I have a daughter that was told to change what she was wearing in the past based on an arbitrary dress code. What she was wearing was completely acceptable and conservative, not the least be revealing. I was told to come to her school and bring different clothes or she could return to her classes. She didn’t moan. I didn’t moan. I verbally ripped the head of the principal and the teacher who sent my daughter to the principal. I also threatened them with a law suit. If you don’t stand up to petty fascism it goes into complete control over your life. Note that I wrote ‘fascism’. There are people on the right and left that are willing to control our lives and deprive us of our freedom and liberty. I am sorry that you are so weak.
Amen.
You are correct.
Authoritarianism is dangerous in any form.
That’s a big part of why we home school.
To borrow your phrase, “petty fascism” should not be tolerated by people who wish to live free.
And the great thing is you only have to do it once when they realize it isn’t worth the effort in the future.