Humble ISD Student Petition Calls for Changes to Dress Code Enfo

JerryJustice : Every time I see these commercials it's like he's speaking directly to me lol

Every time parents run up to the school and pitch a fit because someone told their little darling angel "NO" then filing suit has greatly contributed to this current behavior. Don't like something…scream and protest about it. Still don't like something…contact the media and claim some form of discrimination. Still can't take "NO" for an answer…sue and drag everyone into court.

I was in High School in the 1960/70's. The era of the mini-skirt. All girls had to wear dresses or skirts...no shorts, pants or jeans. Boys wore dress pants. If you had shop or gym class, you changed into the jeans or jumpsuits/shorts.
Every morning, as a girl walked in, she had to kneel and have the skirt height above the knee measured. So girls had to get to school an hour earlier than boys every day. If your skirt was too short, you were given a skirt provided by the school district -ancient, long and scratchy.
We stopped gaming the system. We all decided we'd rather not push the limits and have an extra hour of sleep...AND not get tardiness applied and not have transportation complaints from parents as siblings. This is a take as old as time.

Id like pics of the girls' outfits that were in the office. The boys wear baggy clothes, the girls do… Not! :0

I can't figure out what they mean by boys vs girls.
Are they saying boys are wearing what we called "wife beater " undershirts or tank shirts to school and not getting in trouble for it?
I'm sorry but I'm old fashioned enough to believe that girls are just as responsible as boys in making sure they are not being distracted by clothing!
I was curvy and was perfectly capable of staying within our schools dress code which was the same back in the day. No tank tops, bra straps couldn't show, etc.
I'm not sure what the length of skirts has to be now but skorts solve that problem.
I had a friend with a really tall daughter that had some problems and she had to order tall clothing for her.
Shorts should have at least a 5 inch inseam so their butt's don't hang out. NO yoga pants!
I loved it when my daughter had to have uniforms in grade school! The kids complained about personal expression and the school caved. I let my daughter show expression with hair styles, barrettes, etc.
When I came home I changed into my halter tops and short shorts.

UptownGirl : I dont have an opinion in this but it does seem she took a very mature way to address her concern whether right or wrong.

I never thought I'd be the one for uniforms in school but it makes it so much easier. When I moved here from LA, DS had to wear uniforms here. I loved it but my wallet really loved it. Red, white, or navy polo shirts with navy or khaki pants/shorts. Five shirts, three pants, and two shorts bought at Mervyn's along with new shoes and he was set. He wore uniforms from 3rd up until HS. Now in LA, they also have uniforms. Sounds like this would fix some issues.

WahineB : I remember the day that Carrie P came to school in a very short skirt in 8th grade. Our home room teacher made her kneel and she failed the test. They did not have extra skirts like your school. She had to safety pin on an orange gym towel.Wouldn't happen today!!

donnatella : They learned from their parents.

I think it is good that kids are using their voice and exercising their free speech whether I agree with what they're proposing or not. Every generation has done it, from the silent generation and civil rights, to boomers and anti-war protests on campus, GenX and the Skokie Free Speech Precedent. It's really all about getting the youth engaged. Just my .02.

I think the "threat" of going to uniforms would stop a lot of the complaining. I think everyone would get in line with the dress code if they felt it was do that or everyone wears a uniform. Personally, I think the uniforms are the equalizers in so many ways. Helps blur the lines between the "haves" and the "have nots" as well as the looks and comments made about others' clothing. I think it may also put a little discipline back into things which seems to be sorely needed.

donnatella :
Yes!