Recently, one of my local school districts decided to “stand tough” on a series of challenges to their longstanding dress code. This district happens to be the one where my own children attend and where I once worked. For this discussion, I don’t plan on listing all of the details of the dress code. But by most standards, the dress code is lengthy and very strict (samples include that male students cannot wear earrings, have hair beyond collar length, etc.). See more info here: A Boy And His Hair Are Behind The Latest Clovis Unified Dress Code Debate They are currently facing a series of legal challenges based on gender equity, as well as an unprecedented degree of public student protest ( Boys wear dresses to protest Clovis Unified dress code ). First and foremost, I am not opposed to a dress code. Common sense dress codes focused on decency are appropriate and understood by students. But when we go beyond things re...