{"id":50437,"date":"2021-09-09T21:22:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T01:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=50437"},"modified":"2021-09-09T21:22:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T01:22:18","slug":"lee-county-student-says-dress-code-is-sexist-wants-policy-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2021\/09\/lee-county-student-says-dress-code-is-sexist-wants-policy-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee County student says dress code is sexist, wants policy changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Students are stepping up against what they call discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of Lee County school students say the dress code policies are unjust, especially against young girls, and say the policy goes too far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High school student Mar Perez launched a petition that already has close to 3,100 signatures. She claims The School District of Lee County\u2019s dress code targets girls unfairly and forces them to miss too much class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Petition: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/lee-county-school-district-change-the-lee-county-school-district-s-sexist-dress-code-policies\">https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/lee-county-school-district-change-the-lee-county-school-district-s-sexist-dress-code-policies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perez used the words sexist, unjust, and discriminatory to describe Lee County Schools\u2019 dress code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBoys don\u2019t get dress coded as often, and when we are dress coded, we\u2019re usually made to feel shameful for what we\u2019re wearing,\u201d Perez said. \u201cIf a boy wears that same exact top or same exact shorts, it wouldn\u2019t be distracting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dress code prohibits tank tops, crop tops and ripped jeans and any garments that are too short or too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.mp.lura.live\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D\"  width =\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that, a new rule says those in violation must wait in the school office until someone brings them clothes from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of students at every single school in Lee County have parents that are working and that can\u2019t get there instantly,\u201d Perez said. \u201cAnd so since the girls are usually the ones that are more likely to get dress coded, I felt that it was taking away from our education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So Perez, who said she\u2019s been accused of violating dress code twice, started this petition that demands Lee County Schools loosen up the dress code, allow tank tops, ripped jeans, and some crop tops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly 3,000 students, teachers, and parents have signed the petition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNobody would be distracted, and it wouldn\u2019t take away time from our learning environment, to take us into an office where we have to sit for hours,\u201d Perez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The District declined when we asked for a response to the petition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, a spokesman pointed us to page 94 of the student code of conduct, which says personal appearance should not disrupt the educational process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The District said the goal is for students to dress for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perez said she hopes to meet with school board members to argue her case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy goal is to create a dress code that we can feel comfortable in, but still with respect to the school,\u201d Perez said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students are stepping up against what they call discrimination. 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