A teenage student at Edison Preparatory School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, revealed on TikTok that she is often fined for clothes for what she wears.
The dress code exists ostensibly to maintain a certain level of professionalism and integrity at the school, but it is often seen as a misogynistic and outdated restriction that can quickly go too far.
In most outfits, Eliza Cork (@eliseecork) wears jeans or trousers that cover her entire leg, and her shirt doesn’t even show her skin.
Most of the people in the comments agreed that these garments should not be worn at all, and asked the question: what do they allow you to wear?
One wrote back: “I’ll wear half to church, how do you wear it?”
“The way they interfere with your EDUCATION is because I have ‘too big’ eyelets,” wrote another, referring to the several shirts she wore.
All comments agreed that the only clothing that could make sense was the first clothing Cork wore – she didn’t even wear it to school and it was her pajamas.
“I just wanted to clarify that I don’t go to school anymore, all of this happened and actually this school got rid of their dress code,” Corker wrote, posting in the comments that she had switched to homeschooling.
Many also pointed out that one of her outfits was very similar to what the Scooby-Doo character Velma Dinkley wore, adding: “How did you find out the costume code when you were wearing VELMA Dinkley? !?!?”
For those who don’t watch the show, this character is generally considered to be one of the most reserved and quiet characters in the group.
She also explained that there was a “double day” at school during Spirit Week, so she dressed up as Velma and her friend Daphne Blake as the only other woman in Scooby-Doo.
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Most of the arguments in favor of clothing seem far-fetched, from huge eyelets to overly deep necklines.
“The V-neck was too V-neck, too long, and the shirt was clearly too thin,” she said of another shirt.
She claims she was told that one of the shirts was too short, even though it didn’t even show skin like a regular crop top.
“Obviously there is so much lace on this shirt that it doesn’t fit and I’m sorry. I don’t know,” she said of the shirt that covered her entire body.
She went on to list the reasons why she was enrolled in school until she wore Velma’s outfit.
“Spiritual week at my school. It’s a well-known rule, we never have a dress code. Children go to school without a shirt, in full bathing suits, all painted and stuff like that,” she explained.
“She dressed me up because the skirt was too short, but they actually made fun of me when I walked into the office.”
“What the hell are you talking about? We don’t have a dress code for you during Spirit Week,” they told her.
To provide more clarification, Cork said that the school was not a private school, it was actually a public school and it was the same teacher every time.
In response, many shared the same revelation, saying, “No girl, you’re just being hunted. My school has a pretty strict dress code, but that’s okay.”
“I’m a high school teacher and I want to acknowledge on behalf of educators that it doesn’t matter what students wear to school,” shared one teacher.
Even though schools have done away with ridiculous dress codes, it’s ridiculous that they even enforced them because students should be able to wear whatever they want.
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Isaac Cerna-Dies is an associate editor specializing in entertainment and journalism, social justice and politics. Follow him on Twitter for rants about current events.
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Post time: Nov-02-2022