This California School District Is Adopting a "Gender Neutral" Dress Code
After all of the reports on unfair, sexist, and/or just ridiculous dress codes in schools across the U.S., it's time that administrators make some actual changes, and some finally are: The Clovis Unified School District in California recently took a huge step towards equality in their schools, throwing out a super outdated rule.
For more than 40 years, boys at Clovis schools have been forced to keep their hair short. The school says it must be kept above the collar with ear lobes exposed, ABC 30 reports, but now, the school has decided to comply with a California law that says schools can't discriminate based on gender expression.
Attorney Abre Conner explained what that means. "Having a dress code where a boy has to cut their hair and girl students do not have to cut their hair, or girls can wear earrings and boys cannot wear earrings – that would be considered gender expression."
This ruling means that kids will no longer be forced to live under old-school gender stereotypes. Along with this exciting news, the school has also agreed to raise students' hemlines. Now students at Clovis schools can have their hems 5 inches above the knee (gasp!), instead of the previous 4 inches.
This school's new ruling may seem like a small win, but it's definitely a step in the right direction. Hopefully one day soon, students will be able to express themselves through what they wear without judgement.
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