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In reply to the discussion: Girl Accuses School Of ‘Shaming Girls For Their Bodies' After Being Sent Home For Wearing Shorts [View all]SheilaT
(23,156 posts)dress codes. There really is such a thing as shorts or skirts that are too short to be worn in school.
If any of the kids get a "real" job eventually, their dress codes for work will be vastly stricter than what most schools enforce. I'm not suggesting the kids dress as if they worked for IBM, but they need to understand and the parents need to hold them to wearing clothes that are appropriate for school, not the playground.
I drove a small carpool when my kids were in school, and one time I made the girl, then a senior, change because she came out to the car wearing short-shorts. She was furious with me, but I held my ground.
Yes, boys need to be taught to respect girls, but girls also need to understand that certain clothes belong in certain environments, not in others.