Teenagers wore dresses to school in protest of dress code

Students at Buchanan High School in Clovis, CA were seen protesting against their school’s dress code last week when boys showed up for class in dresses, while girls wore collared shirts and button downs.

The Clovis Unified School District trustees voted against changes to the dress code that would have allowed boys to have long hair and wear earrings.

After announcing that the current dress code policy, set in 1975 would not be changed, many high school students took to social media to voice their concerns and plan a day to dress “out of dress code.”

“The reason we switched gender norms for the day was to make the statement that what we wear does not define us as students,” Senior Emma Sledd told The Fresno Bee.

“Our district’s dress code should not favor or discriminate any gender. We believe everyone should be able to express themselves equally. A boy with long hair is no less of a hard worker than a girl with long hair,” she added.

Rei Bioco, a Junior at Buchanan, said that the group of students are planning to present a presentation to the school board in order to voice their opinions as students in a respectful manner.

“We are dedicated to raising students to be good citizens,” District spokeswoman Kelly Avants told BuzzFeed News.

“Part of being a good citizen is the ability to express yourself when you’re not happy with a decision and we respect that.”

“If a student has come to the administration, we’ll work with them to make sure that they have an environment on campus that allows them to express themselves with the gender in which they identify,” Avants said.

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