UT to nursing students: No 'short-shorts, cleavage'

SAN ANTONIO — University of Texas officials removed “poorly worded” dress code signs Wednesday in the School of Nursing building that prohibit “revealing clothing” that “distracts from the learning environment,” such as “short skirts” after backlash on social media.

The signs, which were posted in elevators in the School of Nursing building on Tuesday, focus on clothes worn by women and prohibit “midriff-baring shirts, short-shirts, short skirts, low-rise pants and low-cut shirts that reveal cleavage.”

“If the issue is that clothing 'distracts,' perhaps what the UT nursing program needs to do instead of shaming or policing the clothing of female students is to instruct those who are 'distracted' by such clothing to stop being distracted,” said Jessica Luther, a UT alumna and activist in Austin.

Gayle Timmerman, associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Nursing, said the signs were removed a day after they were placed in the elevators because they didn't relay the whole message.

More at http://www.chron.com/news/education/article/UT-to-nursing-students-No-short-shorts-5528600.php .