{"id":1118419,"date":"2021-12-14T15:14:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T20:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1118419"},"modified":"2021-12-14T15:14:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T20:14:39","slug":"girls-wore-bras-to-protest-sexualization-in-oregon-school-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/girls-wore-bras-to-protest-sexualization-in-oregon-school-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls Wore Bras To Protest \u2018Sexualization\u2019 In Oregon School District"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgirls-wore-bras-to-protest-sexualization-in-oregon-school-district%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1118419&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>High school and middle school girls in an Oregon school district protested \u201csexualization\u201d earlier this school year by showing up to school in skin-baring outfits that included sports bras and bralettes.<\/p>\n<p>At Southridge High School in Beaverton School District, some students came to school in lace bras that revealed their nipples paired with lingerie bottoms, according to one parent. Students also reportedly wrote slogans on their bodies and clothing such as \u201crape culture,\u201d \u201ceducate your boys,\u201d \u201cmy body,\u201d and \u201cmy clothing choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The protests at Southridge took place on Sep. 29 and 30 and Oct. 1, and about 20 students participated, a spokesperson for the Beaverton school district told The Daily Wire in an email.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe students wore sports bras and bralettes to school;&nbsp;all body parts were covered,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Parents of the more than 1,400 students at Southridge were not officially notified that the protests were occurring because the protests \u201cdid not warrant that kind of response,\u201d the district spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>According to one parent, the girls also accused teachers and staff who confronted them and asked them to put on a shirt of sexualizing them.<\/p>\n<p>Principal David Nieslanik acknowledged the protests in an email to a parent who has a teenage son at the high school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m intrigued how this conversation was brought up today by two parents when this incident happened over a month ago,\u201d Nieslanik wrote in an email to the parent dated November 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout a month ago a group of girls came to me to talk about how they felt targeted by some staff, based on their gender and perceived sexualization of their gender,\u201d Nieslanik continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnbeknownst to me, several weeks ago several students who identify as femme-presenting and feminine began a protest about how they feel sexualized because of their gender and attire,\u201d the principal wrote. \u201cThus, they wore sports bras and such as tops.&nbsp; In addition, they had written words on their bodies to highlight how our greater sexualized culture portrays females and femme-presenting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nieslanik took several steps including meeting again with the girls, holding an optional staff meeting, and setting up a conversation with the girls to be facilitated by an assistant principal at a regularly scheduled November staff meeting. He and the girls discussed a plan for them to wear a red top once a week instead.<\/p>\n<p>Despite those efforts, the protests appeared to spread to a middle school in the district as well.<\/p>\n<p>At Mountain View Middle School, a protest on Nov. 5 turned violent. Students refused to go to class, vandalized school property, created vulgar and rude signs, and students and staff were shoved to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>As the day progressed and the disruption became more widespread, the school called the police.<\/p>\n<p>Principal Wendy Rider attempted to address the situation by announcing a new dress code policy requiring students to cover their midriffs, but she quickly backed down under pressure from students and revoked the midriff policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, I want to apologize for not giving a timely and thorough explanation of the intention of the dress code change,\u201d Rider said in an announcement to students later in the day. \u201cI recognize the impact this has had on students and staff, and I am truly sorry for that. What we thought was a small change in the dress code is clearly an important freedom to you, and you became passionate about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hear you and ask for you to also hear us in our quest for a safer, more unified and kinder school. With that, I revoke the new dress code component of no bare midriffs,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parentsquare.com\/feeds\/9701538?key=N1Ky7OKGPT_bXZNJDlvKtQ&amp;token=clhyNAMz5t7v5wkBRam1zg\">letter<\/a> to parents informing them about the protest, Rider wrote that her intention had been to \u201cencourage more appropriate and professional attire\u201d as well as to \u201ccombat some recent bullying behavior related to dress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, I later spoke with many passionate students who made excellent arguments for reconsidering that decision,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High school and middle school girls in an Oregon school district protested \u201csexualization\u201d earlier this school year by showing up to school in skin-baring outfits that included sports bras and bralettes.At Southridge High School in Beaverton School District, some students came to school in lace bras that revealed their nipples paired with lingerie bottoms, according to one parent. Students also reportedly wrote slogans on their bodies and clothing such as \u201crape culture,\u201d \u201ceducate your boys,\u201d \u201cmy body,\u201d and \u201cmy clothing choice.\u201dThe protests at Southridge took place on Sep. 29 and 30 and Oct. 1, and about 20 students participated, a spokesperson for the Beaverton school district told The Daily Wire in an email.\u201cThe students wore sports bras and bralettes to school;\u00a0all body parts were covered,\u201d the spokesperson said.Parents of the more than 1,400 students at Southridge were not officially notified that the protests were occurring because the protests \u201cdid not warrant that kind of response,\u201d the district spokesperson said.According to one parent, the girls also accused teachers and staff who confronted them and asked them to put on a shirt of sexualizing them.Principal David Nieslanik acknowledged the protests in an email to a parent who has a teenage son at the high school.\u201cI\u2019m intrigued how this conversation was brought up today by two parents when this incident happened over a month ago,\u201d Nieslanik wrote in an email to the parent dated November 2.\u201cAbout a month ago a group of girls came to me to talk about how they felt targeted by some staff, based on their gender and perceived sexualization of their gender,\u201d Nieslanik continued.\u201cUnbeknownst to me, several weeks ago several students who identify as femme-presenting and feminine began a protest about how they feel sexualized because of their gender and attire,\u201d the principal wrote. \u201cThus, they wore sports bras and such as tops.\u00a0 In addition, they had written words on their bodies to highlight how our greater sexualized culture portrays females and femme-presenting.\u201dNieslanik took several steps including meeting again with the girls, holding an optional staff meeting, and setting up a conversation with the girls to be facilitated by an assistant principal at a regularly scheduled November staff meeting. He and the girls discussed a plan for them to wear a red top once a week instead.Despite those efforts, the protests appeared to spread to a middle school in the district as well.At Mountain View Middle School, a protest on Nov. 5 turned violent. Students refused to go to class, vandalized school property, created vulgar and rude signs, and students and staff were shoved to the ground.As the day progressed and the disruption became more widespread, the school called the police.Principal Wendy Rider attempted to address the situation by announcing a new dress code policy requiring students to cover their midriffs, but she quickly backed down under pressure from students and revoked the midriff policy.\u201cFirst, I want to apologize for not giving a timely and thorough explanation of the intention of the dress code change,\u201d Rider said in an announcement to students later in the day. \u201cI recognize the impact this has had on students and staff, and I am truly sorry for that. What we thought was a small change in the dress code is clearly an important freedom to you, and you became passionate about it.\u201d\u201cWe hear you and ask for you to also hear us in our quest for a safer, more unified and kinder school. With that, I revoke the new dress code component of no bare midriffs,\u201d she said.In a letter to parents informing them about the protest, Rider wrote that her intention had been to \u201cencourage more appropriate and professional attire\u201d as well as to \u201ccombat some recent bullying behavior related to dress.\u201d\u201cHowever, I later spoke with many passionate students who made excellent arguments for reconsidering that decision,\u201d she wrote.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1118419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1118419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1118419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1118419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1118419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}