A group of students went braless at Princeton Secondary School Thursday to protest what they say is unfair enforcement of rules about dress. According to the protesters, who ranged in age from 13 to 18, girls have been disciplined for their attire, including for showing a bra strap. She said while staff disapproved of the posters the administration has otherwise been understanding. Princeton Secondary School has no formal or written dress policy, although the administration announced plans in May to develop one for this school year. Related: High school tackles touchy subject of dress code.
B.C. high school girls go braless to protest dress code
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Over the years that millions of kids attend high school and middle school, there are few things that draw more attention, and controversy, than the school dress code. Recently, one high school senior decided to take a stand at her high school when she wore an outfit to school that she was quickly punished for by school administrators. The student in question is Kaitlyn Juvik, an undeniably beautiful Montana teen with an eye-catching smile and big, brown eyes who was thrust into a firestorm of controversy and outrage all over her choice not to wear a bra to school one morning. A high school senior, Juvik was punished after her school said the shirt was see-through, a claim that she denied.
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Kaitlyn Juvik , a High School senior in Montana, had been going to school braless for more than a year when she got pulled into the principal's office and asked to cover up. One of her male teachers had complained that he felt uncomfortable because she wasn't wearing a bra. Kaitlyn claims that she finds bras too restrictive and uncomfortable. She said, "I feel suffocated wearing a bra, so anybody who has a problem with that should just look the other way and get over it. Kaitlyn is getting a lot of support from her classmates. A Facebook group, " No Bra, No Problem " was created by by one of her friends, hundreds of female students went braless for a protest and male classmates wore bras to school to show their support for the cause. Kaitlyn wants there to be national discussion about the body shaming and sexualization of women. Here is another take on the situation for those of you who are not buying her twisted sense of feminism.
Lizzy Martinez, the year-old student who was reportedly told to use Band-Aids to cover her nipples by an official at her school , is using the situation to spread awareness about dress codes. She also suggested that boys could participate by placing Band-Aids over their nipples and on top of their shirts. Thanks for your work, Lizzy. View on Twitter. The teacher and your school system should be ashamed. In case you need a quick refresher on how the whole situation went down: Lizzy said she decided not to wear a bra since she had sunburned shoulders. After a male classmate reportedly called her out , Lizzy allegedly faced an uncomfortable encounter with Braden River High Dean Violeta Velazquez, who ultimately decided that the Band-Aids were the solution. On Twitter , Lizzy wrote, "I decided not to wear a bra today and got pulled out of class bc one of my teachers complained that it was a 'distraction to boys in my class. Speaking to Teen Vogue , Lizzy shared how the protest turned out. When asked to comment on Monday's event, however, Michael Barber, the school's director of communications, told us that, "The day was completely uneventful and no Braden River High students were disciplined in any for anything to do with the alleged protest.
