Racist and Sexist School Dress Codes Continue to Fail Students

As a new school year starts, many students are excited to get back to all the familiar comforts of in-person learning: crisp new folders, greasy cafeteria food, and of course, racist and sexist dress code policies.
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[@johndavidwolf4239]

Dress codes that prohibit sleeveless tops, are in violation of the second amendment's right to bare arms.

[@MrJstorm4]

That only applies if you have GUNS

[@bobbobby632]

@@MrJstorm4 it was obviously a joke

[@spacecat6022]

You need to put that on a shirt, a sleeveless shirt of course.

[@MrJstorm4]

@@spacecat6022 but I live in a concealed carry state

[@fightinghatred]

@@bobbobby632 I think the GUNS reference was a continuation of the joke (since muscular arms are called “guns” and the first one was “bare arms”… anyway)

[@VariablePenguin]

There should be zero rules about kid's hair. As long as it is clean and pulled back during labs, woodshop, or athletics; then anything should be fine.

[@gimmespamnow]

The clean rule is difficult… Don’t get me wrong, kid’s hair should be clean, but when it isn’t, it is normally because of something outside the kid’s control: they are homeless, there is no water at their house, etc. Sometimes there are easy solutions, (high school gyms have showers,) but sometimes it is more complicated. The absolute worst thing that can happen is that the kid decides to skip school or is sent home from school, all because they couldn’t get a shower that morning…

[@VariablePenguin]

@@gimmespamnow fair point. If that's the case, the school should make accommodations for those kids.

[@blowitoutyourcunt7675]

@@gimmespamnow I don't know about where you are but here in Texas when you register a child for school, the application does ask if you have running water in your house and if it has electricity. If it doesn't the school district will help those children who are in need. Maybe this this differs state to state or School District by School District....

[@FelsNaptha]

@@gimmespamnow Well said. You must live in the real world!

[@jospinner1183]

@@gimmespamnow You beat me to it. Children often aren't responsible for the fact that they have poor personal hygiene. So while clean hair is the goal, it's not something that a kid should be punished for. Unless a kid has a swastika shaved into their hair, I can't envision any reasonable restrictions on hairstyles (aside from the safety concerns you noted).

[@rw9207]

Just watched an full grown adult compare a Childs hair cut to freeway speed safety limits. LOL, well done American. Maybe you should focus on the education part of schooling more. XD

[@subjectory]

ong 💀💀💀

[@joejacko1587]

all we need to know is 2+2=America is the greatest country in the world

[@rw9207]

@@joejacko1587 lol, define "great". What makes a country great?

[@AnyBodyWannaPeanut]

@@rw9207 you missed the joke.

[@buggiejohnson3203]

That father comparing the dress code 2 speeding on the highway?? He was wearing a hat indoors.... which is often against dress code ....and usually considered in poor taste

[@lostinthelookingglas]

The only restrictions on hair in school should be in lab or woodshop--keep it away from the fire, chemicals, and machines.

[@Groovestonenz]

You Americans know the Handmaid's Tale is a warning right, and not an instruction manual?

[@SorenPenrose]

Republicans view it as a goal

[@tanjaschroder2676]

As the Simpsons it is à prophecy. Beware.

[@kiltedcripple]

Evidently, you are wrong

[@shaec3405]

I'm blinking twice... Send help...

[@VyvienneEaux]

No, we don't. We looked at the Taliban and said "#metoo"

[@tompw3141]

1) Clearly, shoulders are the work of the devil. That's the only explanation. 2) As a former teenage boy, I can say teenage boys will get distracted by teenage girls, no matter what they wear. Part of becoming a man is learning not to be distracted.

[@caliscribe2120]

As a 62 year old man, that should be pretend not to be distracted.

[@joejacko1587]

oh its not hard to see how you were not distracted by teenage "girls" at all

[@scegenius8751]

@Sara Mill it’s often the conservative kids that go go crazy in the dress department. You’ve never heard about preacher’s kids?

[@heidihansen2188]

@Sara Mill "no morals" - lol. Conservatives are some of the most hateful bigotted people that want fascism. They have no morals and they rejoice in the suffering of those they are bigoted against.

[@Zaihanisme]

@Sara Mill way to go with the unnecessary partisanship, like sail that boat to your death

[@PraiseTheFSMonster]

One day my sister wore shorts to school that were 1/2" too short, so they pulled her out of class and my mom had to leave work to bring her new pants. So not only do they embarrass the girls and stop them from learning, but they also punish the parents- and all because that 1/2" was allegedly distracting the boys from learning.

[@hayzed9491]

America may not be a theocracy but there is a massive puritanical seam that still runs throughout the country.

[@jbeta4948]

Super well said

[@dietotaku]

let's not kid ourselves, it is functionally a theocracy. they just haven't gotten to the part where they exterminate the heretics yet.

[@davidt3956]

Yesterday's SCOTUS decision and the Republican cheers show that, yes, we are a theocracy.

[@shaec3405]

Are you sure it's not...

[@shaec3405]

@@dietotaku 10,000 reward to "rat out" women in TX for having/ needing Abortions.

[@gloomyblackfur399]

Here's a good starting point. If you are objecting to what a girl is wearing, maybe you should ask yourself whether you are staring too much at a child.

[@petertrebilco9430]

Fair comment. Might I add: if a school objects to what a girl wears, 1) is it the school’s standard she doesn’t meet, or is it society’s? 2) if it’s society’s, what makes the school the arbiter of the standard, and how does it ‘know’ what the ‘acceptable’ standard is? 3) the authority to limit another’s freedom without her consent must come from the People, not the institution that serves the People. 4) the institution (school) is a state instrument, and not the People’s instrument. 5) the state serves the People…so, no matter which way you slice the cake, the school is not the arbiter of the People’s choices. 6) if education is not supposed to be about breeding obedient, conformist units of labour, then what on earth does a person’s clothing have to do with learning? 7) if education is about inculcating values and self-discipline, has any member of civil society ever been asked to consent to a particular standard? The role of schooling in education has been grossly abused by authoritarian idealists whose dominant view of a local socioculture has no bearing on the learning-teaching relationship. Exercising one’s (assumed) authority to limit an individual’s freedom to exercise her unlimited and unlimitable rights is the antithesis of freedom to grow as an individual, the very ideal of society…which suggests that schools are the antithesis of the socioculture they serve. Teachers simply don’t get it. Drop outs and failures are a consequence of incongruent assumptions about how and why the learning-teaching relationship matters, and to whom. States use state superstructures, state infrastructure, state employees, a state curriculum, and state standard testing to produce compliant citizens. Where in any of that description is reference to student-centricity? Student-centric, learner-centric rhetoric is an add-on to allay the fears of parents who are compelled by law to send their children to schooling. If schooling were voluntary, schools would have to be far more responsive to the interests and values of the civil societies they serve. I wonder if that’s why schooling has become compulsory…because it relieves the school of the challenge of being relevant?

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

So what does that mean when your dad tells you to dress appropriately? Gross Do you even think before you post?

[@fangirl3086]

@@RichardMiller-tq6ut Well yes, yes that does mean that. Those father's view their daughters as property. I should know, I was sadly on of those girls and I didn't even really wear anything inappropriate.

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

@@fangirl3086 in a way a child is the parents property. The parent is ultimately responsible for the behaviors of the child. If a child breaks a window the parent is lawfully obligated to pay to replace it. If a child goes somewhere unsafe the parent can sometimes even face criminal charges. The parent is ultimately responsible for what the child wears. This in no way means the parent is sexualizing the child.

[@joejacko1587]

@@fangirl3086 do i need to start walking around without pants for you to get the idea a dress code isn't a bad thing

[@kevinlecointe4224]

I had a talk about my son's hair this week and in short pointed out that they failed to be so concerned when his grades dropped. They felt his grades could be as low as a 2.0 (It's not as low as that), but his hair was an important matter that needed to be attended to. Also, yes this is in Florida.

[@fdm2155]

Good point.

[@geekdivaherself]

My condo[F]Lences.

[@jaimicottrill2831]

So they can send a girl home for daring to show shoulders but they can’t force children to wear a mask?! Makes perfect sense…….🤷‍♀️

[@artimiss1238]

Ikr? They can also spot a phone 1/2 mi away and confiscate but can tell a student to out their mask on? I call BS

[@joejacko1587]

nudists' school! no sholders no mask no shoes no problem them we fill it up 90 year old librarians so you nor the anti masker ever cry like little babies over dress codes again

[@petergarayt9634]

Males perfect sense.

[@SensationalBanana]

Ya'll Qaeda strikes again. The Handmaid's Tale, The Purge and Elysium all seem like very realistic futures for this country at this point... I wish to God that we were moving in the direction of Star Trek...

[@ErutaniaRose]

Same. Though, I do hope the female uniforms have more options than short skirts and beehive hair.

[@emiliajojo5703]

But with less klingons.they frighten me!

[@Bliss226]

Just be ready 😭

[@semperfi818]

@@ErutaniaRose _ST: TNG_ isn't the only _Star Trek_ aesthetic, happily...

[@robertguzman4570]

Actually Star Trek had many problems in its version of the 21st century including World War 3

[@Homemademamas]

My kids’ high school got rid of the dress code. It’s been absolutely great!

[@rejoyce318]

So everyone, including teachers, can focus on learning instead of code enforcement. Yes!

[@free2express08]

4:20 Follow the rules when it comes to a person having a different hair style. But a rule for wearing a mask to school, MY FREEDOMS MY FREEDOMS!!!!

[@crIms0ngen]

I can confirm in the Seattle area my kids schools don't really have a dress code. Clean and comfortable is the name of the game. And tbh I've not seen kids wear anything that would even broach on indecent. The hair freedom - can't even believe that is something that these other backwards schools try and regulate.

[@shrutiganesh4964]

In our areas school you just have to bring proper shoes and a hair tie for p.e and for lab and carpentry wear protective gear

[@dietotaku]

the elementary school near me already requires kids to wear a uniform (shirts must be white, navy or red and pants must be navy or khaki) but they also forbid "color-coordinating accessories" in the dress code - meaning if you're wearing a red shirt that day, you can't wear a red hat and red shoes with it. they call it "gang-affiliated activity." in elementary school.

[@raichutoyou]

That is so dumb. I guess your OOTD Cord is now a violation. 🙄

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Sounds like s private school, which can do that. Public schools, though, need to follow the first amendment.

[@MissingYouser]

@@lyndsaybrown8471 That’s not true. You are also not allowed to curse in schools. A lot of public middle schools in the US have a uniform. Why would wearing a school uniform be a big deal of everyone’s treated equally? It’s like wearing a suit when you go to work.

[@sally8708]

@@MissingYouser ummm…. I’m pretty sure you missed most of the video. Maybe watch again? It’s definitely not about equality. It’s about control and body shaming. Children aren’t meant to be treated as if their creativity and self expression are bad things. They aren’t meant to be taught to be ashamed of their bodies or race. That kind of invalidation of self and identity will only lead to growing up with mental health struggles that could have easily been avoided if they were raised being respected as unique individuals. One such impact of this type of invalidation is anger and resentment. I kinda feel like there are enough people in the world with that already. It’s very difficult to heal yourself as an adult from things that were being deeply ingrained growing up. But it is possible. And we can do better!! We can model respect as we raise the next generation. We can model inclusiveness. We can tell them that they should never be ashamed about what they look like. And arguably most importantly, we can show them that it is not acceptable to force people of various backgrounds to fit in nice, neat little boxes of how other people think they should look. Edit: tldr These dress codes are not designed for everyone to be treated equally but rather to control cultural identity and young girls/young women. Just because it’s a common practice to have uniforms, doesn’t mean that it’s perfectly fine and we should just keep doing it.

[@dietotaku]

@@lyndsaybrown8471 nope, this is a public school. About half the public schools in my district require uniforms. You'd need a Supreme Court ruling that clothing counts as speech to get rid of uniforms.

[@ambriaashley3383]

Wooweee, this conversation is triggering to me for many reasons. I was always called out for dress code violations, and forced to miss class, or stand up in front of everyone and have my outfits measured/evaluated for propriety. Sometimes it was simply how the clothes fit my body, as a curvy girl. Or maybe I was an easy target bc I was usually the only Black girl in class. Who knows. I stand for all parents, students, and young people who are fighting against these racist and sexist dress codes today. Let's end this.

[@annabellestephenson2111]

Honestly, even before watching this, I never liked dress codes. Now, I absolutely HATE them.

[@Imbatmn57]

If you have to say something is not racist, it is racist.

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

Everything is racist silly

[@robsledgegroupie]

There was nothing in our dress code in the 90s about gang attire, but admins pulled maybe 12 students wearing all black out of the high school one day and yelled at them for 2 hours about how they were a "gang" and would get in trouble... just for wearing goth clothes. Meanwhile, about 200-300 students on that same day all wore the same "jesus freak" shirt and jeans and were not corralled into a room to be berated about being a gang... Southern double standards of the dress code, folks. I do not miss the south and I bet they are happy to no longer have this "troublemaker" questioning their line of thinking.

[@falkorornothing261]

I would of gotten a "jesus is a freak" tshirt. I was also a troublemaker 😂

[@Immudzen]

The only dress codes I like are the ones that are there for safety reasons. I have had classes where you could not wear synthetic fabrics, contact lenses or croc type shoes because some of the chemicals we were using are VERY dangerous with those items but not dangerous if you just got them on you. If a shop class requires all hair to bound tightly to your head in some way so that it can't fall into machinery that seems very good to me. Same for a chemistry class. Same thing if a class requires no loose clothing for safety reasons. If you are just sitting in a classroom though just make sure the clothes are not distracting and I say that really loosely. Don't wear transparent clothes, clothes with lights etc. If Lada Gaga would wear it at a concern it is not appropriate.

[@brucestainback1606]

💯 Bruce's wife responding: In the late eighties, I went to the Honor Society meeting, at my high school (for students who maintained an A average). I was taken out by a teacher who said "I didn't belong there". It was because I had on stone washed denim pants and a AC/DC shirt. I was taken to the principal's office.The principal confirmed I was supposed to be there, and I was allowed to go back.☹🤯😡

[@AdrianColley]

You can't spell AC/DC without A.

[@Thejanjan39]

Yes!! Back in black, beatin' the flack! I love it.

[@brucestainback1606]

@@Thejanjan39 😊👍✌

[@brucestainback1606]

@@AdrianColley 🤔?

[@razz1166]

Technically you need two Cs and a D, too…

[@Thejanjan39]

The year I started high school here in Canada, they introduced a uniform. We students tried to defy it in every way from rolling up the waist of the kilts to accessorizing and flashy shoes and big 80s hair. Once, a vice-principal took students out of class and put them in detention for wearing the "wrong" colored green shirt during one of our school-spirit days (we could dress in school colors to support teams etc.). There were so many that they had to put the students in the gym! The policing of school kids today is scary.

[@ErutaniaRose]

It's just a bunch of school-centred adults who care more about ego, cash, and control than actual education. Otherwise, things would be different and kids wouldn't be wanting and actually killing themselves because of school...School is NOT Education. It's prison plus.

[@G0DofRock]

What kind of school in Canada has students wear kilts? Lol we ain't in Scotland

[@Thejanjan39]

@@G0DofRock LOL. Catholic high school. Love my Scottish heritage, but not that school uniform.

[@FaeQueenCory]

So many laws are created with the express purpose of attacking non⚪ people, black people especially. And every time this is brought up, some kenraken inevitably gaslights us with their BS over the rationalization for said law. Thanks, Sam, for highlighting this.

[@IAmHereForeve]

Well, this law doesn't apply to private schools. Now, where do you think rich white kids go to? Not public schools. They know that this law applies to mostly poor minorities public schools.

[@LaQuesaDeMI]

@@IAmHereForeve I assumed the opposite. The private schools have a lot of sway over what students can and cannot do.

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

@@IAmHereForeve private schools have more dress codes silly

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

Vaccine passports disproportionately affect black people. They aren't allowed into many restaurants. This keeps most restaurants in New York white only

[@joejacko1587]

@@IAmHereForeve so where do the poor white kids go? or better yet the rich minority ones i mean you listed rich white kids and poor minorities

[@fionafullerton5311]

My school dress code bans any shirts that show any bit of torso. The principal had a serious discussion with my home room teacher when I wore tied t shirt that showed an inch of torso. I was told that torso showing was banned for all students, yet I saw “less curvier” girls wear crop tops everyday and one of my male friends wore a short crop top and didn’t get in trouble. I complained about this to my school guidance counselor, she said that she had never heard of students ever not liking dress codes and protesting/arguing them. Both her and the principal are millennial women in a liberal state. Our school’s dress code also has a ban on hoods up and hats, this is not enforced because too many teenage boys wanted to wear their hoods up and obscure parts of their face so the principal just officially allows it now... even though it’s still banned in the district dress code. The worst part of the dress code is that theoretically anything can be banned so long as my principal thinks it’s “sexually promiscuous”, it’s all up to her opinion.... My guidance counselor said that she believes dress codes exist not to keep boys from being distracted but to keep teachers from being “uncomfortable” and to protect the student-teacher relationship

[@Spiritfba]

That’s a shame, but not unbelievable. Many teachers are still from an era where “modesty” was drilled into them as a Christian kid. It’s all about control and keeping women “in their place.”

[@THMILLER]

Regarding the regulations on black hairstyles, this was used also during slavery in order to cut off any reference or background to their heritage. Now it is rebranded as 'just rules' governing black hair... same thing, different name.

[@MissMoontree]

The idea of governing hair makes me sick. Sure, put your hair up in the lab for safety. But during most classes... as long as you don't wear a ridiculous french wig that blocks the view of other students while sitting in the front row... everything seems fine. Cornrows and dreads never killed anyone. Nor did pink or blue hair.

[@dawntreader1247]

In Australia the majority of our schools have school uniforms… everyone wears the same thing, and we petition the school for specific changes we want to make it more practical or inclusive. It removes class barriers within a school, lessens the amount of things to think about in the morning, and gets you in the headspace to learn. It’s weird to me that schools in other countries still have these issues.

[@labj143]

Most publics schools in the US can't afford school uniforms. And there's no way any city would put budget towards it when they already take away budget for art, PE, and music. Also, school uniform policies carry just as many problems as a free dress code. And there is is still zero evidence that school uniforms reduce bullying.

[@tstefanec8203]

I agree that it's an excellent idea. It also shows unity and belonging

[@KristinaSummersportfolio]

I refused to make my kids conform to stereotypical gender roles while they were young... My middle son didn't want to cut his hair (was never cut until he was in 2nd grade) so it was to his waist. He said he was a cowboy, his father had long hair too and we loved his enthusiasm... In 2nd grade he was so bullied by both classmates and teachers he finally asked us to cut it... He's 17 now and still remembers that time... He was devastated... Why can't people just focus on learning and not worry about this kind of thing... Btw... he's an honor student... So obviously psychologically not some sort of deviant.

[@worshipthecomedygodseoeunk4010]

thing is, teachers also police themselves about what they wear too. i remember in high school, we couldnt wear spaghetti straps/tank tops, couldnt show our stomach, or cleavage and not too much legs. then in college i bought some new clothes because i could finally wear it. then i got into the education field and realized i cant wear them anymore. so now i have to buy all new clothes because so many young women clothing is too short, too revealing. and i have a big chest and have gained weight since college. but i dont have the money because i have so much student debt, rent, etc. these 40 and 50 year old teachers are telling me to spend my nonexistent budget on clothes just because its not "professional" or students will get "distracted". yeah well, when you were younger you also didnt have to spent post grad in a 4 roommate tiny house with no ac and swimming in 20k of student debt.

[@joejacko1587]

you are clearly lying post proof of this so called big chest in the form of pictures if it is real

[@aromaladyellie]

@@joejacko1587 Just admit you wanna see pics without calling someone a liar... Teachers *do* have to police their clothing.

[@joejacko1587]

@@aromaladyellie it was a joke i do not think she is lying and the internet is full of pictures like that if i really wanted to see it

[@vanessawhitneypro]

SO glad Full Frontal is back!

[@jandrews6254]

Welcome back to school kiddies, active shooter drill after lunch

[@sharoncohen318]

My high school had no dress code, to the extreme. During spirit week guys would wear speedos and girls would wear bikini tops around school if they wanted. Still one of the best schools in the country.

[@Celisar1]

Nothing wrong teaching children to dress appropriately.

[@solar0wind]

@@Celisar1 And who defines what is appropriate? You? A greasy pastor who tries to blame kids for his own ""wrongdoings"" against them?

[@DAYbreaking_Ideas]

I had to kneel on the ground in 4th grade and was given a wrap-around skirt that went to my ankle. It was in 1987. It is so sad to see us go backward. One of my friends who became pregnant was expelled from the school for her 'sin'.

[@libertyann439]

I was lucky to grow up in 1970's L.A. I wore hot pants and skirts to mid-thigh. You were allowed to be a kid.

[@shaec3405]

And I guarantee they didn't go hunt down the father of the baby and kick him out of school did they...

[@LauHuX51]

Sent home once for needing a haircut; three times for wearing blue jeans-in the late 60s.

[@pigcatapult]

when I was in middle school the dress code specifically banned "dreadlocks and other ethnic hairstyles"

[@mariag.8242]

But “white” wasn’t an ethnicity I gather - smh!

[@lukewarmninja9767]

in my high school, girls weren't allowed to wear spaghetti straps because "it would distract the boys." we then had to read a street car named desire, which has a shirtless stereotypically hot guy on the cover.

[@petertrebilco9430]

The entirely distressing aspect of over-regulated schooling is that it is engineering social clones, units of labour that fit a preconceived image; not empowering children as individuals to live and work on the premise of doing no harm to another without the other’s consent. Every human being has exactly the same unlimited and unlimitable rights. The struggle is not for rights. It never has been. The struggle is, forever, against the assumption of authority to limit an individual’s freedom to exercise a right. If we all live together, doing no harm without consent, there is no need of any other rule.

[@lordjace]

I don’t even know if my kids school have dress codes…. love living in Europe.

[@XatxiFly]

I'll never forget being interrogated by my middle school vice principal for wearing a handkerchief on my head (no non-religious head coverings allowed because "gangs"). I looked upwards to hold back tears and he said "don't you roll your eyes at me." The law enforcement model of school encourages admins to see students as uncooperative suspects who need discipline rather than children who need compassionate care.

[@jonathanperry8331]

I remember talking to a owner of one of the bars in college Park Maryland and he casually brought up their dress code saying that it's to keep the blacks out. This was like 2004. The bouncers were black ironically.

[@kissit012]

It’s not ironic. Some black people like being gate keeping tokens. Especially men

[@cindyneff6499]

That sounds about right.

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

"Ironically" that's why you were able to enjoy the place

[@zizinnnn]

is there a school dress code that bans guns? no? ok then

[@TitanicMustSink]

I mean, no but yes. That's under a different section

[@kissit012]

Guns are not an accessory outside of the south

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

If there was then only the rule breakers would be armed. No thanks

[@jeffbarron5500]

My child learned nothing in school , but sure dressed the part

[@nomegustaperonoquieredecir3514]

Gosh... and US americans really think they live in a "developed nation"? 🙈

[@AdrianColley]

They keep their development covered up, for modesty.

[@DarkGob]

more like a failed state

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

@@DarkGob yet everyone wants to come here. I don't see anyone wanting to leave

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

Gosh... do people really believe this bs?

[@love-hammer]

The real insult was how bad those photo edits were. I get there's a lot of photos to edit but MS paint has more shapes than just rectangles.

[@xy6845]

That wasn't the real insult it was just the additional one.

[@love-hammer]

@@xy6845 True. Didn't phrase that well.

[@xy6845]

@@love-hammer Nevermind. I know. I was just teasing u :)

[@AndrewVelonis]

When I was in high school in the early 1970's, the administration decided to revise the dress code. They met with a student committee for their input. The result: the entire dress code was:" neat,clean, modest and appropriate" that's it. And it was the student committee that added the word "modest".

[@jandrews6254]

But then the word “modest” gets to be interpreted by different people according to their particular hangups. For some uncovered hair, short hair on girls, long hair on boys or girls bare shoulders is as far as they go; for others it’s the presence of a female in public, who is then required to dress in a manner that erases her existence as much as possible. The interpretation is the problem

[@mariag.8242]

How’d they choose the students for the committee?

[@rjohnson5615]

I hand a Highschool teacher who told the girls he didn't want to see down their shirts so they needed to cover up or leave. That is what dress code is about.

[@spencexxx]

Great Poltergeist clip! That's how I feel every time I am forced to visit Florida.

[@iseeyou6849]

In my school girls could wear short, short, jeans with holes or things that showed their skin. And guys could wear skirts and makeup too. I've never get distracted as a boy and for me that was normal. Seeing this video really impressed me because I realized that there are still schools with dress codes. Even if some boys get distracted, girls shouldn't be the ones to be ashamed. Some boys should control themselves instead of acting like a pig.

[@KenHeslip]

The "pro life" party. 😂

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

Yes. Life without fear and hate

[@kelleywimberley5581]

I have to say, since I have been in school for seven weeks in an elementary school, I am so glad my red state has a Democratic Governor

[@alexiscoleman2993]

Back when I was in high school I got dress coded for wearing a tank top while the guy next to me wasn’t wearing a shirt it was in a math class

[@marylhere]

I remember in ninth grade being asked how could I get an F in gym the same six weeks I also got The Presidential Fitness Award. Inappropriate attire.

[@falkorornothing261]

attire doesn't care about your academia 😂

[@kristyjnh]

I still remember when I wore an off the shoulder top in middle school and I was sent to the office and my mom had to bring a different shirt. I'm 30 now but I still clearly remember it and the lesson it taught me through my youth - to be embarrassed about "feminine" necessities like bras, tampons and pads

[@joanneellison4066]

:(

[@xy6845]

I'll never fully understand things like that. Schools are places for learning. Why focus on things like clothing instead of education?

[@AllUCanEatChurros]

Exactly- that's why a 5yo not being allowed to wear spaghetti straps is more telling about the creepy adults in the room.

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

Did you or your mom know it was a violation of the dress code?

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

@@xy6845 right. It is difficult to understand why children should dress appropriately for school

[@BuildinWings]

Old White Men with control issues trying to control young women and minorities? NAY! NEVER SAYETH I! FOR SUCH SHOCK HATH CROSSED MINE VISAGE THAT MINE BROW MUST FURL FOR A FORTNITE AT LEAST.

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

Yet you are watching an immature white woman complain about it 😂

[@Denada1350]

also - the dolphin doesn't get enough credit for placing second in such a short race.

[@Viking_Luchador]

Hi Sam, I'm from St. Augustine where the Bartram Trail embarassment began. You left out a key detail: it was just those scary bosoms that were censored -- images of bare SHOULDERS were also doctored!

[@dianarockwell6256]

Two students did an experiment, one male and one female. They dressed as exactly the same as possible. No complaints until after lunch, when the girl was reprimanded. The boy never was.

[@cadredeux1047]

I heard they tried the same thing in Taliban Afghanistan. The girl was dead by lunch time.

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

Why would she want to dress like a boy?

[@nagyba]

In EU schools we never had dress codes - if you dress like a clown u will be treated as a clown

[@falkorornothing261]

I dressed like a clown but was treated basically like everyone else, aside of a few people being scared of me. must of been clown-phobia

[@mg7094]

Officially the only dress code rule in Germany is that you can't be barefoot. Although teachers do talk to students if they're dressed inappropriately.

[@maythesciencebewithyou]

Most teachers in Germany won't allow you to wear a hat during class, as many Germans got it instilled into them that wearing hats is impolite. And some old folks once tried to ban those tight pants girls like to wear.

[@mg7094]

@@maythesciencebewithyou true, i was being a little pedantic. The barefoot rule is the only one codified by school law but the rule of no hat is usually enforced even without legal backing.

[@orringould7367]

I remember back in junior high the school Took a vote of all students on whether girls could wear pants. Pants won by a small margin

[@RmcBlueSky]

I can testified that back in the 1950's HS kids had long hair, Mohawks, mullet, etc... bc my HS library kept all their yr books. I've asked my Libarian and History teacher for their opinion. In summation, the reason for changes and repeats is 20yrs. As an INTP personality, I have observed that history is not linear but more like a spiral.

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

It's almost as if you aren't being told the truth...

[@Grim_Beard]

Side issue, but there's no such thing as "an INTP personality". The Myers-Briggs is pseudoscience, with no validity or reliability, and real psychologists don't use it. It's basically just astrology for management consultants.

[@Dragonspeak30]

Imagine comparing an action that can literally get you killed to wearing a hairstyle

[@stannetaprospere4301]

I'd like to say that Canada is better, but in Quebec they're banning religious artifacts in schools. On the surface sounds fine, but what they really mean is they're banning burkas and hijab in schools. Not OK.

[@mariag.8242]

So hijab wearing women can’t be teachers or work in any provincially controlled workplace. Making minority cultural groups invisible to students from those groups teaches them they’re weird, rare and unacceptable. That’s what it’s all about. Yes, teachers also can’t wear crosses or other Christian symbols on their clothes, but such items are easily worn where they can’t be seen while hijabs or kirpans are visible.

[@isaackitone]

Those guys would probably ban completely bald heads if they were worn by black students.

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

And a white woman would complain about it 😂

[@isaackitone]

@@RichardMiller-tq6ut Hehe

[@jazzanarchy]

Just preparing them for getting arrested for “baggy jeans”

[@pauldavid2196]

Someone should tell the student with the “my education..” sign that not including your nose in the mask renders the mask useless.

[@MissMoontree]

Probably fell down a bit. Happens a lot. More annoyed with adults wearing them on chins indoors.

[@excitableanon2514]

Sorry mom 😳🥺 I couldn’t finish my test because LINDA’S SHOULDERS WERE TOO DISTRACTING 😩😥😭😭😭

[@alexmarkadonis7179]

I wore a shirt in grade eight once that had a batsman on it and a caption that said, "I'd hit that." I had the shirt covered with a jacket, but it got warm. I took the jacket off but had the offending part not visible below my desk. The teacher, who expressed a love for the American Pie franchise, told me the shirt was inappropriate. I asked her to explain to me the alternative meaning of the caption. "Is it not a shirt with an old fashioned baseball advertisement on it? Inappropriate? I don't get the joke. Can you explain it to the class?"

[@Praetor_Fenix420]

"students whose main priority is sneaking bits of their art supplies"- 👱‍♀️🐝🐝🐝 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@christophpaessler8444]

oke, the dolphin ended 2nd. Means the young lady swam new WR! What a fool of a referee!

[@u1rtc7t5f64t157856v8]

I mean like, yeah. But that's problem no. 1,375,938 in the world, so...

[@uthmanbaksh3530]

I went to a religious school until 8th grade and then I went to a high school in the hood with strict dress codes that were kinda racist. I despise dress codes with a passion!

[@opheliaismyname9180]

I went to a 'good' school in England (that's where I'm from, I didn't, like, ship out) and there was this whole thing about shoulders, skirts shorter than 6cm above the knee, stomachs, decolletage etc etc etc Year after I left they tried to ban the girls from wearing dresses. Boys dress code says basically wear a shirt, don't wear trainers Girls have a whole list. Including telling twelve year olds that their shoulders will distract male teachers. Not male sixth formers (16-18 year olds- technically we were a girl's school but sixth form was mixed), men old enough to be our _fathers_, and somehow that's alright We're lucky that all they said about hair was natural colour (though they actually forced me to dye my hair blonde after the green temporary dye I used in the summer wouldn't come out)

[@L1m3r]

In regards to those racist hair policies I really recommend "LWT - Hair": kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5eUlGOqeqyZqLc And to be honest I have to admit that I am kinda biased against those "different" hairstyles. But I'm not a DS citizen and being aware of such biases and trying to unlearn them is better then the alternative.

[@grimftl]

I taught in a Catholic school ages ago. Of course, we had student uniforms, with some minor variations allowed. I asked one of my students about it and she said that it made her life easier, as there was no decision about what to wear on a given day. "Just throw it on and get on with things." She also said it eliminated the fashion contest factor. I taught chem and physics, so I did warn the girls that the little puffs of hair on their forehead (which were fashionable at the time) could easily ignite. Boys could not have hair below the collar. Billy got written up for this (not by me!). I had hair (I'm male) well below my collar and he, very rightfully, protested. I volunteered to cut my hair in support, but he let me off the hook. So, he got his hair cut - in the back, to apply the letter of the law. But he grew his bangs to nearly past his nose! Go Billy! Oddly... We're having inservice the week before school starts and the principal states a simple rule - earrings cannot be larger than a quarter; if they can be covered by a quarter, they're allowed. Simple enough, right? The vast majority of teachers were women and they spent the better part of an hour discussing exceptions.

[@craftingwithclass1]

Dress codes exist in many places whether it’s court or the club. Schools are no different. What are these kids going to do when they get to their first job at McDonalds? Say the dress code diminishes their self worth? Stop it already. 🙄

[@Nicksleather]

I never understood the whole ban on spaghetti straps and tank tops for women no one I’ve heard of has a shoulder fetish

[@briesthoughts2261]

I support school uniforms as they are more economical and stop the focus on expensive and trendy clothes that many students cannot afford. I used to get teased for my clothes a lot. The school uniforms should include short sleeves.

[@atheistechoes9594]

Students aren't military, people !!!!!! Stop treating them like they are

[@Kpimpmaster]

Hearing stories like theses makes me think that people favor obedience more then education

[@JO-mg6xc]

In Texas, studying while black or Mexican Is an offense

[@311jbknight]

They fear the paper with ear loops. Snowflakes. Don't fear the paper.

[@livewellwitheds6885]

red states being against covid safety measures is also abelist

[@RocLobo358]

I was sent home SO many times in school. Womens clothing is not allowed in school

[@terriring1950]

It’s just wild that nothing’s really changed from when I was in HS in the early 70’s. Back then it was miniskirts on girls & long hair on guys. Big afros were also forbidden. And male administrators measured the girls’ skirts as they knelt on the floor (creepy) We won a major victory my junior year when we finally got the right to wear jeans! Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose (as we said in French class)

[@terriring1950]

Guys could always wear jeans, it was just girls who couldn’t. We had a Jeans Day protest - they couldn’t send us all home so they just changed the dress code.

[@tstefanec8203]

I have to disagree. Not only do I think there should be a dress code but I think each student should wear a uniform for their school. If you want to wear pants or skirt is up to you. Now when I was a child in Catholic School I disagreed. Makes everything so much simpler on so many levels. Lots of groups wear uniforms to show solidarity and belonging.

[@heavenly2k]

But like why is that so important? Why does a clothing article have to be the only symbol of solidarity? Seems a little shallow

[@NipponAsahi]

USA need to learn from Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia etc... just wear universal uniform.

[@cynthiacopland8634]

1970 dress code at my high school allowed boys to wear pants 👖 but girls could not ~ try wearing a dress during a snow ⛄️ storm

[@edythmcnair8920]

I had the same problem in high school with not being allowed to wear pants. Fortunately dresses and skirts were made with heavier material than they are now or I would've frozen my legs off.

[@dennisaur66]

it's bikinis or burkas. no middle ground.

[@ArielVHarloff]

School dress codes are so weird to me coming from a place where hat sort of thing doesn't exist

[@JamesSoult]

The USA could have students wear uniforms like most of the civilized world.

[@marct9942]

can you give us several examples?

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

@@marct9942 lolol

[@JamesSoult]

@@marct9942 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_uniforms_by_country

[@marct9942]

@@JamesSoult does not seem to back up your claim

[@JamesSoult]

@@marct9942 It is a list (probably not complete) of all of the countries of the world that have uniforms. As you can see, it includes much of Europe, Asia, and South America. You wanted several examples, you got more than that. What exactly are you looking for. :P They are a good idea in general. I am glad I live in a country where almost all schools have them.

[@xy6845]

Thanks for covering the daily insanity Sam. Grateful for yalls work here 🙏

[@fluuufffffy1514]

What kind of a school doesn't allow long hair??? That just seems bizarre

[@RichardMiller-tq6ut]

It of course is a lie. They probably noticed the poor kids hair hasn't been washed in a month

[@nancymorrison9978]

Yay to those lowering dress code standards! Boo to those with strict dress codes! Yay Samantha and Full-Frontal is back back!🤓

[@kasondaleigh]

Such bs. They are kids!!!

[@JS-bd5kf]

Im a lib, but I think uniforms are the way to go for schools.

[@AngryCosmonaut]

I think its either standardize uniforms or as few dress code rules as possible. Either one works well.

[@Dwellis73]

Everybody mentions the teachers and students but no one mentions the other workers that also work at schools like Janitors or Cafeteria workers.

[@chrissanto]

So, you think that the Janitors or Cafeteria workers are distracted by the children? Maybe I'm wrong and you think that Janitors should be wearing shorts while they clean the facility and Cafeteria workers should not have to wear gloves while handling food. Nice try but very uninformed.

[@mariag.8242]

@@chrissanto I think this is about masks and protecting everyone within a school

[@TurboWulfe]

Just when I thought I knew things were messed up, you still keep surprising me, which shouldn't be surprising 😎🤘

[@Dennyswifey]

School to prison pipeline

[@kevinbwillson4161]

Wonderful Wonderful Wonderful Bee

[@wrangler5093]

I miss live studio audiences