ADVERTISEMENTThe new policy amounts to a sweeping reversal of the modern school dress code and makes Alameda the latest school district in America to adopt a more permissive policy it says is less sexist. Approved by the school board on a trial basis over summer break, the new dress code is stirring back-to-school discussions about what role schools should have in socializing children. There are sharply critical voices of the new dress code. Freedom to wear anythingPortland’s relaxed dress code is considered a success, says Carol Campbell, the principal at Grant High School. Vague language in the old Alameda policy caused confusion, which led to arbitrary enforcement.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 20, 2018 19:18 UTC