Sexism is prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex. Some of the girls here at Akins believe that the administration is overreacting in their condemnation of their clothing choices.

One girl even went so far to post fliers all over the school stating her opinion about how the dress code is enforced at Akins.In the flier it stated: “I don’t think my shoulder, bra strap, belly-button, legs, or back are going to distract any male students or faculty. This dress code is telling girls to cover up so that they don’t distract males because ‘boys will be boys.’ It’s hot. Girls are going to wear shorts and tank tops. We should stop teaching women to change so they don’t have to fear men, and start teaching men to respect women. This is simply perpetrating rape culture.”

That statement is true in many ways but it also is false. In school girls shouldn’t be showing belly-button or bra straps for the simple fact that it makes you look trashy.

I understand that it is hot but nobody wants to see that. Wear it all you want but outside of school. But sometimes they get girls for the wrong reasons: a little saying on the shirt never hurt anybody.

I always see the administration cracks down on just the girls; well at least that is what it looks like to me. I believe many girls and even guys would agree with me in this situation.

I knew this guy last year and he would wear inappropriate clothing just to prove that the AP’s would not tell him something about it. He went the whole day and not a single word was said to him.

Yes, there are girls who do violate the dress code with their short shorts and crop tops in the summertime. I agree that it is not okay for a season to be an excuse for little clothing during school.

I think girls are not being targeted when it comes down to the AP’s dress coding them for their choices on summer wear. They do draw attention to themselves by wearing a little amount of clothing.

Guys usually aren’t victims of that because the worst thing they can wear is a muscle shirt and that still isn’t really revealing. It’s rare to see a guy getting dress coded for what shirt he’s wearing rather than what the actual shirt is saying.

If AP’s are going to dress code people it should be for everyone not just a specific sex. Students also shouldn’t be dress coded while others are allowed to break it.