So the girls recently scheduled a meeting to discuss it with Parras principal Jonathan Erickson and Brad Waller, the school board president for the Redondo Beach Unified School District.
They promptly agreed to make at least one change immediately. No longer will the school provide gym uniforms for dress code offenders, Erickson said, but rather a school sweatshirt, t-shirt or sweatpants, which they call spirit gear. Have a hoodie now as an option too. Moore said the gym clothes were embarrassing for students. Even though it never happened to her, she sympathized. Sometimes change can happen fast while other things might take longer, they told them.
Moore thought the policy unjustly targeted girls more than boys. Erickson said a dress code in general is important to provide a comfortable learning environment so that every student as an equal chance at success. Instead of penalizing us, boys should be taught to not sexualize girls instead. Erickson said he pointed out that dress codes are not only aimed at the opposite gender but so that all students, including girls, feel comfortable no matter their body type.
By David Rosenfeld drosenfeld scng. Sign up for The Localist, our daily email newsletter with handpicked stories relevant to where you live. Subscribe here. More in Local News. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
