A Texas middle school is banning students from wearing all-black clothing because school officials say it’s associated with mental health issues.
Students at Charles Middle School in El Paso, Texas, headed back to school Monday, days after a letter from Principal Nick DeSantis outlined the school’s new dress code policy. The letter says the school is eliminating all-black clothing because it is “associated with depression and mental health issues and/or criminality.”
Norma De La Rosa, the president of El Paso Teachers Association, explained in more detail why the policy is in place and what clothing is allowed. She says teachers see a sudden change in students going from dressing with color to all black when they are depressed or stressed.
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Many parents and community members disagree with the policy, commenting online that clothing color doesn’t define a person’s mental state.
“The color of clothing has nothing to do with your ability to do anything or feel any emotion,” Alex Lucero said.
“Making students wear a different color isn’t going to magically make them a completely different person,” Alexis Contreras said.
I don’t know that I’d include El Paso in the Texas conservative category you’re probably thinking of. It’s much closer in culture, demographics, and geography to a mixture of Mexico and New Mexico, both of which it borders.
It’s a classic small-c economically conservative community, prone to embrace these superficial fixes rather than doing anything that might cost money.
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Maybe it’s got a lot of Blue Dog Democrats but it seems to be left leaning.