Texas school bans all-black outfits, citing 'mental health'
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In this Texas school, wearing an all-black outfit will result in a dress code violation.
Charles Middle School, part of the El Paso Independent School District, is prohibiting students from wearing black clothing, citing mental health concerns.
Principal Nick DeSantis wrote to parents that a "look" had "taken over on campus with students wearing black tops and black bottoms", according to local media outlets.
The look, he wrote, "has become more associated with depression and mental health issues and/or criminality than with happy and health kids ready to learn".
The new dress code rule does allow students to wear some black pieces of clothing or full black outfits on specific free dress days, Norma De La Rosa, president of the El Paso Teachers Association, told local media.
Ms De La Rosa added that teachers saw a change in how students dress when they become stressed or depressed.
"The dress code changes were a response to concerns and recommendations brought forward by the stakeholders of Charles Middle School," the school said in a statement to local media.
However, the new policy drew mixed opinions from parents and others in the community.
"Maybe concentrate on bullying! That's more of a mental health concern," one Facebook user commented on a social media post about the policy.
Some said the school's change did not address the root causes of teen mental health issues and would only punish struggling students.
"Ah yes, 'cause it's the clothes and not what they’re facing inside that’s the problem. Give them counselling instead of banning them from wearing what makes them comfortable," one comment read.
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Move over Men in Black, Men in Paisley will save us.
is there an exclusion for SS markings on male black shirts? the school being in texas and all, y'all...
the article picture is not lost on me.
catholic school girl uniforms were trending in the finer quebec city gentlemen's clubs, selected by our business hosts as our entertainment.
Red tops...White socks.
WTF?
They'll be given an award if they wear red, white and blue.
right wing cancel culture.
there's an idea! Do something about bullying and maybe the kids will pull their stripes, polka dots, paisley, and tie-dyed t-shirts out of the closet. And that's just the first day
They should ban White-- because that's the colour of Cocaine! (Anyone wearing anything White is obviously a Cocaine addict!)
(Wearing all White? Obviously a dealer!)
Imagine the Ghost Busters in their All Black "Away Uniforms" /s
And Goth kids everywhere shed a tear
Says who? Is there evidence for this?
Just off the top of my head, cops wear black, judges wear black, priests wear black. That means depression? Criminality?
Who came up with this silliness?
The same people who want to ban CRT and DEI and any book that ever refers to sex or sexuality.
Like Moms for "Liberty".
Oh well. I guess I'll just have to cut class and mope off campus then.
What about if a close relative has just died? What about Hallowe'en?
A doctor told my father about 75 years ago that the only reason the insane are locked up and we're out here is because we're the majority. He may not have been right back then but he sure as Hell seems to be now.