Life
School dress codes a contentious issue
for some parents as academic year begins
This piece originally appeared in CTV News.
When Karen Green sends her two daughters, aged nine and 12, back to school in September, she knows she'll have to contend with their school's dress code.
The rules prohibit tops with straps narrower than the width of three fingers; skirts, shorts or dresses shorter than the length of extended fingertips when a student's arms are extended down the sides of their body; and abdomen, back and shoulder-baring tops, among other things.
Green believes the dress code unfairly targets girls in a certain age group — those in Grades 6 through 9, who are likely going through puberty.