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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Julius West Middle sent out a notice after spring break about dress code enforcement, including limitations on tops, midriff showing, and skirt length[/quote]

Sexism is still alive and well in MCPS.

In and of itself, it's always creepy when male principals are policing the clothing of middle school girls, but worse is the message that is teaching middle school boys - that men have a right to police women's clothing and appearance and that boys can be "distracted" or lose self-control by women's appearance.

I DGAF about how girls are dressed at school. I want to know why only 23% of Julius West students are at our above grade level in reading and why only 53% read at grade level. The principal has better things to do with his time than police skirt length. 
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It's not sexist to require that students wear appropriate clothing to school.[/quote]

You don't see a pattern among the articles of clothing referenced?[/quote]

PP only discussed girls clothing. There's no pattern really, just a singular focus. [/quote]
I’ve taught MS. Dress code enforcement isn’t so much about “policing” what kids wear from a judgmental standpoint as it is about a safety (physical and emotional) standpoint. You can teach and expect kids to be respectful of one another and have consequences when they are not, but that does not undo the embarrassment of being the target of an unkind comment related to one’s body or clothing. MS students have discovered the power of words, but not the discretion to hold them back. And FWIW, girls are the meanest to each other regarding clothing.

Every year when spring hits, girls will pull out clothes that fit properly last summer, but don’t fit the same now because their shape has changed. Girls often don’t realize that what they see in the mirror when standing isn’t the same view when they go up stairs or they are sitting and someone is standing next to them. Better an adult alert them than a student say something mean.[/quote]

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