Two South Surrey students were made to cover up their outfits with jerseys this week 91裸聊视频� and were called with their female peers into a 91裸聊视频渄iscussion91裸聊视频� about what91裸聊视频檚 OK to wear 91裸聊视频� after staff deemed their clothing inappropriate for an elementary school.
School district spokesman Doug Strachan confirmed the step was taken Tuesday at South Meridian Elementary, and involved students in Grade 6 or 7. He did not have details on the offending outfits, and did not know which event occurred first, the discussion or the demand to don jerseys.
Parents were not given advance notice of the discussion, and Grade 6 and 7 boys were not included, Strachan confirmed.
The jersey measure, he noted 91裸聊视频� described by one parent as a 91裸聊视频渟carlet letter91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� was 91裸聊视频渁 one-off, a temporary cover-up for clothing that was considered inappropriate.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 not an institutionalized approach,91裸聊视频� Strachan said.
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Peace Arch News learned Wednesday that some parents at the 16244 13 Ave. school were upset by the school91裸聊视频檚 steps.
91裸聊视频淭he issue is singling out the girls,91裸聊视频� Derek Thornton told PAN by email.
91裸聊视频淎lso, the dress code, purely in my opinion, is quite vague. I91裸聊视频檓 sure it is left that way intentionally so that it is simply left to the discretion of the day. However, a 91裸聊视频榮carlet letter91裸聊视频� of a jersey is completely inappropriate and definitely crosses a line.91裸聊视频�
Thornton said many parents voiced concerns and frustrations through comments on a private Facebook page. A screenshot of part of that online conversation 91裸聊视频� with commenters91裸聊视频� names obscured by Thornton for privacy reasons 91裸聊视频� shows comments including some questioning why the boys weren91裸聊视频檛 spoken to at the same time.
One describes the scenario that played out as 91裸聊视频渞idiculous.91裸聊视频�
Another commented that 91裸聊视频渋t irked me.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淛ust the girls,91裸聊视频� commented another. 91裸聊视频淚 get some clothes are not appropriate in the school91裸聊视频� but a lecture about it91裸聊视频� they also now single out the offender so she wears a jersey at school for first offence and 2nd gets sent home91裸聊视频� this could have been handled so differently.91裸聊视频�
Strachan said the discussion with the Grade 6 and 7 girls was simply about 91裸聊视频渁ppropriate dress,91裸聊视频� and that the Grade 6 and 7 boys were not spoken to as a similar issue or trend has not been identified amongst them.
He said, generally, the genders are spoken to separately, 91裸聊视频渨hen it might allow the students to feel more comfortable to speak out.91裸聊视频�
Contrary to reports, Strachan said the girls 91裸聊视频渨ere not told91裸聊视频� in Tuesday91裸聊视频檚 discussion that their clothing was distracting the boys.
He said the school will be involving parents in discussions regarding dress-code guidelines, approaches and options.
91裸聊视频淭he school will be continuing the dialogue from this week about the dress code and related expectations and processes with parents,91裸聊视频� he said.
The issue was also expected to be on the agenda of this evening91裸聊视频檚 (Nov. 29) parent advisory committee, after PAN press time.
