A
PETITION
OF
THE STUDENTS
OF APOLLO JUNIOR HIGH
TO
THE
ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF THE RICHARDSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
CONCERNING
THE TUCKING IN
OF SHIRTS
WE, The Students of Apollo Junior High School, in Richardson, TX,
feel that it is unfair for our school office to force the entire student body
to tuck in our shirts throughout the entire school day. They
claim it is because of students wearing the Tall-T?s (forbidden by article 6 of
the dress code) would not tuck in their shirts, and that it is ?easier? for
them to tell if we are sagging pants if our shirts our tucked in. Why should we be punished for something we had no part in? We don?t sag our pants, don?t wear ridiculously long
T-Shirts, and we didn?t refuse to tuck our shirts in when told they were too
long. Why then, are we forced to all ?tuck-in? with
those who did and do these things? Why are 450 people
being punished for the acts of 10?
And so, we, with due respect and
humility, make the following charges of the Apollo Junior High office and
faculty:
I. THEY HAVE, WITHOUT SUITABLE REASON OR
CAUSE, FORCED THE ENTIRE OF THE MALE STUDENT BODY OF APOLLO JUNIOR HIGH
TO TUCK IN THEIR SHIRTS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DAY.
II. THEY HAVE WRONGFULLY CLAIMED TO BE THE LAST JUNIOR HIGH IN
RICHARDSON TO FORCE THEIR STUDENTS TO DO THIS, WHEN THEY ARE ONLY ONE OF THE
TWO WHO DO.
III. THE 4 TIMES WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FORM
PETITIONS TO THE OFFICE, THEY HAVE UNLAWFULLY CONFISCATED AND DESTROYED THEM.
IV. AND THEY HAVE CHAUVINISTICALLY
ALLOWED GIRLS TO CONTINUE TO WEAR THEIR SHIRTS UN-TUCKED, WHILE FORCING BOYS TO
TUCK THEM IN.
WE, THEREFORE, PETITION THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE RISD
TO ACT TO DISCONTINUE THIS BLATANT MALTREATMENT OF ITS STUDENT BODY, AND TO
PREVENT ANY OTHER SCHOOLS FROM DOING THIS TO THEIR STUDENTS.