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Monday, September 13, 2010

The Dress Code Debacle

This past weekend I took some time to go through the recent kid related emails that were piling up in my inbox. One of the items that I had been keeping on the back burner was the high school newsletter. These things drive me a little batty, but I do recognize that someone goes through the time intensive work to put it together, so I decided to check it out.

There was a lot of riff-
raff to scan through. A few sections of interest. And THEN I got to the real meat of the newsletter - the "Dress Code for Special Events". The Homecoming dance is this weekend, and since it's been a few years since I was in high school myself, I thought it wouldn't hurt to give it a quick glance. I mean, really, how much different could things be?

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

The following were some of the high points:
  • Camisole backs (lace-up) are okay.
  • Boys must wear standard formal wear, which includes dark business suits and appropriate footwear.
  • No flip flops, tennis shoes, or athletic shoes will be allowed.
  • Proper and formal grooming is expected. No unusual hairdos or hair color.
  • Tattoos must be covered.
  • No rave party accessories, such as flow sticks, are allowed.
  • No costumes allowed.
And finally, my VERY favorite.... Drum roll please!
  • Underwear must be worn.
What the ****?!? The scariest part is that someone's child, uh-hum "young adult", actually went commando, or sans other normally necessary unmentionables for this item to even BE on the radar. Ugh.

Can I interest you in a lesson on STD's? Anyone... Anyone...




14 comments:

Jennifer said...

**blink blink** Umm. Wow. I just don't know what else to say.

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Ron Cooper said...

I remember a restaurant sign, "Shirts must be worn to be served!"

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Emy said...

What can I say...Times are changing! What may have seemed common sense to us, might not be for this generation, which is a bit scary.

P.S.

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~Dawn~ said...

Wow. I'm speechless!! My daughters are only in kindergarten and preschool, but I've been dreading prom since the day they were born. Yikes.

Dawn @ Mom-a-Logues
http://www.mom-a-logues.blogspot.com

smashbravo said...

Hi, new followers from the blog hop :)
Kids in high school now are pretty forward and very free. Very different from my day for sure, but I have 3 teens so I see this all the time, even with my own girls. But I know for sure they are wearing panties..lol
http://sammymakessix.blogspot.com

Big Fat Gini said...

Sigh. I don't even know what to say.

Kim said...

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Mama Hen said...

That is quite a list. Having gone to a private school I remember that the big concern was making sure the dress was long enough and high enough. Comando! Yikes! You have a new follower from the Tuesday hop! Great blog! Come visit Mama's Little Chick.

Mama Hen

Mama Hen said...

That is quite a list. Having gone to a private school I remember that the big concern was making sure the dress was long enough and high enough. Comando! Yikes! You have a new follower from the Tuesday hop! Great blog! Come visit Mama's Little Chick.

Mama Hen