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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am actually bothered a lot by the fact that the girls are the ones that are really in violation of the dress code.  They are the ones that are not wearing a lot.  The boys dress very comfortably for school.  Because I have a hard time believing that it is comfortable to have your ass cheek, stuck to a seat because there is no material to your shorts.  And nobody wants to talk about why that is. Why do the girls need to dress like that? Or what is being marketed to them specifically?

I’m so relieved that other parents had the same reaction that I did!  I was getting really worried about the state of parenting in America![/quote]

Oh great. The AEM crazies are here. [/quote]

I think you misunderstood me.  I’m glad people think there should be a dress code.  The folks on AEM are all for letting it all hang out.  Somehow that equates to body positivity??  [/quote]

NP here. I saw that AEM post and I think that one of the things people were reacting to was the tone of the post. It called out inappropriate appearance only of the girls, mentioning boobs and butt. There was no mention of boys who smell terrible, wear low hanging shorts, etc. There are some realities about puberty and figuring out how to address your changing body that all kids go through, and I read some of the disapproval of that post as people reacting to the poster's insensitivity to that. Also, while I really prefer my DD to dress modestly, I can admit that for years girls have been told they need to do certain things to make sure they don't serve as a distraction to boys, rather than teaching boys to keep their eyes to themselves. [/quote]

Aren’t low hanging shorts, essentially, butts?  I’m a teacher.  I can tell you that 90% of inappropriate school attire is worn by girls.  Those two-inch hotty hot Lululemon shorts?  I avert my eyes, but come on!  How about we have some standards?  Would you be okay with me wearing them in a classroom?  School is not the place, if one exists.  They aren’t women yet- they are children.[/quote]

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