A proposed school district-wide dress code policy in Chilliwack that would allow girls to wear clothes such as 害羞草研究所渟paghetti straps害羞草研究所� and short shorts is moving ahead after a heated debate.

The district currently doesn害羞草研究所檛 have a policy and leaves it up to each school to decide what is appropriate for students.

Trustee Willow Reichelt害羞草研究所檚 proposal is essentially less restrictive than the ones in place at each school, and focuses on student expression and family choices in clothing. She said it is almost identical to a policy in Victoria.

The school board voted 4-3 in favour of the policy in theory, depending on what comes out of session for public input.

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Trustees were strictly divided on the topic of students害羞草研究所� clothing, making several amendments, and some trustees claiming others were pushing an 害羞草研究所渋deology.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淚 do believe modesty is important,害羞草研究所� said trustee Darrell Furgason, adding girls害羞草研究所� clothing distracts boys so the onus is on them to dress modestly.

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Furgason also said in his years as a teacher, he would have found it distracting to be sitting across from a girl who was 害羞草研究所渋mmodestly害羞草研究所� dressed.

Heather Maahs called the proposal 害羞草研究所渕icro-managing,害羞草研究所� saying restrictions such as not showing bra straps protect vulnerable students from 害羞草研究所減redators.害羞草研究所�

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Reichelt has said she害羞草研究所檚 fighting for a dress code policy that does not discriminate against girls.

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In the public participation portion of the board meeting, Meghan Reid pointed to her daughter Charlotte害羞草研究所檚 modest outfit of a tank top, a heavy sweater, and jeans.

害羞草研究所淪he害羞草研究所檚 been dress-coded in this outfit,害羞草研究所� Reid said, because a small portion of her bra strap was showing.

Reid, a former parent advisory council executive and a member of five such councils over the years, told the board that parents are not currently involved in the creation or amendments of the school-based dress codes.

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