I used to think schools were fair until I saw my kid's dress code vs. the girls' dress code

My son got sent home last Tuesday for wearing a hat with a logo on it. But I watched three girls walk past the office in crop tops and ripped jeans and nobody said a word. I looked up the actual policy online and it says no 'distracting clothing' but the examples are all about boys' sagging pants and hats. Found a study from a teacher's blog that said girls get dress-coded 3 times less than boys for the same type of violation. That stat in black and white made me realize the rules are just aimed at one group. Has anyone else noticed this at their kid's school?

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blair704d ago

Whoa, that's a crazy stat! Did the school give any reason when you asked why the rule was being enforced so differently on your son?

the_oliver4d ago

Honestly I think they just make up rules as they go depending on who's asking. One day it's "safety first" and the next it's "well your son is taller so the rule doesn't count." Classic.

nancy_king292d ago

Yeah that tracks with a bigger pattern I see everywhere. Look at how boys are treated differently just for being boys. In my neighborhood, girls can wander around till dark but a boy the same age gets side-eyed if he's out past 8PM. It's like society is trying to control boys from day one while giving girls a pass on the same stuff. Same with my nephew's school - they cracked down hard on him for a hoodie string but girls wear sheer shirts and it's fine. It's not just the dress code, it's an entire double standard that starts young and never stops. The rules aren't fair, they're just comfortable for the people making them.