Ban on cross-dressing unfair in public school

[Natasha]

Ban on cross-dressing unfair in public school

http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2719
4/15/2008

"Think back to when you were a child. Boys, did you ever have your sisters paint your finger nails or borrow your mother's jewelry? Girls, did ever wear your brother's old soccer shorts or sport your father's Brewers cap? During the good old days, this would just be harmless fun. But today, in this excessively politically correct and sensitive culture, it seems that kids cannot have fun being kids."

[Kaelin]

The title is slightly misleading, and the ban applies towards future CDing in "wacky week" events.  Although I wouldn't be surprised in CDing was already banned in general.  Still, even a lot of schools lacking an explicit ban on crossdressing still have rules like "no earrings for boys," so it is reasonably fair to say that many schools (or at least school districts and school boards) impose mainstream traditional culture on its students in some form or another, showing contempt and prejudice for those outside their social circle.  It's not the school's responsibility to culture the student, but rather have the student gain the understanding to make the right decisions themselves (or as Houlter said, the school should be a place to learn, not condemn).