Student Suspended for wearing a dress.
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Same here. My high school was the very definition. They were constantly changing the dress code without actually informing anyone or even updating the student handbook. Eventually people were getting detention for wearing multicoloured socks "because it's distracting in a learning environment." and yet kids with ADHD and such could fuck about in lessons and disrupt the class and they'd do sod all. Stupid.StarStruckStrumpets said:
No. discrimination, communism, and brown people.GrimHeaper said:
Seriously though we should quit trying to force people into conforming to a set social standard, Everyone is different and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Or rather, if it's okay for females to wear pants and shirts, it should be alright for males to wear dresses and heels. Fair is fair.Saelune said:
I think if the school didn't have any policy SPECIFICALLY forbidding what he did, they were in the wrong. Sure, most schools have some policy against "distracting" attire, but how the hell are students supposed to know what constitutes "distracting" clothing?
But in other news, suing the school is never the way to go. Suing a public school is just suing the government, since that's who it's funded by and that's who will end up paying out the damages. So they might get $5 million from the government or whatever, then because of our massive growing debt (to which one contributor is thousands of government-assisted lawsuit payouts and attorney fees), they raise our taxes even more later.
So, if anything, they should sue the individual (or individuals) who made the decision. Not the school directly. That way the lawsuit is focused on the individuals who were involved, not the entire school system (because it would be very hard for them to claim that the entire school system caused the pain, rather than the administrators)
I know this was probably tongue-in-cheek, but this statement makes me a little mad. There are tens of millions of children in America in tens, maybe hundreds of thousands of schools, and because one school suspended a semi-attention whoring kid, suddenly all American schools are fucked up, and America has lost the right to be called The Land of the Free.Bloodstain said:
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Pretty much both of these comments sum up my opinion on the matter.KingsGambit said:
Yes, free speech and freedom of expression are the law of the land (which I feel should be expanded and more protected if anything), but its been established that many of your rights aren't fully protected in school. One student got suspended a few years back because he held up a sign that said "Bong hits for Jesus" during a school function but off of school property. And if I remember right, he didn't go to school that day. This went to the Supreme Court and the court upheld the school's decision. No, I don't feel it was right, but that the law.
As I remember my school rules, they basically read as don't cause a disruption. Disruptions could count as clothing. Does your shirt say something offensive like "shit"? Is your hair an unnatural color like green? Do you have facial piercings or are you a boy with pierced ears? Are you wearing flip flops? Well these could all get you sent home. Though, I think the flip flop rule was due to insurance and they didn't want anyone getting hurt in the crowded hallways.
Still, I'm pretty sure my school would just send you home and allow you to return properly dressed. Unless you had a history. That might result in some in-school or Out of school suspension. Which I think would have been a proper response.
This whole thread reaks of "intellectual" masturbation. Methinks some people are seriously projecting their own issues with school. Yes being suspended for wearing the dress is harsh and I can understand why the mother would be upset but since it was initially just for a bet I don't like how it's being twisted into moral crusading.
Sounds more to me that she's pissed that the school dared to suspend her perfect, delicate little snowflake.
Sounds more to me that she's pissed that the school dared to suspend her perfect, delicate little snowflake.
But..but..but BROWN people look hot.claymoreguy18 said:
all joking aside,yea.
Needs to be more diverse and free, we also need to stop this whole well..
you know how watching MLP and other shows is all UNMANLY and all or a thign is only meant for boys or girls. things like condoms and the such are understandable, but clothing is really should be somethign we should have grown out of by now. I have the same problem with the rebel flag being called bad because t represents slavery for some reason, when really it represent freedom more than anything to me.
Some things just don't make sense around here...make that most things :I
We are not seeing the child at all at this point, it's the right to wear a dress, I mean you wouldn't tell a student he can't wear a kilt would you?NickCooley said:
and it's obviously was a public school otherwise he wouldn't have even done it.
I don't think it has anything to do with morals, more to do with freedoms.
As for the parent and such I can hardly care the act in itself is more important after all.
better question should they be allowed to go pantyless,braless,wear a white shirt,and have a VERY short skirt on? well apparently yes. Yes, that's right they get away with that, but a guy can't wear a dress?Odbarc said:
wtf mang.
Wow.... that's a lot of suspensions from one topic. Ouch.
Anyways, my two cents worth....
The problem I have with many of the arguments is that the reason behind wearing the dress is absolutely irrelevant. Whether seeking attention, a dare, a bet, a moral crusade or whatever, it is wrong of the school to suspend one person for wearing a dress and heels and not another. That is discrimination plain and simple.
Anyways, my two cents worth....
The problem I have with many of the arguments is that the reason behind wearing the dress is absolutely irrelevant. Whether seeking attention, a dare, a bet, a moral crusade or whatever, it is wrong of the school to suspend one person for wearing a dress and heels and not another. That is discrimination plain and simple.
