WATCH: Lakewood Girls Look to Change School Dress Code
A group of students who disagree with the dress code are hoping to convince the school board to revisit the policy.
Many of the clothes that students received during the holidays may never be worn in a Lakewood City Schools classroom. And if students do wear them, they may be sent home. Some students who disagree with the dress code are hoping to change the policy. The girls take particular issue with a section of the dress code that state that skirts must be slightly above the knee or longer. But they’re also not happy with the hoodie ban or the no-piercings rule. They say that students are sent home on a daily basis to change clothes — and that takes away from learning. This isn’t the first time the dress code issue has been brought up this school year. Last month, a group of students launched a petition to end the district’s ban on hoodie …
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M-F Schreiber
12:54 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
I challenge all parties concerned to find a skirt slightly above the knee in today's fashion magazines and/or stores that targets teenagers and young adults. The issue here is the amount of energy devouted to policing this dress code in middle school as well as high school. There is also a double standard. What's good for one goose isn't necessarily good for the next goose! I've witnessed girls … more ›