My dress code by Alyssa Six https://padlet.com/alyssa_six/vjm80ge0q1tv en-us 2017-10-16 13:13:58 UTC 2017-10-17 13:17:02 UTC hello@padlet.com Clothing as a primary means for expressing ideas for students is as primitive as clothing itself, yet schools across the country often grapple with whether to enforce strict dress code policies that may interfere with a students’ right to self-expression alyssa_six https://padlet.com/alyssa_six/vjm80ge0q1tv/wish/197753963 “School Dress Codes.” Findlaw, goo.gl/PKHSds.]]> 2017-10-17 13:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssa_six/vjm80ge0q1tv/wish/197753963 A school principal and security guard threatened a senior named Summer at Hickory Ridge High School in Harrisburg, North Carolina, with arrest for violating her school dress code because she was wearing a shirt that showed her collarbone and shoulders. alyssa_six https://padlet.com/alyssa_six/vjm80ge0q1tv/wish/197759373 Sherwin, Galen. “5 Things Public Schools Can and Can't Do When It Comes to Dress Codes.” American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union, 2017, goo.gl/5vLkhP. |

]]> 2017-10-17 13:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssa_six/vjm80ge0q1tv/wish/197759373 At Haven Middle School in Evanston, IL where over 500 students signed a petition opposing what they’d been told was a full ban on leggings and yoga pants. Many girls wore yoga pants or leggings in defiance of the ban. alyssa_six https://padlet.com/alyssa_six/vjm80ge0q1tv/wish/197761613 “What's Fair and Unfair About Student Dress Codes?” Anti-Defamation League, goo.gl/A2GfCJ.]]> 2017-10-17 13:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssa_six/vjm80ge0q1tv/wish/197761613 In almost every way, school dress codes single out girls. They forbid short shorts and skirts, spaghetti straps and tanks tops and form-fitting clothes like leggings and yoga pants. alyssa_six https://padlet.com/alyssa_six/vjm80ge0q1tv/wish/197762919 “All Schools Should Look At This Dress Code That Finally Gets It Right.” Scary Mommy, 2017, goo.gl/aGxEtg.]]> 2017-10-17 13:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/alyssa_six/vjm80ge0q1tv/wish/197762919