Parents and school officials should work together to send a united message that the rules will be followed.
Parents are the ones responsible for making sure their children abide by all the rules.
#Corona del mar high school code#
The code forbids clothing that disrupts the “orderly operation of the campus by being too revealing” and forbids “strapless/off the shoulder halter tops, tube tops,” clothing with bare back or midriff showing, shorts or skirts shorter than mid-thigh or “clothing which does not cover undergarments at all times.” Gang-related clothing, as defined by law enforcement agencies, is also not permitted.Ī dress code is a good thing, but only if it is enforced. I found the 2005-06 Newport Harbor High School Student Handbook’s dress code, which states students must wear clothing that shows “good taste and decency” and does “not detract from or interfere with the educational environment.” I have talked to more than one mom who would vote for uniforms if asked. Common sense would say the young men and the male staff would be distracted by the skimpy attire of the young women students. Manufacturers know teenage girls will buy the trendy, seductive clothing more suited for adult casual wear than a classroom. Today’s fashions reflect the pervasive influence of promiscuous sex in which the idea of modesty is anathema.
#Corona del mar high school professional#
By letting students, especially the girls, get away with wearing inappropriate clothing, the educational environment, which should be a professional one, is compromised for all students. Why isn’t the dress code followed in all of our schools when it has been part of district policy since the mid-1990s? Enforcement takes time away from teaching, but not enforcing it tells students some rules are arbitrary and don’t have to be followed. Apparently she believes modest dress can benefit the learning environment.Īsrani must be doing something unusual if enforcing the dress code makes local headlines. Kudos to Corona del Mar principal Fal Asrani for having the courage to enforce the dress code. * MARK GLEASON is a Costa Mesa resident and parent. With my new dress codes, fashion uncertainty will no longer be an issue, conformity will be an official rule rather than simply a preference, and our local surf wear and skate wear makers will continue to prosper. This policy will eliminate any doubt about what to wear and head off pesky fashion faux pas, such as the recent peasant skirts (over), camisole tops (so over) and giant retro jerseys (never should have started). That should work, since those items encompass about 90% of local 14- to 18-year-olds’ wardrobes. Boys are required to wear shorts or jeans (must be baggy) with local skate or surf company branding, T-shirts (must have surf or skate logo) and skateboard shoes.
Girls are required to wear jeans or miniskirts, tight tops (can be layered) with local surf wear company logo and skate shoes or flip-flops.
There’s no uniform requirement in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District high schools, but there easily could be, so I’m going to offer my own minimally fashion-disruptive uniforms for our high schools. There’s plenty of room for self-expression in the current dress code, though it’s interesting to see how few students actually express themselves in ways that aren’t almost exactly like everybody else.
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