Too Sexy for High School? TX Teens Turned Away for Revealing Dresses
- Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:13am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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A group of senior girls in Mesquite, Texas weren’t allowed to attend their homecoming dance this past weekend because, school officials determined, their dresses were inappropriate.
“The students had been told all week long during the announcements there would be a dress code,” district spokesman Ian Halperin told the Dallas Morning News. “The whole point of this is it should have not been a surprise to any young lady that her dress would be reviewed before entering the dance.”
And according to the Morning News, female students were given options if their dresses were deemed inappropriate:
As the students entered the dance at the Hampton Inn, district personnel conducted “little dress code inspections,” Halperin said. If there was a question about the dress, the girl was directed to a female administrator.
If the administrator decided the dress did not meet the code, the girls had several choices, Halperin said. They could attempt to bring the dress into code by making small changes such as pinning a slit or bodice, go home and change or ask parents to bring a different dress.
Some of the girls and their parents were barred from the dance after they became argumentative and belligerent, Halperin said.
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Comments (119)
AMERICA4EVER
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 11:20amGee, were their parents known conservatives?
Report Post »tankchaser
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:59amDress code for a formal dance, Yes, However it must be enforced straight across the board. There were young girls in the dance dressed just a provocatively as the girls that were turned away, and that is wrong also. From the photo, I have to say I don’t really see a problem, its not like they are waring daisy dukes, and bikini tops. A few of the dresses were a little short and I am sure that when the girls would have sat down there would be a show, those dresses looked more like disco / dance club dresses, not formal prom dresses, but what exactly is modest when it comes to a dress code? The school needed to spell it out, dresses below the knee, no exposed cleavage type of stuff like that, then uniformly enforce the policy.
Report Post »PeepsRepublikofKalifornia
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 4:10pmThey DID spell it our in the weeks before the dance.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:46amThses girls have their ‘LIZARD BRAINS’ on! I blame Zsa Zsa Huffington!
Report Post »mrsclark
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:39amI think if there is going to be a dress code it should have been in writing, not just subjective and up to some one or two persons discretion. That way the girls would know what to buy or not to buy ahead of time! This was a bad bad move on the school’s part. Fine if you want a dress code, BAD implementation of it. Big apology due to these girls.
Report Post »Landon410
Posted on July 3, 2012 at 9:40amdo you really think the school board doesnt have their dress code in writing? thats the first thing you go over EVERY YEAR in school.
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on July 10, 2012 at 8:37amHELLLLLLLLLOW…MrsClark!
Report Post »The reporter showed the doc and said the school had given advance notice. I would agree that the code should be enforced equally. So far, I don’t see evidence that it was not……only accusations.
EqualJustice
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:39amI didn’t think most of the dresses were that bad? (One didn’t exactly FIT correctly though) At least they should have been CONSISTENT if they had a dress code at all. Does NOT appear that way. WHO made the final decision as to who could get into the dance anyway? We had a rule that if there was more than 3 inches between the knee and the dress you were gone! What was the actual RULE in this case? I didn’t hear anything in the video?
Report Post »rdk
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:27amToo tight, too short, too much cleavage? Rather subjective, is it not? Who are the judges, a bunch of old maids?
Report Post »lainab
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 3:08pmI agree, there SHOULD be more definitive rules — no more than two inches above the knee, no visible cleavage, etc. As a former teacher having to enforce dress codes, I would OFTEN tell my students, “When in doubt, leave it out.” If you THINK there may be a problem, just don’t pick that piece of clothing! Make sure you save YOURSELF embarassment by abiding by the rules and simply choosing another dress that you KNOW is appropriate. Not all dresses are micro-mini and skimpy… Have some self-respect and PUT ON SOME CLOTHES, GIRLS!
Report Post »donaldchar
Posted on June 9, 2012 at 7:28pmThe solution seems easy: dress like you have some self-respect, not like you’re soliciting a pimp or a Playboy scout. A good idea would be to compare what they choose to wear at the prom with what they wear at the beach. So many of these young ladies (?) have little-to-no wisdom being passed on by good parents that they’re now mentally and emotionally adrift, thinking they’ll be more apt to pull in a good husband if they expose more skin. And that kind of a guy is far more likely to want to marry her on the “30-day free home trial” plan. The divorce courts are full of ‘em. Those who want to get a good husband would be wise to hang with those who understand the value of practicing modesty. They’re probably practicing other virtues as well.
Report Post »barryfadams
Posted on July 2, 2012 at 2:06pmThis reply is for RDK but also for LAINAB:
Yes, I think more definitive rules really are in place. First an indefinite rule. The dress code should be to look like Mrs. George W. Bush and not like Mrs. Barack Obama.
A definite rule that will describe that more fully is:
Sleeves should extend past the elbows.
Report Post »Collars should cover the collarbone.
Skirts, not jeans.
Skirts should extend past the knees such that the kness are covered also when sitting.
Apparel should not be tight-fitting, revealing more than it hides.
Stockings should be worn.
The colour red should be discouraged.
angelcat
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:18amWhat bothers me most is that the parents let their girls out of the house in these dresses. I am glad the school tried to enforce the rules, but it is the PARENTS who are ultimately responsible. I was at a restaurant on Sat. evening when couples came in to have dinner before homecoming. I was appalled! I truly thought that at least one girl would fall out of the top of her dress or just have the whole dress drop off. Then the parents wonder why kids become sexually active so early? I think most street walkers were wearing as much as some of these girls and what they wore was classier.
Report Post »belief101
Posted on July 11, 2012 at 7:55pmAmen Angelcat..Amen!! Everyone arguing on here about everything but your VERY valid point!!
Report Post »El Paco
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:09amYay for Modesty!!! I wish this happened at all high school dances.
Report Post »Desma
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:08amI have noticed in stores in the juniors (young women’s section) that the fashion industry is very supportive in promoting our young women to dress like street walkers. It is the system of the world and unfortunately, most parents are too worried about their child being accepted in the “in crowd” rather than being good parents that care. The system of the world wants our young women to attact and have sex and have children out of wedlock. If parents are not setting a genuine godly example at home, their daughters will be lost.
Report Post »RIGHTWINGEXTREMIST
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:05amWhat’s happened to school dances? When I went to my prom all the girls wore floor-length formal gowns. I have a child that graduated from high school recently, and I’ve seen the clothes the girls wear. The dress codes are clearly way too lax. It’s a shame that they even have to impose a decent dress code. Just another sign of the moral decay within our society. If the girls have so little respect for themselves, and if their parents aren’t concerned about their children advertising their sexuality, then I’m glad that at least the school has drawn some kind of line.
Report Post »patriot2theend
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 9:57amI agree. There is no such thing as “Formal” anymore.
Report Post »snowbrain
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:04amThe schools dress conduct was a bit vague, next time say exactly what length to the knee is appropriate.
A shame the girls missed out on a one time experience, but they were warned of a dress code.
Report Post »Speak without Fear
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:01amJust looking at this picture…….If the girls just stand in one place all night they should be perfectly fine. LOL Any kind of movement and their rear-ends will be exposed……
A little modesty……..and some parenting goes a long way!!!!!
Report Post »COMMONCENTS
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:56amThank goodness there is still some sanity in our country. This is especially gratifying that a public school actually has and enforces a dress code. As a father of a daughter, it is not necessary to dress like a whore to be attractive and beautiful. I know however that this is the opposite message given to girls on cable programming which is why we don’t subscribe.
Report Post »rwe
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:52amGood for the school on this. Every school should have a dress code.
Report Post »mamiesgirl
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:51amHere is the link to the video (it’s at the right on the page)
http://cbs11tv.com/local/homecoming.controversy.mesquite.2.1933108.html
Believe me, I have seen way worse dresses than these on girls going to Homecoming and Prom in my area.
Report Post »Copper Catfish
Posted on July 13, 2012 at 9:45pmThat doesn’t make it right, just because you have “seen worse…”
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:50amOh the horror. Where’s the naacp. It only targeted white girls. Hey at least they didn’t make them were burkas. That will be next year.
Report Post »hecowe
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:48amThe Hampton Inn? They couldn‘t get the McDonald’s Play Place or the Little Caesar’s?
It doesn’t matter what was let into the dance — if these are the girls kept out of the dance, they should have been. I think the dress should cover the … bottom of their bottoms.
Report Post »NoName22
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:10amHahaha, the Hampton Inn.
I don‘t see what’s so bad about these dresses. Maybe the staff working the dance all had epilepsy or vertigo that night.
Report Post »GlennBeckIsADemagogue
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:48amit shouldn’t come as a surpise that a state that elected George W Bush and Rick Perry is conservative and backwards. i know, i live here. there are still schools where the assistant principals’ primary function is to patrol the the hallways with walkie talkies looking for kids whose hair is too long or dress is too short or whose appearance in some other way can be subjectively deemed a “distraction”. Someone should continue to ask, “Is our children learning?” as George W so eloquently proffered. Small wonder Texas schools are ranked among the worst in the nation.
Report Post »xJayhawk
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:12amTexas is ranked 33rd out of 50 in middle schools in the USA and 32nd out of 50 for elementary schools.
Report Post »chrisser
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:14amSpeaking of eloquence, how many states are there again? 57?
Report Post »everythinguknowiswrong
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:20amas i’m sure you know, ranking of schools is done by several different organizations, using vastly different criteria. 32 and 33 are among the better grades texas schools have gotten.
regardless, the bottom 1/3 is still among the worst.
Report Post »xJayhawk
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:32amA rating of 32 is a 64% ranking and a rating of 33 is 66%. Not sure where you got your math from but that’s the percentile ratings. And as of where I got them – try PSK12.com. And morganquitno.com rates them at 25 – which is 50%. (You take the number divided by the total number to arrive at the percentage)
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 12:09pmChrisser 58 you forgot Mexico
Report Post »ALLRight
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:50amHow does ones vote play into this at all except in your world?
Report Post »politicaljules
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 12:40pmYes it’s sad but true.
The dress-gate in Texas is in fact Bush’s fault. *rolls eyes*
I like that Texas is a mostly conservative state. Although the area in question is up near Dallas which is one of the most liberal areas we have outside of hippie town Austin.
I would much rather live in a conservative state like Texas than in other liberal fail states like say…. California or Illinois. At least we still have jobs here, and we all know who came from Illinois. That dude is just about a BILLION times worse than Bush and cannot even compare to Perry.
Report Post »USFORUSA
Posted on July 7, 2012 at 5:30pmAccording to BamaBeans, it is 32 out of 57, that makes it pretty much in the middle at top 56%….
I agree, the dresses made the girls look less than elequent young ladies. Too much cleveage; the girl only needed to bend over at the punch bowl to have a wardrobe malfunction. These girls just turned 18, we do not have to dress them like street walkers…..
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:39amThe girls that made it through were MUCH worse in my opinion. Just what was going on here? This is just mean.
Report Post »Floyd57
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:38amPraise to the school officilas for finally enforcing a dress code. It’s time to bring class back into personal appearance instead of seeing these young girls dress like a bunch of sluts! Sad to say but, they’re a reflection of their parents.
Report Post »neverending
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 11:47amCouldn’t agree more – no morals, no modesty – all about sexy and sensual – and parents getting upset about the issue being addressed – need we say anymore. Starts with the parents promoting it, glamorizing it and so we can only see our kids way of life deteriorate more and more. Good for at least one school that is willing to step up to the plate!!!
Report Post »LogicalLee
Posted on July 10, 2012 at 1:04amWell too bad that the girls who got through had shorter,tighter, more revealing dresses on. Grow up people. And as for these girls looking like “street walkers” ,,,strange I have yet to see any street walkers dressed as fancy as these girls. The “street walkers ” are usually attired in easily removed clothing so as to be able to remove and put on quickly. And so far the ones that didnt get it I dont see how would have “fell out ” or showed their back sides as some mention.
Report Post »But then fools will run the show till it possibly goes to court, THEN they will make several of the girls who got in come to court and wear same dresses and the ones who didnt and and the “guidelines will be defined and I’ll bet if put in front of a jury the school will lose. Oh and odd thing is most of the homecoming/proms ARE bought and paid for by the students, NOT the schools. But then I have seen girls wearing MUCH less at more formal events. Also not allowed were jeans, denim skirts and other more reserve attire. Odd, the girls HAD to save money, or work to buy nice dresses and so far I have yet to see any denied access inappropriately dressed. And yes I do have an 18 yr old daughter.
Star Spankled
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:36amI think a dress code is a good idea . Some girls have no modesty now days .
Report Post »NoName22
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:12amThey still get offended if you say anything slightly suggestive. Like the idiot girl who was working the Jets sidelines.
You wanna be treated like a professional, dress like a professional. You don’t wanna be treated like a piece of meat, don’t wear jeans that make your ass look like a ham.
Report Post »ALLRight
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 8:52amExactly true.
Report Post »arx
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:34amMany parents need to have their heads examined these days…allowing their young daughters to strut around half naked. Modesty used to be a good thing.
Report Post »everythinguknowiswrong
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:25amIf you want to talk about half-naked, you should read the story on ufo’s studying our nuclear weapons. The truth of the matter is, most of the missles are half-clothed, and the ufo’s are conservative voyeurs like Paladino in New York. Except in this case, the voyeurs are from another galaxy, not just another planet.
Skwerl E. Muckenfutch
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 4:38pmRight on, right on Arx.
Report Post »Parents, I implore you- don’t let your kids dress like Prosti-Tots.
dressseller
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:30amI absolutely support that they enforced a dress code. Wait.. PUBLIC SCHOOL took this stance?? Wonderful. Too bad so sad for the girls. Next time.. do the right thing and avoid the problem. The video above isn‘t working for me so I can’t see the photos but parents have the responsibility to police what the girls (and boys) are wearing. Yes..it‘s tough and won’t make you popular always with your kids. Too bad for you and them. They’ll live. I promise. That’s called being a good parent.
I sell dresses for a living. I know what’s out there. Stunning lack of taste in so many of them these days. LOVE LOVE the 50s styles …..but that’s just me.
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 11:17amMy problem is that the dresses many of the girls were allowed to wear into the dance were worse, and in one case, identical. Why would you let one girl in with a dress on and turn away another in the same dress? Video of the students inside showed some skirt lengths that didn’t cover much more than a wide belt. The underwear of one girl can be seen as she dances. If the dress code is to be enforced, enforce it for all.
Report Post »Asher
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 12:11pmI agree Wingdwolf,
Report Post »If you have two girls with the same dress, bar them both or let them both enter.
loriann12
Posted on September 29, 2010 at 7:03amSame comment as another poster….low cut on one teen who is not as developed may not be as racey as low cut on a well developed teen…and as a 5′4 lady myself, a could wear the same dress as someone who is 5′10 and it not be short on me. And you have to look at how they walk in that same dress…..are the “working it?” Let’s be honest here….I’m about 6 blocks from the Mesquite town line, in Garland. The fact that the parents are surprised shows how far our morals have fallen. I’ve seen how these teens dress on a daily basis…I want to yell out my window … “how much?” And I’m a woman!
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:30amThere was a girl let into the dance who had the exact dress on that one of the girls who wasn’t allowed in had on. OK, so they would both have been mortified, but I went to the cbs website to see this and the dresses that girls had on inside that dance were racier than the ones these girls had on. I would demand more than an apology. This dance is a big deal for kids.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 1:11pmhere‘s the problem Ladies we all know what one girl can wear and still look like a lady another girl with a different body type can’t.. I am short if I were to wear a dress that was short I wouldn’t look like say a girl wearing the SAME dress who has long legs and would look like the dress was a blouse.. anymore than I would look good in a sweater dress as adverse to a tall thin girl who would look good in one.. I have to say if EITHER of those girls were my daughter I would NOT approve of their dress choices.. one had backside cling from the type of pantyhose she was wearing and the other one looked like she was YES wearing baby doll pajamas’s.. IT‘S not the dress it’s the body types of the girls wearing them.. when are parents going to be HONEST with THEMSELVES and their kids and tell them something doesn’t look good on them JUST because they like it..and when are they going to bring back some classes to teach young ladies about body types etc.. No I am not against short skirts or low tops etc.. but lets face is a tall slender girl can wear things a shorter or heavier girl can’t and visa versa..without them looking well like a ******..
brandonhxc
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:20ambetter a public school enforce a policy against revealing dresses than take students to a mosque I guess..
Report Post »TheLeftMadeMeRight
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 9:59amI dont think girls are not allowed at a mosque are they?
Report Post »NFYRx
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 10:37amArgumentative parents…imagine that.
Report Post »Huckabee Gingrich 12
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 11:27amExhibit A: Bubba, the first girl’s stepfather. Nuff said.
Exhibit B: The girl in the TV studio’s dress looked like a negligee.
Conclusion: These girls will likely have very successful careers as strippers/prostitutes.
Report Post »Frank
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 3:39pmMore of the generation raised to rebel. Do they know that rules are rules. Some may not be liked by them but – rules are rules.
Report Post »They will learn to obey those in authority over them. For some this may do it (including parents who don’t know how to obey those in authority). For some it may take a police officer; For some a parole officer; for come a correction officer. But learn they will.
SeasonOfChange
Posted on September 28, 2010 at 7:18pmEnrique is a real class act there, I’ll tell ya. What does it say about parents that are ok with their kids looking more like hookers than high school students? I applaud the school too, it was a great thought but poor execution. They read that flyer on air and it was just too vague. Begging for trouble with so many open interpretations. Definitely the right track though! I wish more schools would be less accepting of this type of behavior and I think more parents should be supportive of it. Unfortunately though, our society is to a point where we can’t even agree that childhood innocense is too short as it is, we REALLY don’t need to speed it up.
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