In recent news a New Jersey principal, Sharon Moffat sent out a letter this month, restricting girls from wearing dresses without straps to their eighth grade formal. “Young gentleman are encouraged to wear collared shirts and trousers,” Moffat said in the letter. ”Young ladies should wear a skirt, dress with straps or a dressy pants outfit.”
"The Readington Township School District has a policy regarding dress code, which is being universally applied to the school day and school events,” the school district said in a statement. ”We regret that a small number of families are upset by this, and we welcome their input and communication.”
In my eyes, parents should be able to make that decision. As we both know some parents don't make the best decisions when it comes down to their kids wardrobe these days. I would definitely have no "beef" with this principal... rules are rules, they make the world go round. Besides we are talking about children, eighth graders. The kids will soon enough have the opportunities to be "grown" i.e. junior/senior proms. I'm not at the point where I have this worry yet, when it comes it definitely would be addressed accordingly.
My daughter is constantly asking me for a motorcycle and I have to constantly remind her that she's seven and not seventeen... No direct correlation but you get the point I'm making. Parents, keep your children in their place... you are old way longer than you are young.
Esco, I'm 100% behind this principal. It's about time that someone has used their good sense regarding the outward appearance of these new age kids. The way these children dress, you would think they were raising themselves. I understand that the ultimate decision lies on the parent's shoulders but everyone's idea of "classy and tasteful" is NOT the same (hence why there's a "ghetto prom pics" visual that comes out every year). Sad to say, many parents nowadays are still kids themselves or became parents at a young age so they truly haven't grasped the idea of dressing to par and then there are others who just find dressing kids like adults to be cute . Enough is enough and something has to give. It takes a village to raise these kids and if they won't be taught correctly at home, then set the tone at school. BRAVO PRINCIPAL MOFFAT BRAVO!!!
"The Readington Township School District has a policy regarding dress code, which is being universally applied to the school day and school events,” the school district said in a statement. ”We regret that a small number of families are upset by this, and we welcome their input and communication.”
In my eyes, parents should be able to make that decision. As we both know some parents don't make the best decisions when it comes down to their kids wardrobe these days. I would definitely have no "beef" with this principal... rules are rules, they make the world go round. Besides we are talking about children, eighth graders. The kids will soon enough have the opportunities to be "grown" i.e. junior/senior proms. I'm not at the point where I have this worry yet, when it comes it definitely would be addressed accordingly. 
Esco, I'm 100% behind this principal. It's about time that someone has used their good sense regarding the outward appearance of these new age kids. The way these children dress, you would think they were raising themselves. I understand that the ultimate decision lies on the parent's shoulders but everyone's idea of "classy and tasteful" is NOT the same (hence why there's a "ghetto prom pics" visual that comes out every year). Sad to say, many parents nowadays are still kids themselves or became parents at a young age so they truly haven't grasped the idea of dressing to par and then there are others who just find dressing kids like adults to be cute . Enough is enough and something has to give. It takes a village to raise these kids and if they won't be taught correctly at home, then set the tone at school. BRAVO PRINCIPAL MOFFAT BRAVO!!! 
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