Honestly, the real issue are the boys who are distracted by a girl's shoulder.

Glad we never had a “dress code“ for school. That seems to be an American thing. We just wore whatever we liked and none of the teachers thought it was any of their business to tell us what to wear.

My sister and I were early bloomers and were in bras already by the 4th grade, so it was hard to hide our curves. When were in high school the dress code was that shorts for girls had to come to the knee,which is almost an impossibility. Because of this my sister were pants all year long all throughout high school. I, on the other hand, did my best to find shorts that were long enough because I was not about to burn up in this Texas heat. In college, no one said anything about the way people dressed because we were seen as adults. I do believe that if what a person is wearing is distracting others then it's the distracted person's problem and the person wearing the outfit shouldn't be punished because someone is gawking at them.

i always thought it was interesting that it seemed the male teachers were the ones who sent girls out for inappropriate clothes when the boys seems oblivious to what they were wearing. seemed like they were the 'danger' that the girls needed to be protected from and not the boys.

Dress codes need to be clearly defined. Otherwise it would be the personal taste of teachers, which might be very sexist.

I am a high school teacher. Things I have actually seen on actual children: Shirt so low cut I saw nipples reguarly; pants embroidered with an an image of a naked, bound woman with legs spread; t-shirts with racial slurs and foul language; pants so low I could see the booty crevasse. These are the same girls who are persuaded by boys to send pictures they later regret sending. They need to be protected from their own judgement, which is not yet mature. Many dress codes are overly restrictive but some guidance about appropriate dress is necessary. They are children and it is our job to teach them about how to dress in a way that displays their unique style without bowing to pressure to be overly sexualized before they are ready. Because you aren't paying attention if you don't think that pressure is everywhere.

Ok. This just shocked me so much. I can't believe that can happen. I was black and I was curvy in high school but - and I can't believe I'm saying that - I was lucky to be in a country that could not do that. And although I have a lot of problems with the views of black people in France - where I come from - at least we were not racially objectified IN SCHOOL. I feel very sorry for the country that allows that and calls itself a united nation...

When are people 'in charge' going to realize drawing attention to the 'problem' has the opposite effect of their desired goal? You want boys and, let's be honest, male teachers to stop being 'distracted' by various parts of the female anatomy that may or may not be on display? Don't draw attention to them in the first place! And if a male teacher is too distracted by a curvy 15 year old in a tank top to teach effectively, then maybe he shouldn't be around children.

I never understood the "it's distracting" excuse. How is distraction not the fault of the one being distracted? Then again, the same excuse or the "I don't want to see that" for public breast feeding when the civilised response would be to just not look. It's the mentality that is the the biggest problem in society.

At my school it was the other way round. The boys found it unfair the girls didn't have to wear ties. So ultimately the girls ended up having to wear ties.

I was a sophomore in high school when 9/11 happened. I lived south of Tampa, so it was HOT. I ate lunch outside that day, and we were all in shock, and terrified b/c there's an Air Force base near there. I had a tank top and a sweater; I had taken the sweater off outside, and had it on but was still buttoning it as I walked into the building after eating. My teacher saw me, booked it over and physically grabbed my arm so I couldn't keep buttoning, and gave me a dress code violation so I'd get detention. That turned into a two week suspension when I started telling her EXACTLY what I thought of her priorities in light of events that day... LOUDLY... with the best language I'd learned from my parents who are both navy vets lol. Unreal though. I've had to go to bat for my daughter already and she's only 10. We need to get rid of dress codes.

we should teach boys not to think of girls as sexual objects not teach girls to not wear what they want to!!!

My favorite "dress code equality" challenge was when a male adminstrator was so distracted by girls wearing shorts, he banned shorts for all students; so boys wore skirts (legal length, of course) the next day. They really liked the extra air flow.

I go to a secist secondary school and untill last year girls weren't allowed to wear trousers. The only reason that changed is because me snd my friends protested and we protested HARD

I LOVE her!!!!

my mom rn: puerca descarada!! (slutty/filthy shameless person!!) have respect for you father! he lives here!! disgusting!!! good lord how horrible!!! ( i was wearing shorts and just stiting with my legs propped up. my shorts hiked up a bit and this is what i got. I´M A MIDDLE SCHOOLER!!!

I'm just saying. It's a tank top I was sent to the office for wearing one in 109 degree weather. It's hot here but the boys don't need to be distracted. No one is saying let them wear daisy dukes to school. Tank tops at least. Boys can wear tank tops why can't girls? And why are the teachers looking at female students like that. School is supposed to be safe.

OH NO MY SHIN IS SHOWING NOW ALL THE BOYS WILL STOP AND STARE AT MY BEAUTIFUL SHIN!!!!!! MY FAULT FOR NOT COVERING UP NOT THEIRS FOR STARING!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH MY SHIN IS SHOWING I AM A S L U T NOW I GUESS

oH nO mY sHOUlDeR iS sHOwInG punish the teachers getting distracted by our shins b*tch