Shocked mother demonstrates against sixth dress code for daughters ‘harmful’ pool party

Ah, pool parties – one of the best times for elementary school folks, right? You can swim, laugh and play with all your friends in the sunlight. what would be better?

Well, a mom named Jennifer Smith was happy to let her kid go to a sixth grade pool party they were invited to. However, when she saw the receipt with the dress code for the party, she quickly felt compelled to respond.

The voucher specifically states that all girls must wear a t-shirt over their swimwear. They also stated that the shirt could not be white.

Jennifer was very angry. Really – would they let girls cover up in the pool? Swimming pool where swimwear is the preferred and most appropriate form of clothing?

She decides to raise her concerns with the school board – only to receive disappointing information that only fuels her anger.

“Because of the varying heights of students at this age, [the requirement to wear shirts] negates children’s ability to fool others for wearing a shirt, [while] everyone should wear a shirt,” the director said. against her.

In addition, a district spokesperson told the Huffington Post that the reason they asked for a t-shirt was that they didn’t want to settle for a one-piece swimsuit, which some people may not have.

“We know that for many of our families, buying an extra [one-piece] swimsuit for their children would be a luxury they cannot afford,” they stated. “To address the issue of appropriate dress for the swim party, we believed asking the girls to wear T-shirts over their swimsuits was the solution that addressed the issue most sensitively.”

Jennifer still wasn’t taking this well. Why should girls have to cover up, but boys didn’t have to? Sure, the slip specified “no Speedos”—but why do boys not have to wear a T-shirt as well?

“I am not sure if you are aware of the emotional hardship that is caused by [telling] young girls their bodies are inappropriate and must be covered…Setting one standard for half of the student body only promotes the idea that girls’ bodies are naturally shameful, and helps to send a very damaging message,” she wrote to the school.

Good news: After that, the school actually decided to change its policy! They changed the policy to say that T-shirts were optional for everyone. The funniest thing was that no one wound up wearing them and everyone had a grand old time. What do you make of that?

What are your thoughts on requiring female students o wear T-shirts at the pool?

What do you think?