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As the parent of two school aged children I am deeply concerned about this policy, not only would it set an example that expressing individualism is wrong, but that being different than the rest of the crowd is wrong. Not only does this policy infringe upon our parental rights to raise our children without state interference by interfering with the religious and moral values we are raising them with, it also infringes on my children’s well being by hindering their expression in these formularize years and developing their personal sense of identity. The responsibility for raising my children is that of my wife and I, not the school board. Economically I would have to buy clothes for my child and the SSA clothes, which makes no sense. Not only is this attire very restrictive to self-expression it also carries a Christian undertone (see a dress code policy at any Christian academy in the city) that I feel is inappropriate for a public school. Furthermore as the proposed policy now reads it would allow for school officials to lend clothing to my children to use if their attire does not comply with the SSA policy, anyone who would force my toddler children to undress without the permission of my wife or I as well as our presence there will not only find themselves having sexual harassment and sexual abuse criminal complaint and charges, but as well as civil litigation (against their personal assets, the school and the school board).
With that said I conclude by saying that should the school board proceed with this policy without an appropriate option to opt-out of the SSA policy for religious, medical, economical, and more importantly personal choice, the board, principals, and other school administrators and faculty will find themselves facing civil litigation.
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