Parents Complain About Dress Code at Kadena Airbase School
Here we go with yet another dress code controversy; it seems to me that school uniforms would solve all this:
A dress code imposed at a Defense Department middle school on Okinawa in August discriminates against female students, according to a complaint filed by parents with the Department of Education.The complaint — filed Jan. 10 with the department’s Office of Civil Rights — alleges gender discrimination at Ryukyu Middle School, a Department of Defense Education Activity school at Kadena Air Base.
It seeks to remedy what six parents say is an outdated dress code, according to the complaint and the parents’ attorney, Crista Kraics.
The complaint alleges that Principal Lee Ann Mik discriminated against female students by singling them out for their attire and removing them from class. The parents deemed their children’s attire “appropriate.”
Girls were singled out for wearing loose athletic pants with no zipper while boys were permitted to wear basketball shorts, according to the complaint. Girls were also criticized for shirts that weren’t long enough and for showing “collar bone.”
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You can read more at the link, but it seems to me that as long as the boys were not allowed to wear zipperless pants and girls were allowed to wear basketball shorts as well that the policy is not discriminatory.
They should have the same dress code as the local Korean schools.
School uniforms for the win.
Why do so many parents of daughters seem to lose their mind over petty stuff like this? I’m guessing they’re just trying to buy a little moment of silence.
Liz, it’s just victim culture…
“Girls were singled out for wearing loose athletic pants with no zipper while boys were permitted to wear basketball shorts, according to the complaint.”
So girls were not allowed to wear the same or similar short to the boys. Why not put the girls in Hijabs or better yet burkas so they don’t excite and distract the boys.
Flyingsword, don’t rush them. They’re boiling the frog as fast as they dare.
Tbe old “Bank of Korea” building in Namdemun had a sign that said “Bank of Islam” back in 2014. Itaewon is full of halal eateries and embassies from Muslim nations. And South Koreans aren’t even seriously noticing or pushing back on their rights being eroded under the current administration.
Wait until intoxicating beverages, barbershops, and music are banned. Of course, by then it’s too late.
They probably already have detailed plans for turning Seoul Tower into a minaret…
And while I was trying to use hyperbole for comedic effect, I am not sure that ain’t all true… 😯 😯 😯
It would be interesting to know what the real “controversy” is here.
Moderately interesting, at any rate.
Gell-Mann Effect applies.
How many times in your life have you known the facts of some news story first hand and then read the media account and said, “what the…?”
My guess is loud parents of outrage theatre “victim” era parents have made this a news worthy item.
Hey setnaffa,
Kadena is in Japan partner 😉
Rosko, thanks. I guess I shoulda wore my glasses. Same thing applies. School uniforms even out the playing field…
If they wore them like the Japanese school girls they would role the skirts up to thigh high….