Madison parent dress code (Bellaire, West: 2015, apartment complexes, rental)

[houston-nomad]

Originally Posted by westhou

Poor people can dress nicely and modestly. You shouldn't assume that they can't.

Oh come on. As if I'm the one making assumptions. 🙄

[usc619]

What about the overweight SAHM in Katy showing up wearing yoga pants?

[Vicman]

Originally Posted by westhou

Poor people can dress nicely and modestly. You shouldn't assume that they can't.

Theres lower middle class/working class and then theres the desperately poor...

[Chrisrock]

Originally Posted by LadyMill00

What I do care about is that adults start setting positive examples at home for their children's sake.

The example the parent sets is, I do what I have to do to get you to school, no matter what.

The example the school sets is, you cannot come in here unless you have a certain look.

The child is not suffering due to the parent's attire, but the school's example could be putting limits on what the child thinks they can do.

[westsidewolf1989]

Classic example of power-hungry high school administrators attempting to make silly rules to justify their existence. Like houston-nomad said, I'd be okay with rules at all schools prohibiting clothing that indecent exposes someone, but hair rollers, satin caps and pajamas don't do that. Not sure why they are trying to make laws that make it difficult for parents to be involved in going to their child's school / picking them up...last time I checked, a bigger factor in children's success is the level at which their parents are involved in their lives at school, not if their parents picked them up in business casual attire.

[chris_ut]

I mean sometimes I just throw a hat and a hoodie on when taking my kid to school because I take a shower and get dressed for work after so I think the school is for sure in the wrong here.

[979Texan]

Originally Posted by westsidewolf1989

Classic example of power-hungry high school administrators attempting to make silly rules to justify their existence. Like houston-nomad said, I'd be okay with rules at all schools prohibiting clothing that indecent exposes someone, but hair rollers, satin caps and pajamas don't do that. Not sure why they are trying to make laws that make it difficult for parents to be involved in going to their child's school / picking them up...last time I checked, a bigger factor in children's success is the level at which their parents are involved in their lives at school, not if their parents picked them up in business casual attire.

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Wears baggy pants with underwear showing when taking the kids to school.

[detachable arm]

Good on this principal trying to clean up her community. She is educated, professional, and as a black woman who has probably seen a few things, she can call out this ratchet behavior as such. What’s going on in this school?

"A parent came and she had a see-thru top on and you could clearly see her breasts and nipples and she wanted to walk through the school. The next parent came, she had a thong on and low rising jeans she wanted to walk through the school. So when the third parent came, it needed to be addressed," Brown said.

"We have impressionable young men and we have men here. They see things, they're looking. You don't know what's going through their mind. They have raging hormones and so I want to ensure that everyone knows there's a proper way to dress," she said.

'Come dressed appropriately': Madison HS principal defends dress code for parents in interview
https://www.click2houston.com/news/-...s-in-interview

Wow, a great deal of common sense in academia. This woman should be promoted.

[Vicman]

The examples she cited are indecent exposure anyway, and can be covered w existing law. Not all jammies are indecent exposure.

Originally Posted by detachable arm

Good on this principal trying to clean up her community. She is educated, professional, and as a black woman who has probably seen a few things, she can call out this ratchet behavior as such. What’s going on in this school?

"A parent came and she had a see-thru top on and you could clearly see her breasts and nipples and she wanted to walk through the school. The next parent came, she had a thong on and low rising jeans she wanted to walk through the school. So when the third parent came, it needed to be addressed," Brown said.

"We have impressionable young men and we have men here. They see things, they're looking. You don't know what's going through their mind. They have raging hormones and so I want to ensure that everyone knows there's a proper way to dress," she said.

'Come dressed appropriately': Madison HS principal defends dress code for parents in interview
https://www.click2houston.com/news/-...s-in-interview

Wow, a great deal of common sense in academia. This woman should be promoted.

[Sarahsez]

Originally Posted by Vicman

The examples she cited are indecent exposure anyway, and can be covered w existing law. Not all jammies are indecent exposure.

It doesn't have to be indecent exposure for it to be inappropriate. She's setting the rules for her campus. If stricter rules are in place, then it is easier to enforce. Personally, I would have added more 'Don't's to the list and have been more encompassing. I doubt she's going to concern herself with the folks wearing pj's and a head covering in their cars, but the moment that person steps out of the car, she wants them to be respectful to those around her. Could we call what some people wear a 'visual assault'?

I kind of wonder what people do wear in their cars.??? I hear nightgowns. Some nightgowns are pretty frumpy and you wouldn't see anything. What happens if you have a fender bender and you have to step out of the car? I still have an image in my head from about 20 years ago when I went to the store and someone was wearing one of the nightgowns meant for nursing babies. It was yellow and see through. She had on a black bra and underwear. 'Sexy' wasn't my first thought. I had to look just to confirm I wasn't seeing more. The store isn't school, but there is a right and wrong place for certain types of attire.