1ºEd Vandeweerd
Really blown out of proportion. I’m sorry that you’re reading the sources that you are. We’re much free-er than you Canadians are with your Nazi-like leader. We simply have a geriatric village idiot for a leader who’s a puppet for a democrat party corporation. He’s not making any decisions. He’s told what to say and when. He’s the most invisible president in history. I’ll admit it’s the most pathetic presidency in history. AMERICA is the laughing stock of the world. Not because of the shootings but because of how far out of touch with reality we are. Pronouns are more important than national security. Pronouns are more important than crime. P are more important than our economy. It’s insane. We’ve lost our status as the world’s leader thanks to Joe Biden. Rant over
2ºMandy Leonard still rules can be challenged. One of two things can happen. The school could stick to their guns or they can re evaluate their dress code to allow for females to wear suits instead of dresses. Archaic rules and laws that may have been appropriate in a different time may not be appropriate today and it takes people standing up and fighting for that change. Laugh all you want…. That’s how the world works. If you are a flexible reasonable person you can understand that. If your a stuck in your ways “don’t fix what ain’t broke” type then a girl fighting for the right to not be forced to wear a dress would surely hurt your feelings. To each their own.
3ºTom Book Yes, private schools make the rules, but that does not mean they are right to. At the end of the day, they do have an obligation to all of their students. And it is not like they did not know that this student prefers a different identity than the one they were born with. My only issue with the suit is that the student wore a shirt without a collar, and therefore no tie, or bowtie. if that is the case for denying them entrance, then the exclusion is justified. However, it is my view that things could have been handled very differently by both the student and the school.
4ºAnnmarie Harrington seems difficult to me. That logic transfers in my ears as "I am your father and I pay the bills, and my rules in my house are that my daughters need to wear dresses and skirts instead of pants and suits," and to me that's weird and concerning and forces children (and the rest of the family, any siblings, and childhood friends and parents) down a very problematic cultural path that they're going to have to spend their own lives unlearning, after they pass those values on to even more people in their own lives and create even more generational trauma than already exists elsewhere.
5ºWho cares? The world does not revolve around you and places , businesses and schools have rules. My job has rules on what I can wear to work. If you don’t like it change school. Need to be studying and trying to get an education than worrying about “ conforming to your female identity. And shame on the news for evenReporting on this Bs. And even more shame on your parents for allowing you to disrupt your school and everyone else’s time with this nonsense ! We have bigger problems in the country than a teenager breaking dress code ! This is doing nothing but teaching this child to nod whaf they want and not follow rules. Probably will never hold a job and live off us tax payer because if feelings
6ºZé Maria
1. I guess I was wondering why the fact that a nightclub doesn’t allow shorts for men or women has anything to do with this topic.
2. Bible? We’ll, two things. A. This is a Christian school which most likely has everything to do with girls who are required to wear dresses. B. Where does it say that women must wear dresses? Is it in the Bible?
3. Why would an institution require only girls to wear dresses? Isn’t it too bad that a student must wear a dress to participate at this school? Wouldn’t a Christian school want to nurture those who believe in the tenants of the Bible?
7ºCandy Masone
The news gave the schools handbook dress codes rules.
'"According to the school's 2022-23 student handbook, from grades 6 to 12, during "dress uniform days," female students are required to wear uniform shirts featuring the school crest along with either a plaid skirt or khaki twill pants. Dress shoes are also required.
On other "standard school days" school Polo shirts can be worn while uniform bottoms are also allowed, provided they adhere to the school's approved color scheme.
The handbook states: "While the dress code policy applies to clothing worn during the school day, parents are responsible for supervising the choice of appropriate clothing for school events that occur outside of the normal school day.
Near the end of the online handbook dedicated to banquets for juniors and seniors, it reads that “all students should choose Banquet attire that is appropriate for modesty and consistent with the Biblical principles... Students who do not adhere to these expectations may be asked to leave the event.”
Also, the news outlets asked to school to provide any type of agreement that parents have supposedly signed, and they have not produced any such signed agreement.
She was within the guidelines. She was dressed very modestly and respectfully. She looked beautiful!️