Crop tops at MCPS

[Anonymous]

This is anonymous so I’m not asking with judgment. I just want to know.

My social media feed is filled with pictures of tweens and teens with crop shirts that show their mid drifts. They certainly look cute but, I thought this went against the dress code?

[Anonymous]

Ok boy mom

Last time I checked a navel isn't a "private part"

And yes you are judging

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok boy mom

Last time I checked a navel isn't a "private part"

And yes you are judging

Op here and my GIRLS wanted to wear their crop tops to school, but I said no because I did not want them to get in trouble with admin. I thought it was against school policy and as Latinas, I didn’t want my girls to be called out.

[Anonymous]

Oh here we go lol

[Anonymous]

There's no district-wide dress code.

[Anonymous]

Yes there is no dress code. What is offensive about a crop top?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's no district-wide dress code.

Thank you for answering my question.

[Anonymous]

Our MS had a restriction on crop tops and enforced it at least intermittently (In fact, I had a kid call home for a sweatshirt because here *shoulders* were showing, but I did see kids with crop tops leaving at the end of the day, so presumably they were never called on it.)

At our HS, all bets are off. Girls wear almost anything. I'm on my third girl through that HS and as far as I can tell, there's never been any enforcement in the HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's no district-wide dress code.

Yes there is.

https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/jfa-ra.pdf

Dress and Grooming
1. Students have a responsibility to be dressed and groomed for school in a
manner that contributes to a school environment conducive to learning and
in accordance with the local school discipline policy.
2. Students may wear clothing associated with their religion or containing a
religious message, as long as the clothing is consistent with the
requirements outlined in section 3 below.
3. Students may not be disciplined for their style of dress or grooming, unless
it —
a) is likely to cause a disruption to the educational environment;
b) causes a disruption to the educational environment;
c) endangers or potentially threatens the health and/or safety of self or
others;
d) fails to meet a reasonable requirement of a course or activity;
e) is associated with gangs;
f) is lewd, vulgar, obscene, revealing, or of a sexual nature; or
g) promotes tobacco, smoking, alcohol, drugs, or sexual activity.

[Anonymous]

a) is likely to cause a disruption to the educational environment;

f) is lewd, vulgar, obscene, revealing, or of a sexual nature; or


well, that's clear cut and unambiguous

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is anonymous so I’m not asking with judgment. I just want to know.

My social media feed is filled with pictures of tweens and teens with crop shirts that show their mid drifts. They certainly look cute but, I thought this went against the dress code?

Stop worrying so much about what girls wear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is anonymous so I’m not asking with judgment. I just want to know.

My social media feed is filled with pictures of tweens and teens with crop shirts that show their mid drifts. They certainly look cute but, I thought this went against the dress code?

Stop worrying so much about what girls wear.

Stop trolling these boards looking for people to attack. OP asked a simple question about MCPS's rules about what students can wear because she thought crop tops were not allowed and did not let her children wear them for this reason. Now she is seeing that other kids are wearing them.

[Anonymous]

As with most things in MCPS, I think any enforcement of a dress code will depend on how sensitive your principal and admin team are to the issue. I've heard some principals enforce it and others don't. That is, as always, the MCPS way.

[Anonymous]

*cough cough, adjusting bifocals and hearing aid*

BACK IN MY DAY, if they could see your navel when you raised your arms, the teachers would SAY SOMETHING and tell you not to wear that to school again.

-- elder Millennial

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: a) is likely to cause a disruption to the educational environment;

f) is lewd, vulgar, obscene, revealing, or of a sexual nature; or


well, that's clear cut and unambiguous

yea. My DD in HS tells me that some girls just wear tube tops to school. I balked at her wearing a crop top, but if some girls are wearing tube tops, then a crop top is like wearing a burka by comparison (yes, I'm exaggerating).

I did not let her wear crop tops in MS, though I'm sure she hiked them up and tied it when she got to school.