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Moms Talk: Would You Let Your Daughter Wear THAT to School?
Temperatures are rising and so are many girls' hemlines, along with skin-baring shirts and shorts.
As the school year winds down and the weather warms up, more girls are arriving at school each day with less covering their bodies to beat the heat.
Schools have dress codes, but like cell phone use, teachers are getting tired of spending lots of time and effort to enforce them.
s dress code includes:
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- All shirts must have sleeves or cap sleeves.
- No inappropriate, revealing, mesh, or transparent clothing permitted.
- Tank tops, halter tops, spaghetti straps, muscle shirts, short shorts, bare midriff tops, and torn clothing are not acceptable.
- Avoid excessive exposure of skin (examples: bare midriffs, low-slung pants, cleavage, etc.).
- Underwear should be fully covered.
- Shoes are to be worn at all times.
uniform guidelines say girls must wear either a button down oxford cloth shirt or a polo shirt tucked in with skirts that are no higher than 3 inches above the middle of the knee or chino pants.
Some argue that teen girls going to school in tank tops and shorts is fine on a warm day; others argue such skin-baring dress is inappropriate and distracting.
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So whose responsibility is it to enforce dress code standards - parents or the schools?
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