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When I was in sixth grade (in a parochial school) we were 'schooled' prior to summer break, that we should NOT wear sleeveless tops. Boys might see too much.
Did I ever say how much I thought these nuns were out of touch.....

Mind you, during the school year we wore navy uniforms, bow ties on the peter-pan collar of the white blouse, brown shoes & socks.

I remember a hot summer day, Mom sent us to school in summer dresses (that she made) the nuns were NOT happy!
Made my younger sister cry, that's when I was NOT happy!

Today, I'm of the mind uniforms would be helpful for school. Takes the, 'can you top this,' out of their daily concerns. Many waste too much time on what they are going to wear.
I'd give them Fridays off, for freedom of expression ;))




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New Jersey parents demand girls' right to bare arm - in strapless dresses
By: Riana
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Wed, 24 Apr 13 4:17 PM
Msg. 51773 of 65535

[i]First of all, are they kidding? At that age, girls are distracting to boys (just as boys are distracting to girls) no matter what they're wearing.

Secondly, making this an issue of constitutional protection (or lack thereof) isn't right. It's just a stupid justifaction for a rule.

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(Reuters) - A New Jersey principal's ban on strapless dresses at a junior high school dance because they would be "distracting" to boys has enraged parents, who called on Tuesday for its reversal on the grounds it violates their daughters' constitutional rights.

The dress code shreds the 14th Amendment right to equal protection since girls for the past six years have been wearing sleeveless fashions to the dance at Readington Middle School in Readington Township, New Jersey, said parent Charlotte Nijenhuis.

http://news.yahoo.com/jersey-parents-demand-girls-bare-arm-strapless-dresses-022245280.html


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