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How School Dress Codes Can Harm Your Daughter’s Education

Does the school your children attend have a dress code? Many of them do. Some schools opt for a specific, very limited, dress code. Others are a little less stringent. While a dress code might annoy your son, school dress codes can harm your daughter’s education. Here are some things for parents to watch out for. Ideally, a school dress code is designed to equalize students. Everyone has to wear the same type of uniform, with limited variations. (Typical variations include skirts for girls and pants for boys). Schools might choose to only allow clothing of specific colors. The goal … Continue reading →

Controversial Dress Ban

Prom is not cheap.  Dressing for prom will drain your wallet even more. So, what happens when you find an affordable prom gown that flatters your figure, but you can’t wear it to the big dance because of a new school dress code? That’s the dilemma facing eighth grade girls at Readington Middle School in New Jersey.  The school principal recently decided to ban strapless dresses from the year-end dinner dance, but did so after some parents had already forked over a pretty penny for their daughters’ fancy shoulder-baring frocks. Dozens of moms and dads are now taking to social … Continue reading →

Why Schools Are Banning Hoodies

It’s not what you think. Schools are not banning the popular hooded sweatshirts because they are sloppy-looking or they promote gang violence. Rather, school administrators in Kansas have put the kibosh on hoodies with large pockets because an inordinate amount of students have been using the sweatshirt’s “kangaroo pocket” to text others during class. According to reports, cell phone and other PDA abuse by students has forced administrators to revamp the school dress code. Students attending Kansas’ Andale Elementary and St. Mark’s Charter School can still wear sweatshirts, but the fleece tops cannot feature hoods or front pockets. The change … Continue reading →

More Controversial School Dress Codes

In a previous blog I addressed Richmond, Indiana’s new school dress code. Public school students in the district can no longer wear clothing that features words, stripes, plaids, floral prints, or illustrations to class. In addition, students are not allowed to wear collars cut any lower than a standard crew neck T-shirt. Richmond’s new dress code has led to the suspension of more than 200 students during the first two weeks of school. However, Richmond schools are not the only institutions of learning where students and their parents are up in arms about what can be worn on school property. … Continue reading →

A New Twist on School Dress Codes

And here I thought my former parochial school’s dress code was stringent. Sister Stephen Marie made sure the only skin that girls revealed during the school day (besides the flesh on our faces) was the inch of body tissue located near the knee cap where our skirts ended and the top of our long socks began. Who knew that my ultra conservative plaid skirt, white shirt, blue tie combo would one day be the envy of public school kids in Indiana? Last month school administrators in Richmond, Indiana imposed a new dress code for all students, which bans any apparel … Continue reading →