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s vmfsmwmmmmr s dress code debate sparks petition from page 1 suggesting the challenge is appropriate because the school operates under the umbrella of democracy the dress code is spelled out in a student handbook the guidelines prohibit the follow ing any clothing usually a t- shirt or sweatshirt that con tains a sexually explicit mes sage clothing that is too revealing ie bare midriffs or jeans with rips in the back side any message that pro motes racial intolerance or violence real or toy guns and knives as well as messages promoting alcohol or other drugs the dress code has been in place for a number of years the catch is last year it was ed he plans to do whats expected of me allie turner 15 is confident that the petition will attract support the grade 10 student suggested that fashion has no effect on learning jamie hakonson a grade 13 student is not only supporting the dress code she suggested that it acts as a positive force to help students focus on learning a marijuana leaf on a shirt is distracting said hakonson holes in the jeans are okay but only to a point a midriff showing is distracting every body is here to learn but when a girl walks into a class with her midriff hanging out the guys gawk that drives me insane what they said morgan hakonson this code promotes better edu cation i dont agree with having tshirts with messages promoting alcohol and drugs jennifer morgan everybody is hereto learn but when a girl walks into a class with her midriff hang ing out the guys gawk that drives me insane jamie hakonson barnett theres nothing wrong with the ripped jeans i expect lots of students and parents will sign the petition vanessa barnett i see no reason for a dress code since we do not wear uniforms here sue robertson robertson not enforced explained leonard before the dress code was enforced there was free will at our school said robertson i see no reason for a dress code since we do not wear uni- forms here despite the impossibility of ever being able to please everyone or to offend no one the head of a school has a job to carry out leonard suggest- school officials object when bellybuttons are bare when jeans are ripped and the crotch shows when tshirts encourage the use of an illegal substance such as marijuana crops stressed leonard grade 13 student jennifer morgan said the dress code was not put in place to insult anyone the i9yearold added this code promotes better educa tion i dont agree with having tshirts with messages pro moting alcohol or drugs the only part of the code that should remain is the clause addressing racism said clare gilderdale 15 i agree with the schools approach to racism but i do not feel the rest of the code is fair i dont think they should be able to tell us what we can and cannot wear to school she said gilderdale suggested a mandatory dress code tampers with her right to express her self through fashion while sdss law teacher tami waters said shes all for selfexpression a school must have standards i feel our dress code is sufficient she added when stouffville school trustee harry bowes met with area school superintendent chris cullin on thursday he planned to put dress codes on the agenda concern about fashion isnt restricted to secondary schools said the trustee there is a concern about grade 7 and grade 8 girls turning up at school with their midriffs bare said bowes bowes said hed support a public school if it moved towards school uniforms thus eliminating the whole belly- button ripped jeans issue as well as presenting parents with a more affordable way to dress their children said bowes i dont know why anyone would want to wear these midriff things anyway as for holes in jeans i think they look terrible he said theres nothing new about fashion faux pas sdss offi cials have elect ed to enforce a dress code at the school upset ting many stu dents but the issue is far from black and white some students approve of the dress- code and there are many parents who would sooner there wasnt one buying an entire ly new wardrobe for teens js not a cheap venture they argue ffp if e i lii there is a contin gent of students who feel the midriffs and torn jeans are a dis traction and the tribune con tacted flare magazine with a circulation of one million copies based in toronto said that both ripped jeans and midriffexposing tops are passe fashion itself may dictate a solution to the issue photos by sjderd witteveen from page 1 midriffs turning sctto thatrrio way to go to school said hyitoeu i think its disgusting hyltori a former fashion consultant and buyer for holt renfrew is an advo cate of the school uni- teen fashion causing a stir at stouffville schools in 1993 an expensive line of clothes that featured the letters bum and the accompanying word equipment caused contro versy however the principal of ballantrae public school was not swayed by the fact that the bum line of cloth ing was expensive principal dean bodkin simply told one student to not wear his british union made clothes to school pizza maker has car stolen from in front of store a stouffville merchant is questioning police- response time after his car stolen in broad day light last week mohsen dastwoom owner of 241 pizza said thieves drove off with his blue 86 toyota while it was parked in front of his main street business i called the police they came after two hours and took a reportsaid dast woom the businessman said he inquired as to why it took so long for the police to respond to his call they told me they had more impor tant things to do he said the car was used as a delivery vehicle unfortu nately it was not insured for theft dastwoom was forced to borrow a friends car until he could get his replaced more police presence is needed to deter theft and acts of vandalism downtown stouffville said dastwoom the business owner said he knows firsthand what goes on in the down town area young people roam up and down the street looking for trouble said dastwoom downtown property 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