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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]dress codes are necessary, becasue most parents let their kids leave the house in clothes only appropriate for a hooker.
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Agree.

Dress codes also take the competition out of dressing. Everyone will look bad, which IMO, is fine for middle school. [/quote]

I prefer to teach my kids that "competing" in dress is a useless, shallow activity, and that she should dress to please herself only.  A big part of growing up is thinking about what message you're projecting by your actions and comportment, and when and why to follow and break the rules.  It's my job to teach that to my child, not the school's.  Most of these posts above strike me as the kind of thing that look to get the school to do what is really a parent's job.

I have no problem telling my child that she can't leave the house wearing ..... flip flops, sequins, rhinestones, midriff-exposing shirts, anything in cheesy satin, Crocs, anything with a logo, Uggs, layers of jewelry or excessive makeup, cheesy princess or daddy's girl shirts, etc.  Some of those violate the dress code, some of them don't, but all of them represent family values of ours (others may be different, which we respect) that I have no problem imposing on my own child no matter how much she whines.  When other girls show up in Uggs to school, and my child begs for them, I explain why I think it's ridiculous to spend $100 on boots for a 3rd graders, and my child and I explore other options.  I don't expect the school to ban Uggs.  If my child shows up in a tank top, you can explain to your child that girls who show their shoulders are hookers and distract the boys from being able to concentrate, but that's not a message the school should be responsible for sending.

My job is culture enforcement w/ my own child, it's not the school's job.  Their job is academics.  They have a hard enough time doing that properly, why should I want them involved in anything else?
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