Really are they that scared!

[sydnie7]

Heck, I'm so old that when I wore a nice pair of wool slacks to school one cold winter morning, I got to spend the day sitting in the office because girls were required to wear skirts! (They would have sent me home to change clothes but I rode the bus, so that was not an option.)

Yeah, they really taught me a lesson. . . following year I sat on a student committee that took a calm, reasoned approach and successfully convinced admin to revise the dress code LOL

[fluter]

Heck, I'm so old that when I wore a nice pair of wool slacks to school one cold winter morning, I got to spend the day sitting in the office because girls were required to wear skirts!

Inorite? When I was in school, girls were not allowed to wear trousers. When my granddaughter started school, girls were REQUIRED to wear trousers.

[Tartan Tess]

Heck, I guess Maine is a little more open minded.
Not only are boys allowed to wear kilts to school, at least where I work; Cony high in Augusta.
(I have only seen one student who does it and it is more of a punk/goth looking one) but we have
also had "Pirate girl and Vampire girl" who were allowed to express themselves as long as it didn't get risque'
The next town over my friends daughter wore antlers to her prom. sorry, I can't tell you more
about that...time travel was the theme.

[macwilkin]

It was in Missouri...what do you expect?

As a resident of Missouri, I have to say that this remark is simply "not cricket". If you're fighting for open-mindedness, making generalisations weakens your cause. Yes, we're in "Flyover Country", but quite a few of us have got the "book-learnin'" like you folks in Californey.

BTW, this story happened almost a year ago, it it was in Granite City, Illinois.

Back to the cracker barrel now...ma will have the vittles ready faster than you can say "lickety Christmas".

T.

[Panache]

"By Piper Weiss, Shine Staff | Parenting – Thu, Mar 29, 2012 6:30 PM EDT
At 19, William Carruba is old enough to serve in the army and vote. But according to his school administration, he's still not allowed to dress himself for prom."


Old News, nothing to get too excited by folks

Cheers

Jamie

[Dale Seago]

As I recall from the final post in last year's thread about this, the school board ultimately reversed its decision.

EDIT: Apparently I did not recall that one correctly. Just went and looked it up:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...67/index4.html

But again, this is old news.

[TheOfficialBren]

As a resident of Missouri, I have to say that this remark is simply "not cricket". If you're fighting for open-mindedness, making generalisations weakens your cause. Yes, we're in "Flyover Country", but quite a few of us have got the "book-learnin'" like you folks in Californey.

BTW, this story happened almost a year ago, it it was in Granite City, Illinois.

Back to the cracker barrel now...ma will have the vittles ready faster than you can say "lickety Christmas".

T.

CajunScot, you are absolutely right. I sincerely apologise for my rude remark.

[macwilkin]

CajunScot, you are absolutely right. I sincerely apologise for my rude remark.

Apology accepted, and my apologies for the thin-skin.

T.

[TheOfficialBren]

Apology accepted, and my apologies for the thin-skin.

T.

No worries, my friend. Forgiven and forgotten.

[PiperPenguin]

In tradition, the kilt was gender specific to men. So, wouldn't that make me the cross-dresser? Again, little minds.

I'm interested to find the outcome if this if it was originally posted last year. Does anybody know?

Edit: I found where this was posted first and followed that. I'm still disgusted.