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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.

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Problem solved! That was easy!

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 month ago

Kids are sad and they display it by wearing black clothing.

Instead of doing anything about the kids mental health; we ban them from showing they're sad?

Brilliance from texas as always.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 month ago

“These kids are sad and I don’t want to see them be sad. Emphasis on the ‘see’, of course, because who actually gives a shit amirite?”

I also love the “and/or criminality” part. Like bro if that were the case maybe ban ill-fitting suits or boat shoes or something, fuck. What a bunch of dipshits.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Every day I manage to be surprised at how mind-bogglingly stupid conservatives are.

Well, surprised but also not surprised at all.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don’t know that I’d include El Paso in the Texas conservative category you’re probably thinking of.

It's a classic small-c economically conservative community, prone to embrace these superficial fixes rather than doing anything that might cost money.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Maybe it's got a lot of Blue Dog Democrats but it seems to be left leaning.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

But surely even Texans aren’t stupid enough to believe this would actually work, are they?

Oh hang on, they believe in the power of prayer. Move along.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

We are living in the dumbest timeline...and it keeps getting dumber.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

You know what middle schoolers have in spades? The time and inclination to fuck with authority. I see a whole bunch of students at that school showing up with black shoes, black pants, black shirts ... and rainbow socks.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Banning frowns because they're a sign of unhappiness.

[–] RIPandTERROR 13 points 1 month ago

OOOOOO I see a new way to control people's bodies just dropped

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Its so simple!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

The students aren't the brain broken ones here.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Just because the people running the school have concerns about their own mental health, doesn’t mean the kids should suffer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was pretty sure that thumbnail was some sort of small gnome in a robe with a pointy hat before I zoomed in lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Are you sure it isn't? The gnomes get everywhere.