A petition started by parents claims the school district's current dress code is 'unrealistic, arbitrarily enforced, and unfair,' particularly against female students.
As school districts across the nation are updating their dress code policies to be more inclusive and gender-neutral, community members of Fort Mill, South Carolina are demanding change in their own district. A petition, started two weeks ago by parents in the district, claims the current dress code is"unrealistic, arbitrarily enforced, and unfair," particularly against female students, and has so far garnered over 5,000 signatures.
"Calling girls out for dress code violations has a negative impact on class time, self esteem and relationship building with teachers and administrators," the petition reads, adding that finding dress code appropriate clothing for female students is"difficult or impossible.""[We] feel that the district is sending the wrong message to our sons who should be taught to respect and support their female peers," the petition read.
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