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moriah

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24. While the way it was done sucks, if a teenager can't bend over without showing more than they want..

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2014, 12:23 AM

Aug 2014

.... then they shouldn't be wearing it to school. And it's not about distracting the boys, it's about distracting yourself every time you friggin' move around, and God forbid if you drop something and have to either bend over or squat and either way show off parts you'd rather the world not see.

Same goes for adults in the workplace.

I have a skirt I love. It's a wraparound sarong. It's comfortable. It fits! It looks perfectly modest when I'm still and so is the wind -- comes to my ankles. But if I wear it on even a slightly breezy day, it's definitely not suitable for the office.

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School Superintendent Asks Female Students To Bend Over During Dress Code Check [View all] Omaha Steve Aug 2014 OP

Ronda Bass, nobody is comfortable bending over. muntrv Aug 2014 #1

"I don�t want to see anyone�s ass hanging out of their shorts.� BlueJazz Aug 2014 #2

I'm with Bass--girl students shouldn't be showing their asses during school. It could be a Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #4

Butt (sic) you are OK with guys doing it??? ret5hd Aug 2014 #5

Wouldn't a simple dress code solve that issue? tammywammy Aug 2014 #7

I'm probably the last person to ask about that. (for a good answer) BlueJazz Aug 2014 #13

I think this is the key phrase NV Whino Aug 2014 #3

What about... ret5hd Aug 2014 #6

I think my brain just asploded tkmorris Aug 2014 #8

Then we don't have a problem NV Whino Aug 2014 #10

sounds like something an abuser might say eShirl Aug 2014 #9

For one thing, she shouldn't even be using the word "skanks" to students eShirl Aug 2014 #11

Maybe, maybe not.... pipoman Aug 2014 #15

There is no justification for this. chervilant Aug 2014 #12

Why is the superintendent conducting dress code checks? winter is coming Aug 2014 #14

I suspect it was during a back to school assembly pipoman Aug 2014 #16

Why are you restating WHERE she said it. JimDandy Aug 2014 #17

I'm not saying it was brilliant, just not all that atypical pipoman Aug 2014 #18

Parents there are finding it atypical JimDandy Aug 2014 #19

It's horrible management, though. It undercuts the principal Recursion Aug 2014 #21

She doesn't want them called names? LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #20

Perhaps she should talk to the students who are saying nasty things about others... AzDar Aug 2014 #22

Indeed. n/t JimDandy Aug 2014 #23

While the way it was done sucks, if a teenager can't bend over without showing more than they want.. moriah Aug 2014 #24