The suggested changes still require clothing to be “modest and of appropriate ... “Enforcement of this dress code should not result in unnecessary barriers to school attendance.

Store racks are full of outfits that expose knees, legs, shoulders, waists and other body parts considered by some to be too sexy for school. Dress codes aim to keep adolescent bodies covered ...

“The things that we see as modest or ladylike ... Department guide school systems on how to make dress codes equitable. Catherine Lhamon, assistant Education secretary for civil rights, said ...

Where should the line be drawn between modest and ... reasonable dress codes. Susan Oliver Egert: I brought up my children to be respectful adults..And it started in school.

A Catholic high school in Michigan is clarifying its controversial plan to make female students wear “modesty ponchos ... remind students of our dress code policies and eliminate any confusion ...

A Catholic high school in Michigan claims they never intended to hand out "Modesty Ponchos" to underdressed prom attendees after receiving backlash from students and some parents. "Our intention ...

All district schools will have implemented the student standardized dress code by fall 2011. The three high schools, Kittrell and Lincoln elementaries, and the Longfellow School alternative ...

However, for the upcoming formal event, the school has issued a separate, very detailed dress code: the dresses are ... to rent clothes or shop at boutique modest dress shops – which Roach ...

Haley said the school recognizes that the "modesty poncho" has drawn away from its goal of having students adhere to the dress code policy. "We encourage our students to tailor their outfits or ...

With prom season in full swing, many teens attending schools with harsh dress codes ... school in Michigan has decided to take their policies a step further with items that they’re calling ...

offered a unique solution for making students abide by the school's prom dress code — “modesty ponchos.” According to The Huffington Post, the school came under fire for suggesting that ...