So, over the last couple weeks, we've been having unusually warm weather for April, but my school's dress code doesn't let us wear shorts outside of the gym until May. Well, yesterday, after some unsuccessful talks with the principal, some guys got mad because the school allowed girls to wear skirts and such and started plotting. The principal called the girls to the auditorium later to discuss proper dress code, but didn't regulate things more than the rules already in place. This, along with the fact that a kid wearing shorts halfway to their ankles got suspended while girls wearing skirts halfway to their knees didn't get talked to, served to draw the tension further.
Today, about five guys came to school wearing skirts. Seriously. Even though the dress code didn't forbid it, the principal had them all in the office and suspended before 15 minutes of first period were up. All five went straight to the superintendent's office, who told them they were not suspended, and they could go home, change, and come back. He also stated that if any of them wanted to take legal action he'd back them all the way. They could, too, for simple sexism, and they'd probably win.
Later in the day, one student, who was apparently off campus for a school program, called one of the local news teams. At about one, they came to the school and interviewed the students who came wearing skirts. I personally didn't know they actually showed up, but I've heard that at least part of it will be on the 7 o'clock news. I don't get local stations, but I asked someone to record it for me.
The principal was so pissed for the rest of the day that she suspended about five more students; one girl because she got up and walked out of class without permission, and another because she punched someone who was choking her. Incidentally, the girl doing the choking just got back from a 2 1/2 year school/correctional facility stint for strangling a kid at her last school; the guy had to go into the Intensive Care Unit.
I kinda wish I could watch the news, it's starting in now, and my only complaint is that all this didn't go down Monday, when the governor was here.
Today, about five guys came to school wearing skirts. Seriously. Even though the dress code didn't forbid it, the principal had them all in the office and suspended before 15 minutes of first period were up. All five went straight to the superintendent's office, who told them they were not suspended, and they could go home, change, and come back. He also stated that if any of them wanted to take legal action he'd back them all the way. They could, too, for simple sexism, and they'd probably win.
Later in the day, one student, who was apparently off campus for a school program, called one of the local news teams. At about one, they came to the school and interviewed the students who came wearing skirts. I personally didn't know they actually showed up, but I've heard that at least part of it will be on the 7 o'clock news. I don't get local stations, but I asked someone to record it for me.
The principal was so pissed for the rest of the day that she suspended about five more students; one girl because she got up and walked out of class without permission, and another because she punched someone who was choking her. Incidentally, the girl doing the choking just got back from a 2 1/2 year school/correctional facility stint for strangling a kid at her last school; the guy had to go into the Intensive Care Unit.
I kinda wish I could watch the news, it's starting in now, and my only complaint is that all this didn't go down Monday, when the governor was here.
