Erica Ho
Posted on 06/17/2022 5:01:05 PM PDT by CedarDave
Students should be able to be comfortable in their own skin. They should also be able to express themselves with their clothes, incoming La Cueva High School senior Erica Ho says.
But sometimes, students get in trouble for that expression. And more often than not, Ho says, it’s young women who are singled out – often by dress code enforcers who say their goal is to maintain a professional, “distraction-free” environment.
“You come to school trying to express yourself, … you come to school trying to learn,” Ho said. “You’re not really thinking about if I’m showing too much skin, because that really shouldn’t be on a woman’s mind.”
So, determined to make a change, she raised her concerns with the Albuquerque Public Schools board.
On Wednesday, the board took up that very issue, and unanimously voted to change district policy with new language aimed at equal enforcement of the dress code. The policy changes came after gathering feedback for a year, an APS spokeswoman said.
“Erica very articulately pointed out that it wasn’t her problem if a young man couldn’t control himself, because she was wearing spaghetti straps – that the onus was on young men,” Domínguez said. “She was spot-right-on that we shouldn’t be engaged in controlling girls’ bodies.”
“In school, you’re never really confronted by a sympathetic dress coder,” Ho said. “If you’re showing too much skin, you’re typically met with degrading, condescending, scolding, or even passive-aggressive remarks … It really makes me not want to come to school.”
Ho added ... “it should be my peers’ responsibility to stay focused on their work, rather than my responsibility to create a ‘distraction-free environment’ for them.”
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Erica Ho
Eric or Erica? The clockwise swirl down the 🚽 continues. Apparently these days some of the boys have raging estrogen. SMDH.
“They should also be able to express themselves with their clothes, ... Erica Ho says”
She’s wrong about such expressing in school. You’re not in school to express yourself. Distractions from learning actually isn’t good for the students. I think pre-college students should wear uniforms. For one thing, parents would be spending less on clothe.
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Can the boys call her ho?
No doubt. Just another reason to homeschool.
Thanks, it's so obvious, that I didn't provide it as my comment.
No. You are not.
You can "express yourself" at outside of school.
And even there people are going to tell you to sit down, shut up and mind your manners.
Because you are a child.
Outside of your bedroom, the world has a dress code.
Learn to live with it.
I’m not even there and I’m thinking about her exposed skin
I remember our vice principal requiring the girls to kneel and if their skirts didn’t touch the floor they had to change or go to the office. Mostly they just rolled the waistbands back down, then when he left, rolled them back up again...
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Of course, that's why it will never happen.
She’ll be shocked when she finds that most businesses expect you to dress appropriately for the job for which you are hired.
I doubt if there will be noticeable change in how they dress.
LOL, “Express their individuality” by wearing the same thing all the other kids are wearing.
So when a student expresses themselves by wearing a Trump t-shirt it will all be roses and sunshine?
I provide my employees with polo shirts with the store name and logo on it. It is expected that you wear it while you are working. I am flexible about color and what bottom you wear with them. But you will wear the store shirt.
It was so customers know who to ask for assistance but lately part of it is that is helps to weed out the POSS's (Perpetually Offended Special Snowflakes).
You are not there to express your individuality. You are there to sell stuff.
That is what I pay you for.
so a tee saying TRUMP WON will be welcomed... right???
“You’re not really thinking about if I’m showing too much skin, because that really shouldn’t be on a woman’s mind.”
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Oh yes they are.
Geometry, History, what boys are in those classes sitting where they see me?
It was a bitter sad day when my jr. High banned tube tops. Sad, sad. 😭
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