GEESH!
I just read through the whole thing, as YOU SHOULD TOO:
“But Jefferson Parish schools spokesman Jeff Nowakowski said Gardner did nothing wrong and that the ones in error were girls who showed up with dresses that didn’t comply with a district code that says: “A student will not wear clothing that exposes the student’s back, chest or midriff.”
“The policy, which also strictly restricts any use of fishnet or see-through clothing, has been in effect for years and is included in a handbook that parents sign, Nowakowski said. He added that students who didn’t gain admittance Friday night were given a chance to leave and alter their dresses to bring them into compliance, and that some did just that.”
“Twenty to 25 girls “didn’t meet the code and so they were turned away because they didn’t want to fix the dress in order to come inside,” Nowakowski said.”It (the dress) should have covered the breast, and that’s not what happened last night.”
Good grief!
These girls could have gone home and changed.
The rules are CLEAR:
“A student will not wear clothing that exposes the student’s back, chest or midriff.”
It’s been in effect for YEARS and PARENTS SIGN the handbook stating such!
These girls gambled and LOST. TOo bad.
Follow the rules like everyone else.
They make little jackets to cover this stuff up.
If nothing else...use a little sweater.
I did read the whole thing. So how did Gardner look at a photo of a HALTER style dress, which clearly exposes the ENTIRE back and tell the student it was fine? It’s perfectly reasonable for students and parents to assume that the dress restrictions for the prom are not the same as those for everyday school clothes, ESPECIALLY when a school official looks at a picture of a dress which obviously doesn’t come anywhere near complying with the printed dress code and says it’s okay for the prom.