As parents start sending their little ones back to school this year, many can’t help but be afraid that their child might be excluded or even bullied by a classmate, which is why they count on the teachers and staff to make school a fair, safe, and nurturing environment.
After sending her little girl off to start sixth grade, Kansas mom Kimberly Jones trusted that the school’s staff would look out for her daughter and every other child, which is why she was so furious after finding out that they did the exact opposite when her daughter called her during the middle of the school day in tears.
Jones had sent her 11-year-old daughter Bella to school wearing ankle boots, black leggings with a floral pattern, and a long pink shirt that went down to her mid-thigh, however, when a teacher saw the outfit, she was immediately sent to the nurse’s office for violating the dress code.
The nurse forced Bella to wear gray sweatpants, which are lent out to a student when there is a problem with their outfit, and told the sixth grader she wasn’t allowed to contact her mom. “She told Bella, ‘You’re not allowed to call your Mom and you cannot change. She cannot bring you clothes. You need to go back to class and you have to wear these borrowed sweatpants,” Jones said.
“She texted me all upset sobbing that they told her not to call me and that she had to wear borrowed sweatpants all day. Their policy is that they are not allowed to change. She was begging to move because they embarrassed and harassed her. Why? Because apparently 13-year-old boys (she’s 11 in 6th grade) can’t control themselves around this,” Jones wrote in a Facebook post.
“The code was because her shirt was too short. In what world is it acceptable to call out and embarrass a child over THIS outfit? Her butt is even covered! I don’t have enough characters to go into all that is wrong with Lansing Middle school, the Principal, and this idiotic dress code. As I sat there waiting for the principal I saw a teacher walk by with pants so tight I could see her underwear…but this is unacceptable?”
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