Is there a dress code at mcps high schools?

[Anonymous]

I’m seeing girls in what look like sports bras that come down 2-3 inches longer but leave a 3+ inch of bare midriff. Is that kosher?

[Anonymous]

Apparently not.
My daughter said a girl in her class had on booty shorts with her thong pulled up high on her hips and a sports bra. Not just a mid-drift showing.

No one said a thing

[Anonymous]

OP, do you have a job to go to? Dishes to wash? A lawn to mow? Sweaters to knit?

Focus on that, not on the clothing of high-school-aged girls who are not your daughter.

[Anonymous]

It's addressed in Regulation JFA-RA:

L. 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]

My parents would have locked me in my room.for a month but this is part of the new empowerment movement..lol

[Anonymous]

It is not enforced. They have other hills to climb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is not enforced. They have other hills to climb.

+1. Mine wore a crop top to school the other day (showing just maybe an inch of stomach), and I asked her if she would get dress-coded and she laughed at me. There are probably some teachers that would dress code a girl for what PP is describing -- sports bra, booty shorts and visible thong -- but probably not 100% of teachers. TBH, if I were a teacher, I would NOT want to be drawing the lines here, but also wouldn't want a kid like that dressed in my class. And I'm a hetero woman. If I was a hetero man, I'd probably be super paranoid about being accused of looking too long and would avoid looking at the girl at all.

[Anonymous]

It’s just a bit surprising to see scantily clad girls at school. It’s poor parenting. It also demonstrates that public schools can’t even secure a modicum of control over students. No boundaries, no opportunity to instill basic standards.

Sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Apparently not.
My daughter said a girl in her class had on booty shorts with her thong pulled up high on her hips and a sports bra. Not just a mid-drift showing.

No one said a thing

I don’t say this often but

where are her parents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently not.
My daughter said a girl in her class had on booty shorts with her thong pulled up high on her hips and a sports bra. Not just a mid-drift showing.

No one said a thing

I don’t say this often but

where are her parents?

Probably going about their business in the belief that what their daughter does is more important than what their daughter wears. Evidently your opinion is different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently not.
My daughter said a girl in her class had on booty shorts with her thong pulled up high on her hips and a sports bra. Not just a mid-drift showing.

No one said a thing

I don’t say this often but

where are her parents?

Probably going about their business in the belief that what their daughter does is more important than what their daughter wears. Evidently your opinion is different.

That’s what some people use to deflect, but the reality is people judge you by how you look and what you wear even before you have a chance to demonstrate who you are. Plus, women with legit confidence and intellect don’t typically dress inappropriately.

For me, I think our schools have simply lost control. Kids need rules and structure as they develop. It should be easy to set standards and enforce rules, yet our schools seemingly have subpar standards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently not.
My daughter said a girl in her class had on booty shorts with her thong pulled up high on her hips and a sports bra. Not just a mid-drift showing.

No one said a thing

I don’t say this often but

where are her parents?

Probably going about their business in the belief that what their daughter does is more important than what their daughter wears. Evidently your opinion is different.

That’s what some people use to deflect, but the reality is people judge you by how you look and what you wear even before you have a chance to demonstrate who you are. Plus, women with legit confidence and intellect don’t typically dress inappropriately.

For me, I think our schools have simply lost control. Kids need rules and structure as they develop. It should be easy to set standards and enforce rules, yet our schools seemingly have subpar standards.

If you want to be a person who judges women based on how much skin their clothes expose or don't expose, go right ahead, that's your choice.

[Anonymous]

Many school are shying away from dress codes because they are discriminatory toward girls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently not.
My daughter said a girl in her class had on booty shorts with her thong pulled up high on her hips and a sports bra. Not just a mid-drift showing.

No one said a thing

I don’t say this often but

where are her parents?

Probably going about their business in the belief that what their daughter does is more important than what their daughter wears. Evidently your opinion is different.

I get your point, and I have been the target of sexist dress codes due to having an hourglass figure. It’s uncomfortable. However, I don’t think it’s sexist to expect people to maintain some standard of appearance in a professional setting. While the code needn’t be sexist, I don’t think the message that it’s okay to “let it all hang out” is helpful either.

There is no workplace that lets their employees show up any which way. Why should schools be different?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Apparently not.
My daughter said a girl in her class had on booty shorts with her thong pulled up high on her hips and a sports bra. Not just a mid-drift showing.

No one said a thing

I don’t say this often but

where are her parents?

Probably going about their business in the belief that what their daughter does is more important than what their daughter wears. Evidently your opinion is different.

I get your point, and I have been the target of sexist dress codes due to having an hourglass figure. It’s uncomfortable. However, I don’t think it’s sexist to expect people to maintain some standard of appearance in a professional setting. While the code needn’t be sexist, I don’t think the message that it’s okay to “let it all hang out” is helpful either.

There is no workplace that lets their employees show up any which way. Why should schools be different?

Because students are not professionals and not employees.

Also, MCPS does not allow students to show up "any which way." See the policy posted by a PP.