Every generation brings new fashion choices to the table, some of which can be a headache for schools. Over the years, many schools have decided to ban trends like baggy JNCO jeans, chain wallets, Heelys, and more for being a so-called distraction.

The most heavily legislated of all clothing items are, by far, those that remotely reveal the female body. The tightness of pants, length of shirts, visibility of bra straps: it has all been scrutinized and put up for debate.

As a result, girls, their parents, and other community members are in near constant conflict with school districts over where to draw the line between appropriate dress for school and letting girls exist without being sexualized and singled out.

School board enacts sweeping dress code changes and community responds

The Hillsborough County School District in Tampa, Florida, thought they were moving toward better student outcomes when they recently passed a new dress code policy.

The new code banned students from wearing leggings, spandex, pajamas, and slippers, according to FOX13. Leggings could be permitted if the student was wearing a shirt that came down to mid-thigh. Leggings, of course, are incredibly popular with people of many different ages. While........

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