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IS this really inappropriate for a jr high school kid to wear to school? [View all] YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 OP

Did they at least tell you what part of her attire ... surrealAmerican May 2012 #1

In the link, Suich May 2012 #4

OMG, I remember those days. Dean carried around a ruler. And it couldn't be below the knee, either! freshwest May 2012 #37

Yeah, I'd worry more about teachers insisting on measuring skirts than the skirts themselves. (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #61

I remember those days, too. dmr May 2012 #63

yes, the kneel shanti May 2012 #107

She looks like a growing kid. The skirt was with in specs when she left for school that morning. RC May 2012 #42

tall girls get shit for this allatime elehhhhna May 2012 #53

Jeebus! It's down to her knee! Bake May 2012 #111

her skirt was a half inch too short according to the insane principal. cali May 2012 #11

I can see that being inappropriate. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #2

conservatives want them dressed like this: provis99 May 2012 #3

Yep, they only have two speeds, don't they? Full reverse or full speed up their pants! freshwest May 2012 #39

Well I imagine the black bar across her eyes made it hard to learn..so maybe they took issue with DFab420 May 2012 #5

I was thinking that could cause a traffic accident if she wore it to school, Uncle Joe May 2012 #12

That's hardly appropriate business attire. jp11 May 2012 #6

Business Casual... YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #22

If my skirt went down to my fingertips - I'd be in big trouble dmr May 2012 #65

Maybe that was what I was wishing the rule was back in highschool then. jp11 May 2012 #81

Working in a public HS in Florida HockeyMom May 2012 #7

Good grief are you kidding me? If she went to catholic school it would be fine. Even to church. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #8

My kid's worn xmas74 May 2012 #28

Good grief what mix messages young people get. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #32

My child tries to wear things that look like pajamas xmas74 May 2012 #52

Well what is it exactly about the dress he doesn't like? Do you know? southernyankeebelle May 2012 #77

I knew it was stupidly only about a half inch shorter than xmas74 May 2012 #87

I guess it's in the eye of the beholder but gee I see nothing wrong with it. southernyankeebelle May 2012 #104

I think the slightly baggy skirt XemaSab May 2012 #94

What not tight enough with a plunging neckline to show off her blossoming womanhood? underseasurveyor May 2012 #113

*shrug* Depends on the schools dress code OP. cstanleytech May 2012 #9

how on earth does it look "sluttish" at all? cali May 2012 #13

My apologies I wrote it when I was in a hurry as I was making dinner, I'll edit it now. cstanleytech May 2012 #74

I s'pose I don't dress as "sluttish" as you have seen some people dress etherealtruth May 2012 #29

My guess Caretha May 2012 #68

I Hate authority DaveJ May 2012 #10

+100. white_wolf May 2012 #14

Exactly - it's all about power over others. nt TBF May 2012 #20

Thumbs up to that! hifiguy May 2012 #43

IMO most school admins are little fascist fucks. Odin2005 May 2012 #69

+25 lonestarnot May 2012 #83

Ridiculous. I'm betting it's the skirt length. I'll bet they have a "knee-length" requirement. NYC Liberal May 2012 #15

A centimeter too short. YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #23

I went to an all-boys Catholic HS, so we didn't have skirts... NYC Liberal May 2012 #30

I could never understand the obsession with belts. Iterate May 2012 #101

Good God! Child Pornography Posted At DU! If I wasn't so turned on, I would alert on this post. onehandle May 2012 #16

Does anyone remember teachers with rulers? SoutherDem May 2012 #17

Our principal in the 70's wendylaroux May 2012 #24

I remember teachers who made the girls kneel FloridaJudy May 2012 #118

perhaps everyone should be in uniform--like north korea dembotoz May 2012 #18

Well it is Utah ... nt TBF May 2012 #21

I thought no more than 4 inches above the knee was the rule? notadmblnd May 2012 #19

Dress codes mainstreetonce May 2012 #27

She looked perfectly Worried senior May 2012 #25

In what weird fundi corner of America is this inappropriate? annabanana May 2012 #26

you should see what they wear at our school! Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #31

This story was originally published on an Atheist website. yellerpup May 2012 #33

I saw that... YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #35

This flap can't really be about the way yellerpup May 2012 #48

The principal is a nutcase LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #34

Personally, I wish all students dressed this conservatively ladym55 May 2012 #36

It looks fine to me. If I noticed anything, I was gonna guess they have a no-tshirt rule or somethin Honeycombe8 May 2012 #38

That would be perfectly acceptable attire in every office hifiguy May 2012 #40

Wow. Back to fearing female knees, are we? DirkGently May 2012 #41

ankles will be next. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #62

In my day - girls couldn't wear black patent leather shoes either. xchrom May 2012 #44

That's insane. Has the world gone bonkers? trackfan May 2012 #45

She looks fine to me. My daughter dresses that way. nt ZombieHorde May 2012 #46

umm thats business casual. i wear a lot less than that La Lioness Priyanka May 2012 #47

Put a cardigan sweater on it... YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #49

makes more sense. La Lioness Priyanka May 2012 #50

I don't see a problem malaise May 2012 #51

Of course, my granddaughters have a dress code similar to this. NO WAY would this be considered CTyankee May 2012 #54

In my school, this girl would be modest!! adigal May 2012 #55

You also have to take into account... YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #56

I think they are trying to push the envelope, because it gets worse and worse adigal May 2012 #58

what the fucking fuck. mopinko May 2012 #57

I think she looks adorable and I love, love, the shoes. Those people are nutz...n/t monmouth May 2012 #59

Those are TOMS shoes--it's a charity. tblue37 May 2012 #93

Looks fine to me... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #60

No. her Principal is an Authoritarian Dickhead. BiggJawn May 2012 #64

Seriously? At my son's HS this is pretty much conservative attire. Mass May 2012 #66

I think it's just fine, unlike the sexualized crap so many teen girls wear. Odin2005 May 2012 #67

She lives in Utah. Any more questions? nt siligut May 2012 #70

Skirt too short. Utah. boppers May 2012 #96

This doesn't make any sense. I went to middle school in the 90's - early 00's Dash87 May 2012 #71

That skirt is NOT SHORT. WHEN CRABS ROAR May 2012 #72

Fine for my office almost every day and fine for school TheKentuckian May 2012 #73

This is fiction. NS2012 May 2012 #75

Her foot is curl oh so provocatively. WCGreen May 2012 #76

Maybe the back side has those plastic ass-windows. Zanzoobar May 2012 #78

And this isn't Catholic school? uberblonde May 2012 #79

good grief JitterbugPerfume May 2012 #80

Tough call. Igel May 2012 #82

Does anyone care about that kind of clap trap but the authoritarian? lonestarnot May 2012 #84

"So a girl comes to class with a tattoo on her cheek. What do you do" Wellllllllll cstanleytech May 2012 #89

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Dear lord... a la izquierda May 2012 #102

Sounds like a real rough part of your day snooper2 May 2012 #103

lol. La Lioness Priyanka May 2012 #108

+100! I went to a school with strict dress codes and I know exatly what you're describing. OneTenthofOnePercent May 2012 #106

I wish my daughter dressed as inappropriate as that. There is nothing wrong with her outfit. jillan May 2012 #85

I'd say it's inappropriate jmowreader May 2012 #86

Seriously? YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #116

that's how most american women dress if they want to dress conservatively JI7 May 2012 #88

Yup. Perfectly fine. ~40 yo. dad of 2. nt daaron May 2012 #90

Geesh, I think the kid looks fine. Is the school dress code honestly THAT conservative? davsand May 2012 #91

It's definitely inappropriate to anyone with fashion sense. vaberella May 2012 #92

I would be euphoric if the women I work with dressed like that Sen. Walter Sobchak May 2012 #95

Considering the number of very young ladies who seem to dress from the Lil' Slutster line of attire, mikeytherat May 2012 #98

Besides being ugly, what's wrong with it? HiPointDem May 2012 #99

That brazen hussy! deutsey May 2012 #100

While not inapropriate sexually... if it violates a standardized dress code then it is unacceptable. OneTenthofOnePercent May 2012 #105

It's very appropiate. underseasurveyor May 2012 #109

It is Guy Whitey Corngood May 2012 #110

They couldn't ask her to pull her skirt down that half inch? GoCubsGo May 2012 #112

Very inappropriate... in Victorian England LanternWaste May 2012 #114

Well you know if she didn't have a slip on you would be able to see her legs and lunatica May 2012 #115

LOL Not my kid. YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #117