Dress code debate: Full-figured girls targeted at high school?, A dress code debate is brewing after Greenwich High School in Connecticut began enforcing a vague policy about how students should dress. A May 31 report by Huffington Post states that sisters Grace and Patrice DiChristina were against the dress code they strongly believed targeted full-figured girls at their school.
As a means of protest in the dress code debate, the two sisters quickly garnered support when 60 other students began wearing "GHS body shame" t-shirts to school.
Citing the New York Times in a report, the school's vague dress code policy states that students must "dress within reasonable limits." The main problem with that appeared to be that the girls were getting into more trouble than the boys -- especially the full-figured girls.
The DiChristina sisters realized this when they both wore their t-shirts separate days to school. Patrice showed a small midriff and was told by school staff to cover up. On a different day Grace wore the same shirt, only a different color and size, and didn't get into trouble at all.
Greenwich High School principal, Chris Winters, responded to the brewing dress code debate by assembling students to further discuss the policy that got so many stirred up. At this point, it's unknown if it'll make a difference, but at least the school isn't sweeping the debate under the rug.
Dress codes can be a touchy subject matter and is often full of different interpretations. Trending news often stumble on this hot debate in the nation's schools.
How do you feel about this dress code debate that is the newest addition to controversy in school policies?
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Dress code debate: Full-figured girls targeted at high school?
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