‘Slutty Wednesday’: NY high-school students protest dress code

[knitter4democracy]

9. Teacher here, and I agree with the school.

The problem with girls showing that much skin and leaving little to the imagination is that it's massively distracting. I'll never forget the time a student came in with a tight, low-cut tank on with her plaid shirt on to cover it per the dress code. All of the boys stopped talking when she walked in, stared at her as she walked across the room to her seat, and just didn't stop staring. I went over to her and suggested she button up her shirt, and when she started to argue that she was in dress code, I told her to ask herself if she wanted those boys looking at her like that. She looked over my shoulder and quickly started buttoning up. When she did, they all blinked and were able to pay attention again somewhat.

It's not that it sends the wrong message or identifies a girl as a slut; it's that we have a hard time teaching if boys are in tanks or tight shirts and girls have too much skin showing. High school classrooms are a miasma of hormones as it is.