The mother of a B.C. student who was made to wear a jersey over an outfit deemed 91裸聊视频渋nappropriate91裸聊视频� this week says her daughter wore the off-the-shoulder top to school about a dozen times this year before it became an issue.
And, she noted, it was purchased by her daughter91裸聊视频檚 grandmother.
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91裸聊视频淪he was pulled into the office, her and one of her friends, (and) told that her shoulders hanging out was too inappropriate for school,91裸聊视频� Jackie Welch told Peace Arch News Friday, of her daughter Madison91裸聊视频檚 experience three days ago.
91裸聊视频淚f her grandmother thought it was cute, how can it be inappropriate?91裸聊视频�
Surrey school officials, Welch said, 91裸聊视频渘ever, ever contacted me about it.91裸聊视频�
PAN reported this week that two students at South Meridian Elementary in South Surrey were made to wear jerseys over their clothes Tuesday, and that female Grade 6 and 7 students were gathered into the school library on the same day for a 91裸聊视频渄iscussion91裸聊视频� regarding appropriate dress.
School district spokesman Doug Strachan confirmed Thursday that parents were not given advance notice of the discussion, and that Grade 6 and 7 boys were not included in it. The jersey measure, he told PAN, was a 91裸聊视频渙ne-off91裸聊视频� to deal with the issue in the moment, and was not an 91裸聊视频渋nstitutionalized91裸聊视频� approach.
Many parents took to a closed Facebook page, and then to PAN91裸聊视频檚 Facebook page after the story went public Thursday afternoon, to voice their opinions on the issue.
Some describe what happened as 91裸聊视频渞idiculous,91裸聊视频� others pointed to a need for education, including around 91裸聊视频渞ape culture.91裸聊视频� Several expressed concern with the focus on girls, while others were critical of how some youth are dressing.
91裸聊视频淢aybe some self respect and decorum would go a long way,91裸聊视频� writes Sandy Evans. 91裸聊视频淲hy not instill some dignity and class at a young age. Dress for success.91裸聊视频�
Kim Streifel commented that 91裸聊视频渟ome schools dress codes are ridiculous91裸聊视频� when it comes to the girls.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淣ow if the girls are wearing booty shorts or micro minis91裸聊视频� shame on those parents,91裸聊视频� Streifel adds. 91裸聊视频淚 think the school has every right to teach the girls this is inappropriate, if they91裸聊视频檙e parents are failing to do so. In my opinion.91裸聊视频�
Cindy Dalglish, a Surrey school board candidate in last month91裸聊视频檚 civic election, writes it is 91裸聊视频渧ery troubling91裸聊视频� that the boys weren91裸聊视频檛 included in the larger discussion.
91裸聊视频淲hat a person wears does not give the right for others to assign anything to it,91裸聊视频� she adds. 91裸聊视频淚ncluding admin and teachers.91裸聊视频�
Another commented that the issue is not about boys, but 91裸聊视频渁bout a child containing their innocence while they still have it.91裸聊视频�
Welch told PAN she felt the school sexualized her daughter 91裸聊视频� who is in Grade 6 and turned 11 in September 91裸聊视频揵y making her wear the jersey.
91裸聊视频淪he was going to school thinking it was an outfit that she liked,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淎nd it wasn91裸聊视频檛 the first time she91裸聊视频檚 worn it.91裸聊视频�
Welch said she is strict about what her daughter wears, 91裸聊视频渆ven at home,91裸聊视频� and that she91裸聊视频檇 had no concerns with Madison91裸聊视频檚 choice of attire Tuesday. She posted a photo of Madison in the outfit that got her in trouble at school to PAN91裸聊视频檚 Facebook page Friday morning 91裸聊视频渟o people can see it91裸聊视频� before forming an opinion.
According to a reminder that was included in a May 2018 newsletter, the school dress code91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频渙nly guideline is that dress be in good taste.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淐lothing should not be offensive or distracting. For example, shorts are acceptable providing that they are not too short,91裸聊视频� the reminder reads, in part.
91裸聊视频淭ops should not reveal bare back, shoulders, or midriff and undergarments should not be visible.91裸聊视频�
Strachan had told PAN Thursday that the school is to continue discussions with parents around dress-code guidelines, approaches and options.
Sent a copy of the photo of Madison91裸聊视频檚 outfit Friday morning, Strachan was not immediately available to comment further.
The issue was also raised at the school91裸聊视频檚 parent-advisory committee meeting Thursday. Welch said she was asked by the PAC to attend, but was unable to stay long enough to hear the discussion.
She told PAN she was later advised that the committee had expressed to the principal that 91裸聊视频渢hey felt it was 100 per cent inappropriate to be making (the girls) put a jersey on.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淭hey felt if there was an issue with the clothing they should be going straight to the parent, and not pointing her out at school,91裸聊视频� said Welch.
The principal, she was told, 91裸聊视频渨as quite receptive to the discussion.91裸聊视频�
Welch said she would like to see the school revisit its dress-code guidelines, and that she would be interested in participating in that process.
tholmes@peacearchnews.com
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