Tag Archives: Ada Banks

Are Ann Arbor’s school dress codes out of date and sexist? Two high school students seem to think so.

By Mark | May 27, 2014

A couple of weeks ago, Ada Banks, a sixteen year old student at Community High, and her friend Julia Hale, a sophomore at Pioneer, drafted a petition aimed at persuading the administrators of Ann Arbor’s public high schools and middle schools to reconsider their dress codes. “As students who must follow these codes,” the two […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Education, Uncategorized | Also tagged accountability, Ann Arbor Public Schools, blame the victim, distraction, dress code, halter tops, high school, hot pants, Jeanice Swift, Julia Hale, petitions, porn, self-respect, sexism, sexualizing kids, shirt of shame, social media, tank tops, teen sex, teens, zero tolerance | 47 Comments

Connect

Recent Comments
- Matt Jones on “Oh, my God, did he say Ypsitucky?”
- Mark on skink gets its props
- Mark on Five men arrested by the FBI in Ypsilanti for plotting to abduct and assassinate Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
- Michael Farrelly on White Power shoutouts from the White House
- Corncob on White Power shoutouts from the White House
- Nicole on White Power shoutouts from the White House
- Jesse kostelic on how to commemorate gg allin’s time in ann arbor
- Where is 4 on The Monkey Power Trio makes considerable headway despite serious challenges
- Barbie J. (Butler) Wie on You know those religious fanatics who fled England for America in 1630 with John Winthrop? Well, I’m apparently descended from one of them.
- RealMcCoy1370 on Have to believe we are magic…

BUY LOCAL... or shop at Amazon through this link

Banner Initiative

Non Local Blogger 2

Elsewhere

Shop at Amazon