Kid wearing a tutu to class

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Anonymous wrote:Middle school boy wearing pink tutu to school as a regular outfit. Thoughts?

Hi OP!

I think I know of the teen you are posting about. Does he attend Longfellow middle school in McLean?

OP has not answered my question: is this happening at Longfellow middle school ?

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Anonymous wrote:A boy who wears a tutu to middle school is deliberately inviting the teasing. He wants the confrontation.

As an out gay man (and a dad), I'm proud of this kid. It takes guts. Let him have the confrontation! I just hope he will also tell off all of the pearl clutching homophobe moms on this thread, too!

Please. This isn't about pearl clutching because someone is gay. Schools are trying to educate kids and don't need the distraction of anyone sitting in class in a tutu. Grow up, dad.

Already grew up. Stopped listening to people who said that others couldn't (have purple hair) (have piercings) (be goth) (act gay) (fill in the blank) because "distraction" & started affirming that people can be who they are & you have no power over them.

You are right that you have no power over us.

but isn't it you people who are saying the boy shouldn't wear the tutu?

Ignore the Bible beating bigots.

You are trying so hard to make this about bigotry. No student or teacher should be wearing a tutu to school. Fortunately, most schools have codes about what can be worn to school.

Maybe in your evangelical school that teaches creationism

Nah, at your mom’s house.

[Anonymous]

Well I guess I am alone in this but I raised my kid to be respectful of teachers and education and showing up in a tutu is just not not on the menu. I don’t care who you think you are or what you think your sexuality or gene is. School is your job and you can do that o your own time but I do not condone my kid giving a big middle finger to his educational environment.

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^ gender not gene

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Anonymous wrote:Well I guess I am alone in this but I raised my kid to be respectful of teachers and education and showing up in a tutu is just not not on the menu. I don’t care who you think you are or what you think your sexuality or gene is. School is your job and you can do that o your own time but I do not condone my kid giving a big middle finger to his educational environment.

As a HS teacher, I don’t see how this would be disrespectful to me. Can you explain?

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Anonymous wrote:Well I guess I am alone in this but I raised my kid to be respectful of teachers and education and showing up in a tutu is just not not on the menu. I don’t care who you think you are or what you think your sexuality or gene is. School is your job and you can do that o your own time but I do not condone my kid giving a big middle finger to his educational environment.

You’re not alone. I wouldn’t let my girl who loves ballet wear a tutu to school either, not even to make a statement or get attention but just because she loves it. It’s disrespectful already but it’s a thousand times worse when a boy is just doing it to shock and get attention and make a mockery of their school.

It’s actually pretty sad though, if you think about it. I guess it’s better a tutu than a gun or something else dangerous though. Those kids obviously have problems.

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Oh god. Who cares?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well I guess I am alone in this but I raised my kid to be respectful of teachers and education and showing up in a tutu is just not not on the menu. I don’t care who you think you are or what you think your sexuality or gene is. School is your job and you can do that o your own time but I do not condone my kid giving a big middle finger to his educational environment.

You’re not alone. I wouldn’t let my girl who loves ballet wear a tutu to school either, not even to make a statement or get attention but just because she loves it. It’s disrespectful already but it’s a thousand times worse when a boy is just doing it to shock and get attention and make a mockery of their school.

It’s actually pretty sad though, if you think about it. I guess it’s better a tutu than a gun or something else dangerous though. Those kids obviously have problems.

That's too much drama from you

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No suburban school is going to make this kid take off his tutu. With the "fashionable outfits" they allow to the slovenly get ups most kids wear, the tutu is barely even going to register with teachers or school administrators.
A "distraction?" Get real. Look around at the rest of the student body to see who is really making the distraction from learning.

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Anonymous wrote:Well I guess I am alone in this but I raised my kid to be respectful of teachers and education and showing up in a tutu is just not not on the menu. I don’t care who you think you are or what you think your sexuality or gene is. School is your job and you can do that o your own time but I do not condone my kid giving a big middle finger to his educational environment.

As a HS teacher, I don’t see how this would be disrespectful to me. Can you explain?

DP.

Stop being obtuse. It is obvious this kid is desperately seeking attention, and clearly getting it. The behavior is disruptive and not conducive to a serious learning environment for everyone. But you knew that already.

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I just read the official dress code for my kid’s school and there’s not a single word in there that would prevent a boy from wearing a tutu. Two of the stated goals are to allow students to wear clothing of their choice that is comfortable and to allow students to wear clothing that expresses their self-identified gender. I guess if your school system has time to worry about something so trivial, consider yourself very lucky.

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Anonymous wrote:Well I guess I am alone in this but I raised my kid to be respectful of teachers and education and showing up in a tutu is just not not on the menu. I don’t care who you think you are or what you think your sexuality or gene is. School is your job and you can do that o your own time but I do not condone my kid giving a big middle finger to his educational environment.

As a HS teacher, I don’t see how this would be disrespectful to me. Can you explain?

DP.

Stop being obtuse. It is obvious this kid is desperately seeking attention, and clearly getting it. The behavior is disruptive and not conducive to a serious learning environment for everyone. But you knew that already.

The high school teacher is telling you that there would be no disrespect felt by them, but you decide to tell them that they are obtuse.

If you live your life like this, it's no wonder you are offended by the tutu.

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Anonymous wrote:A boy who wears a tutu to middle school is deliberately inviting the teasing. He wants the confrontation.

As an out gay man (and a dad), I'm proud of this kid. It takes guts. Let him have the confrontation! I just hope he will also tell off all of the pearl clutching homophobe moms on this thread, too!

Please. This isn't about pearl clutching because someone is gay. Schools are trying to educate kids and don't need the distraction of anyone sitting in class in a tutu. Grow up, dad.

How is this distracting? I honestly don’t get it. How does what someone is wearing interfere with math or science

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Anonymous wrote:Well I guess I am alone in this but I raised my kid to be respectful of teachers and education and showing up in a tutu is just not not on the menu. I don’t care who you think you are or what you think your sexuality or gene is. School is your job and you can do that o your own time but I do not condone my kid giving a big middle finger to his educational environment.

As a HS teacher, I don’t see how this would be disrespectful to me. Can you explain?

DP.

Stop being obtuse. It is obvious this kid is desperately seeking attention, and clearly getting it. The behavior is disruptive and not conducive to a serious learning environment for everyone. But you knew that already.

I asked my MS DD and her friends. Not one thought it would be disruptive, that it’s a dress code violation, or that the kid would get bullied. I think moms have a harder time with this than their more open minded kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Well I guess I am alone in this but I raised my kid to be respectful of teachers and education and showing up in a tutu is just not not on the menu. I don’t care who you think you are or what you think your sexuality or gene is. School is your job and you can do that o your own time but I do not condone my kid giving a big middle finger to his educational environment.

As a HS teacher, I don’t see how this would be disrespectful to me. Can you explain?

DP.

Stop being obtuse. It is obvious this kid is desperately seeking attention, and clearly getting it. The behavior is disruptive and not conducive to a serious learning environment for everyone. But you knew that already.

How is this going to attract more attention than being a furry? Have you not found out yet that kids are going to school with ears and tails?!