Low Cut.

Once again, I give you an article I pulled from the good ol' Metro newspaper I read every weekday morning.

http://www.channelcincinnati.com/education/3306732/detail.html

The summary (quoted from Metro): A girl of 13 was sent home from school because she was showing too much cleavage. Dannielle Fuqua was asked to change by the principal at Holy Family Catholic School in Cincinnati, Ohio, because her dress was too revealing. School officials said they felt they made the right decision to send her home. But Dannielle said: 'I wouldn't have come to school if I thought something was wrong with the dress.'

So, what do YOU think? I don't think that's really low cut at all.

What, you guys expect a political thread on a serious matter from a guy called Loony BoB?

Well, I don't know. I do kind of agree that you can see some cleavage, but the school did say specifically in the dress code, "show no cleavage." That doesn't give her a reason to wear a dress that shows the slightest cleavage. It's still there, and the school does have the right to send her home. She can still wear fashionable clothing, but I think she will need to stay away from the low-cuts that can show some cleavage for a girl her size.

And I do think the school's dress code with that "no cleavage" is pretty reasonable.

If the school has a dress code, then kids have to follow it.

I'm not able to see the movie, because RealPlayer isn't coming within a mile of my computer.

Let me be the first and probably last to say this,
Aye Carrumba she's a tastey lil pie! :love:

Anyway i agree with the schools decision, they had every right to send her home. Im sure she/her mother agreed to the dress code when she joined the school. Although these are changing times a dress code was in effect.

Another student got away with wearing the same dress, you have to take that into consideration...should she get in trouble for having big knockers?

Also schools do over-react like the time i got kicked out of class for forgetting to shave in the morning, thus breaking the dresscode.

At my school I see alot more then that and its 16-18 year olds. Like other peopel said, maybe school dress codes should be enforced, lots of people dont really follow it these days.

It goes back and forth for me. If there is a dress code then it should probably be enforced, but at the same time, to me, it's splitting hairs. So long as people wear clothing that isn't too risque or offensive, I don't see any problem with it. Dress codes also to me, seem to breed the idea of conformity, which I don't think is a good thing, but to each their own.

Take care all.

"I don't think nothing was wrong with the dress... I wouldn't have came to school if I thought something was wrong with the dress."She can barely even speak properly; it's probably good that there's someone else telling her how to dress.
Meh, if the school's got a uniform code, then students should be prepared to follow it. I've had to shave regularly from the age of 13 or so; but in spite of the hassle I still shed the fuzz whenever the school told me to. If a religious school doesn't want 13-year-old girls to dress in a dodgy way, then that's up to them. Showing that much skin is likely a fairly disturbing degree of sexualization, in their opinion. They'd probably send home a male student of the same age who came to school in Speedos.Another student got away with wearing the same dress, you have to take that into consideration...should she get in trouble for having big knockers?
Yes, if it's against the school policy to show them off.

Did you see the video? I wouldn't say she was showing them off. And since it was for some kind of formal event, I think it would be tough for her to find a dress that would show less. She'd probably have to wear a sweater or something, and that's a bit unfair.

there are plenty of suitable dresses and it's a school she's going to not some kind of party.

Well, I for one don't think there's anything wrong with the dress... but if the school does, that's what goes. She's part of a non-democratic, non-flexible institution, and must obey the laws (as silly as those may be), or take a hike. Simple as that.

Did you see the video? I wouldn't say she was showing them off. And since it was for some kind of formal event, I think it would be tough for her to find a dress that would show less. She'd probably have to wear a sweater or something, and that's a bit unfair.Nope, never saw any video, just the photo in that article. I never meant to say that she was definitely "showing off", just that the school should be free to act if she was. However, that sorta thing should only really apply to normal uniform situations. If someone's at a non-uniform event, there should be some leeway - if they want to impose limits, then they should make them clear.

hey! At least Its better than wearing a school uniform constantly!...

Isn't she in the 8th grade? Shame on you tastey pies you better be like 12 years old :o

I've attended private school, which has every right to impose a dress code. If you don't like it, you don't have to go there, your parents are actually PAYING for you to go there.

I know many girls who stretch the limits (some guys as well, though definitely more girls) and revealing garments are often the source of detentions. They choose not to wear appropriate clothes, so they must be prepared to accept the consequences.

In the words of the greatest band to grace gods green earth: Catholic School Girls rule. Its scary when 13 year old girls look a lot older than they are. I found the whole thing hysterical personally.

Isn't she in the 8th grade? Shame on you tastey pies you better be like 12 years old :o

Im a year or two older than she is

and considering thenorm to be 20%

(uses calculator)
If a 50 year old man can fall for a 40 year old a 15 year old can fall for a 12 year old. But its immoral for a 16 year old to fall for a 12 year old.

Anyway after reviewing the cleavage again and again and again and again and again and again and again....I have to say that she was a victum of circumstance. If there were no dresses out there that can keep her boobies in check, what was she supposed to do?

Not wear a dress.

For..what was it picture day?

school dress codes suck major ass, it's realy crap having to wear school uniform every day of the week :( realy sux. so i disagree.

Originally posted by War Angel
Well, I for one don't think there's anything wrong with the dress... but if the school does, that's what goes.
Thats the gist of it...plain and simple. Theres nothing to be argued as far as that goes, and because of that, I agree with how the school went about it.

However, I will say that I feel that dresscode is completely idiotic, but its a religous school, so its to be expected.

I reckon she looks fine, its not to low cut and its a very nice dress...but like you said..its a religous school so yep its expected.

That school has a stick up its ass. The dress is far from low cut and revealing. WTF do they expect her to do? Wear a turtle neck? The school shouldn't have kicked her out but told her next time to wear something underneath it or wear something else to cover up a bit more.

There is a such a thing as giving people a second chance and warning them and making suggestions. Also what constitutes cleavage now and days has become a bit scewed and people don't look at a dress like that as showing cleavage any more. You really have to completely spell things out for everyone now and days and they didn't.

I think the school is at fault and is wrong for simply not handeling this better.

Now that I think about it, I'm confused...every religous school(especially Catholic) that I've seen and heard of have had a strict uniform policy, and every student wears a uniform everyday....O_O.

This was for a special occasion and did not take place during school hours where they are more than most likely forced to wear a uniform(at least to my understanding).

Oh my bad...its been a few days since I read the article. :mog:

There is a such a thing as giving people a second chance and warning them and making suggestions.Indeed. If the school's got a uniform code, then that's up to them; but people should be given a chance to mend their behaviour before the knee-jerk reactionary punishments get handed down. If they ask her to change and she does, then there's no problem, and no need to get heavy-handed either.

Dress regulations can be very vague sometimes - "students may wear nothing deemed inappropriate by staff" and the like, so it's a bit excessive to come down heavily on someone who likely had no idea of exactly what was considered "appropriate".

However, if they told her off but she refused to do anything about it, then the school's within its rights and rules to start taking action.