I am not opposed to dress codes in the work place or even at school but the fact is that common sense must prevail in all cases. In this case I think common sense took a flyer. If it had been an African American male student showing up in traditional African robes (someone help me with the name, it escapes me) the pricipal would have been fired by now for his behavior.
Kilt-Wearing Teen Seeks Dress Code Change (AP) – AP – Nathan Warmack wanted to honor his heritage by wearing a Scottish kilt to his high school dance. Then a principal told him to change into a pair of pants.
(Via Yahoo! Top Stories)
*sigh* This is just idiotic, in my opinion. Can’t we all just agree to let the mocking the student would receive from his peers for wearing a "skirt" serve as adequate deterrent? And if it doesn’t deter him, all the better – a teenager who doesn’t give a damn what his or her peers think is rare, to say the least.