RcJBHS.]]> 2017-10-18 17:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/adal_flores/ozpqz3hwxhuk/wish/198367858 I must disagree with the statements that school uniforms are a nuisance and do not help students. I am a Canadian going to a public school and I wear uniforms. My parents did find that the prices of school uniforms were too expensive when I was going to private elementary school, but thanks to a company in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, uniforms have been made affordable to students in private and public schools. https://padlet.com/adal_flores/ozpqz3hwxhuk/wish/198373336 Readers' Opinions on Dress Codes | TOPICS Online Magazine | ESL/EFL | Sandy and Thomas Peters, goo.gl/WR9Qc8.]]> 2017-10-18 17:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/adal_flores/ozpqz3hwxhuk/wish/198373336 On one, my daughter, who is in the final throes of fifth grade, came skipping out of class, her gangly legs poking out of her favorite denim short-shorts. “She won’t be able to wear those next year,” another mom commented. “They won’t pass the dress code.” A dress code? In Berkeley? Next they’ll be endorsing Darwinism in Kansas. https://padlet.com/adal_flores/ozpqz3hwxhuk/wish/198376703 Orenstein, Peggy. “Opinion | The Battle Over Dress Codes.” The New York Times, 2014, goo.gl/MmCiC7.]]> 2017-10-18 17:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/adal_flores/ozpqz3hwxhuk/wish/198376703