Our school has had a dress code that targets and shames the female form for too long. We are presenting to Principal Povich to make changes to the dress code so that there is more equity in our community.

Female students have experienced issue after issue due to the dress code. We have missed out on education because their shoulders were showing. Tall and curvy girls are targeted even more, as the dress code aims to hide legs and figures. Additionally, it is rare that male students are stopped or sent home for how they dress, and the dress code is seemingly designed to accommodate their lack of self control around women. This has affected our lives by making us feel ashamed of their bodies, increasing insecurities, and ultimately hindering young womens’ ability to learn. 

I also feel as the teachers who dress code girls pick and choose who they want to. It is not fair to pick and choose who should get dress coded and who can’t. 

I have also been personally affected by this issue. I have been taken out of class to go to the office to get a referral and miss class. With my experience and the experiences of others in our school, it is clear that the need for change has arrived. 

We, the undersigned demand Principal Povich  to initiates dress code changes so that gender discrimination no longer harms our community by targeting and shaming our bodies