Speaker 1: Dress codes in American schools have been part of the
Speaker 1: culture wars for a long time. The latest battlefield Albert
Speaker 1: Einstein hash rule. In the liberal bastion of Montgomery County, Maryland.
Speaker 1: Last week, a new principle email the rules to students
Speaker 1: and parents. Skirts and dresses must not show private areas
Speaker 1: while the person wearing them is sitting, walking, going upstairs,
Speaker 1: or whatever. Girls are boys or trentees in dresses and skirts.
Speaker 1: Do backless tops, exposed middrifts, visible underwear no longer permitted
Speaker 1: now in real Ville. There's nothing controversial here, but this
Speaker 1: is Liberalville, Maryland. Parents complained that the dress code was sexist.
Speaker 1: They argue that rules would be impossible to enforce. The
Speaker 1: students said the new rules would cause body image issues
Speaker 1: for girls. One female student complained that teachers would be
Speaker 1: using their judgment about what's appropriate and what's inappropriate, and
Speaker 1: that's kind of gross. We can't have adults judging It's
Speaker 1: so the students deliberately wore outfits that violated the dress code,
Speaker 1: proving once again that no matter what the rules are,
Speaker 1: certain kids are gonna do it anyway. And the kids
Speaker 1: are in charge, not the educators, not the parents. Respect
Speaker 1: for authority, Nah. Folks forget that respect for the rules, Nah,
Speaker 1: forget that respect for themselves. Well, if they had any
Speaker 1: of that, we wouldn't even be talking about any of this,