Ottawa high school dress code protest

The dress code blitz, which took place on Thursday, May 12, involved several teachers and staff members at the French catholic school measuring the length ...

Officers attempted to deescalate a situation with one youth who was not a student at the school and was identified as trespassing. "The board finds it important to address sensitive issues, particularly with regard to issues of equity, origin, gender, orientation, micro-aggression, privilege, bias, discrimination, etc.," the statement, originally in French, reads. Officers arrived on scene and assisted school personnel. "In November 2021, it (the board) also began a process of revising school dress codes in order to update them, make them gender-neutral and non-discriminatory. The dress code blitz, which took place on Thursday, May 12, involved several teachers and staff members, mostly male, at École Secondaire Catholique Béatrice-Desloges to measure the length of students' shorts. Police said they attempted to de-escalate a situation with one youth who was not a student at the school and was identified as trespassing.

Critics say Ottawa police responded to a protest outside Béatrice-Desloges Catholic High School more aggressively than they did to the 'Freedom Convoy' ...

They said one person was arrested “for causing a disturbance and trespassing,” but was later released without charges, adding that person was not a student at the school. “(The officers) were being so aggressive, telling everyone if they crossed the street they would get a fine. None of the students targeted were male, they said, who were also wearing shorts and sleeveless shirts due to the 30-degree weather. It was way over the line.” Police said in a statement they responded to what they called a “disturbance” at the school around 11:30 a.m. in order to assist staff. Many wore shorts in protest.

Several hundred students protested in front of Béatrice-Desloges high school in Orléans Friday to express their outrage over a “dress code blitz” that ...

Instead, a universal code was adopted that does not include any references to lengths of skirts or types of tops. “I’m very proud of them for what they are standing up for,” she said. Ouellette said she was told to wait in the office, then the library, and could not return to class until someone delivered her clothes. “I don’t understand why my body should make other people uncomfortable. It’s about other people.’ But mainly she was “frustrated and angry.” “I figured she meant me,” said Labbée, who was wearing shorts. Article content He was escorted off school property and released without charge, said police. Dupuis said Le Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est will investigate their concerns and is reviewing dress codes. Article content Article content

Disgruntled students at a French Catholic high school in Orléans took to the street Friday to protest a dress code enforcement blitz the previous day, ...

We're dressed for the weather. It's not right to have them bend over and ... check if their underwear can be seen." He was escorted off the property, but was not charged or ticketed. Thursday's high reached 30 C in Ottawa. "We're children. It's infuriating.

Hundreds of students gathered outside Ottawa Catholic High School on Friday to protest the enforcement of the mass dress code the day before.

The school dress code stipulates that students must wear “clean, neat and proper” clothing. “Every TCDSB Elementary School has a dress code consisting of any combination of white and dark blue clothing. Ouellette said he was attending a math class Thursday morning when school principal Marie-Claude Veilleux arrived to enforce the dress code. The protest ended before 1 pm on Friday. “”[Staff] I attended all the classes, knocked on all the doors, and told the girls to “stand up,” Owellett said. Hundreds of students gathered outside Ottawa Catholic High School on Friday to protest the enforcement of the mass dress code the day before.