22 Times Students Were Deemed ‘Inappropriate’ for Not Following the Dress Code

Students (who are mainly female) across America have been pulled out of class and humiliated for not complying with their school’s strict dress codes. However, these outdated, traditional views on “how to dress” have caused students and parents to revolt.

More and more, we are seeing schools being called out for sexualizing, body shaming and discriminating students based on their outfits.

Student’s Crew Neck Top Wasn’t the Right Cut

Tori Taylor was allegedly removed from class twice for wearing a crew neck top that “wasn’t the right cut of a crew neck top.” Dickson County High School released a statement after the incident affirming that students must dress in a “Modest manner that does not distract or interfere with the educational environment of the school.”

Twins Were Told to Take Out Their Braids

Deanna and Mya Cook have criticized dress codes for discriminating against gender and race. Adopted by white parents, the twins showed up to school wearing braids for the first time to identify with their African-American heritage.

However, they were disciplined by the school for their hairstyle and told that their braids were “Inappropriate, drastic and needed to be fixed.”

Girl’s Top Had ‘Offensive Language’

A seventh grade girl was allegedly told to cover up in class because of her t-shirt that read, “Why be racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic when you could just be quiet?” Her parents insisted that the shirt sends an anti-discriminatory message but her teacher maintained that it was offensive.

The school later admitted, “We realized that the shirt did not violate our policies.”

Student Told to Put Duct Tape Over Her Ripped Jeans

In just one incident of ripped jeans violating the dress code, a student in Benjamin Stoddert Middle School was made to cover the tears in her jeans with duct tape.

The student told her parents that the tape was burning her legs and the girl’s mother asserted that the school did not even contact her to bring a change of clothes. The principal later apologized for the miscommunication.