Texas school's dress code for parents bans 'sagging pants,' pajamas, hair rollers and more
A Houston high school announced earlier this month that parents would need to conform to a dress code to be permitted to enter the school, a policy that has drawn media attention and scrutiny.
The April 9 letter announcing the policy is linked on James Madison High School's homepage. It lists an array of clothing that parents are not permitted to wear inside the school or at school events, including:
"We have to have standards, most of all we must have high standards. We are preparing your child for a prosperous future," the letter says.
A Houston high school announced earlier this month that parents would need to conform to a dress code to be permitted to enter the school, a policy that has drawn media attention and scrutiny.
The April 9 letter announcing the policy is linked on James Madison High School's homepage. It lists an array of clothing that parents are not permitted to wear inside the school or at school events, including:
- "A satin cap or bonnet on their head"
- Hair rollers
- "Pajamas of any kind"
- "Leggings that are showing your bottom and where your body is not covered from the front or the back"
- "Sagging pants"
- "Men wearing undershirts"
- Daisy Dukes
"We have to have standards, most of all we must have high standards. We are preparing your child for a prosperous future," the letter says.
Look at air travel 50,60 years ago, it was a dress to the nines event; now it looks like folks entering a mosh pit in a lot of cases.
I never really know what I am doing... You would think after being married, having a kid, being divorced, being married again, having a career, etc., I would know what the hell I was doing most of the time. But, I feel like I'm just faking being an adult until someone eventually notices. 
