Harrison Student's Twitter Post Shows Dress Code Violation Consequence
New principal Lawrence Stroughter says the policy of having students wear an over-sized T-shirt preceded his tenure, but he supports it.
The Twitter post has been deleted, but a Harrison High student will likely not soon forget a photo she shared Thursday on the social networking site. The post showed her dressed in an over-sized T-shirt emblazoned with the words "Dress Code Violation". And while one parent thinks the punishment is the wrong way to go, new principal Lawrence Straughter says he fully supports it. He said the shirt appropriately covered the student in compliance with the school's dress code. When students are more concerned with their attire and "how much they can show", Straughter said, "that's not how we do it at Harrison. Our focus is on academics." The shirt is "an encouragement to not violate the dress code," said Straughter, adding that even though …
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sylvia
2:53 pm on Sunday, January 20, 2013
Nothing will be a problem if parents do their job of telling kids what's appropriate & what's not appropriate to wear to school & then enforcing it like other parental limits. Parents: Make rules, enforce them, provide consequences if the rules are broken. That's how kids grow up to be responsible & law-abiding. more ›