Posted by:
Alpiner Too
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Date: August 19, 2014 10:42PM
So it's the first day of school at LPHS in Utah County, Utah, USA. Apparently, administration spent the summer reading the Strength for Youth Handbook, with heavy attention given to the never-ending Mormon modesty monster. Today, dozens and dozens of young girls were "dress coded" for coming to school dressed immodestly. Skirt not to the knees... sent home! Wearing the jean print leggings... your gone! A number of girls sent home because, get this, their cap sleeves (yes, they did have cap sleeves already) were not BIG enough or didn't cover enough shoulder. One girl, apparently wearing smallish cap sleeves, was told that enough of her shoulders were showing that it could be come a distraction to the young men at the school. By the end of the school day, even some of the teachers were publically conceding that the LPHS administration has decided to fully embrace the Mormon modesty monster in all its ridiculous, sexist, nonsensical ugliness. This whole modesty thing is out of control in Utah County... maybe in the whole church. LPHS is full of great kids, snappy dressers, and yet today the tone for the year was set: You will dress in a garment worthy manner or you will be sent home to change! Of course the boys can still wear pretty much whatever they want. Unbelievable.