Texas school sets dress code for parents

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On 4/25/2019 at 6:16 AM, MHDNURSE said:

We had a family come in to register their kid for school and their little girl who could not have been more than 4 years old had "sexy" in bling across the butt of her ultra short booty shorts ?

A little off topic, but my BIGGEST parenting pet peeve is when adults/parents nonchalantly sexualize their children like this, or even by saying "my sexy little guy" or things like that. My best friend does it and I find it absolutely repulsive.

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I really don't care what people wear. What I care about is that if I call a parent to pick up a sick kid, that THEY ACTUALLY SHOW UP and take them home!

Seriously, if we waited for parents to dress properly, we would have a school full of ill children or no kids in school at all!

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The school is trying to set a tone. I understand what they’re trying to do, but don’t think it will last. Parent or no parent, I’m sick of the sagging pants. I made it very clear to my son what would happen if I ever caught his pants below his waist. I agree with the previous poster about not sexualizing our children. I keep seeing little girls with shirts that have inappropriate writing or words across their butt on their pants. Is it necessary?

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What I fail to understand is why some white people insist that normal or protective hairstyles on little black girls are somehow distracting.

Straightening a child's hair just doesn't sit easy with me, for a school to push it is bizarre to me. Imagine if the schools were insisting little white girls have, I dunno, sausage curls like Nellie on Little House? Or had a short list of acceptable styles for white children.

What confuses me more is that these racist rules appear in places where white folks should know better, it's not ignorance, it's racism and they don't even understand that the rules are racist.

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1 hour ago, AutumnDraidean said:

What I fail to understand is why some white people insist that normal or protective hairstyles on little black girls are somehow distracting.

Straightening a child's hair just doesn't sit easy with me, for a school to push it is bizarre to me. Imagine if the schools were insisting little white girls have, I dunno, sausage curls like Nellie on Little House? Or had a short list of acceptable styles for white children.

What confuses me more is that these racist rules appear in places where white folks should know better, it's not ignorance, it's racism and they don't even understand that the rules are racist.

Maybe I missed something, are your remarks pertaining to the article?

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On 4/25/2019 at 8:16 AM, CampyCamp said:

Of course the cost concern isn't about having shirts that cover a person't bottom or pants instead of pajamas, it's referring to the mother who was kicked out because she was wearing a scarf or bonnet, a common way for women of color to protect hair and keep the overall appearance tidy between costly treatments and braiding. Ethnic hair is expensive just by existing. Then you have dress codes all over the place telling people that if we don't straighten, relax, and beat our hair into complying with white standards of beauty, we must go home.

She was wearing a see through, pajama t shirt as a dress.

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On 4/27/2019 at 2:37 PM, AutumnDraidean said:

What I fail to understand is why some white people insist that normal or protective hairstyles on little black girls are somehow distracting.

Straightening a child's hair just doesn't sit easy with me, for a school to push it is bizarre to me. Imagine if the schools were insisting little white girls have, I dunno, sausage curls like Nellie on Little House? Or had a short list of acceptable styles for white children.

What confuses me more is that these racist rules appear in places where white folks should know better, it's not ignorance, it's racism and they don't even understand that the rules are racist.

Are you aware that the dress code was sent out by the principal, a black woman? And I must have missed any part of the dress code about straightening hair, but are you just referring to the hair covering/bonnet part? I agree that it is partly racist, especially for the hair part...but...you may want to have another look maybe?

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I just watched the video. I support her 100%. I would oblige by the rules if my children's schools had the same dress code. Kudos to her for stepping up. She did what a lot of people are afraid to speak up about.

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1 hour ago, CanIcallmymom said:

Are you aware that the dress code was sent out by the principal, a black woman? And I must have missed any part of the dress code about straightening hair, but are you just referring to the hair covering/bonnet part? I agree that it is partly racist, especially for the hair part...but...you may want to have another look maybe?

I'd be totally fine with enforcing a dress code if it would be enforced. Typically the screamers and screechers are allowed to rant and rave with no accountability or consequences. I'm sure the same will be the case with some dress code violators.

It's like the "No cell phone usage" signs in the waiting rooms of whatever facilities. If you're not going to physically throw the violators out of the facility then don't bother putting up the signs.

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A dad was registering his son for Kinder this morning. Proudly sporting a hat that said, "When I drink beer I don't get drunk - I get awesome."

How impressive is that?

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4 minutes ago, OldDude said:

A dad was registering his son for Kinder this morning. Proudly sporting a hat that said, "When I drink beer I don't get drunk - I get awesome."

How impressive is that?

Wow, sad! Hopefully his son can't read yet.

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21 minutes ago, OldDude said:

A dad was registering his son for Kinder this morning. Proudly sporting a hat that said, "When I drink beer I don't get drunk - I get awesome."

How impressive is that?

Super classy.

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