A Florida mom is outraged that her 15-year-old daughter was forced to wear what she called a “shame suit” at school.
On her third day of school, Miranda Larkin, a sophomore at Oakleaf High School in Orange Park, Florida, was told by a teacher that her skirt was too short.
“It was right after first period,” Miranda told ABC News. “I was in the hallway and I got stopped by a teacher who told me my skirt was too short and sent me to the nurse’s office. They told me I was going to have to change and put on the dress-code-violation outfit.”
The school’s dress-code-violation outfit consists of a neon-yellow t-shirt with “DRESS CODE VIOLATION” emblazoned on the front of it in capital letters, along with red sweatpants with the same message down the right leg.
“The school has said this is to embarrass you,” said Miranda. “It’s supposed to embarrass you so you don’t do it again.”
I see adults who are in gross violation of dress standarts. School is trying to teach a lesson, but of course parents see it as a gateway to get attention for this gross violation of (their) civil rights. Go ahead (I tell my kids) grow your hair long, get lots of tattoos. rock that facial hair you got going on; but don't come crying to me when you can't get a job or people treat you "bad".
Alex,
That's a wise thing you say. I made the same bargain with my four kids and all are now adults, none of them are trashy humans. It's as simple as that. How come some people don't get it? Are there just too many syllables in "personal responsibility" for your average twitter idiot to understand?