A few boys at a southern California school proved themselves to be true feminists this week when they donned a peculiar clothing item to school.
This week, dozens of students at San Benito High School in Hollister wore off-the-shoulder tops to protest the school’s dress code, which bans the uber-trendy fashion piece.
Among those who took part in the protest were multiple boys, who wore the feminine tops to protest in solidarity with their female classmates.
This week, male students at San Benito High School in Hollister, California wore off-the-shoulder tops to school to protest the dress code
The boys wore the tops in solidarity with their female classmates, who have been getting written up for the trendy clothing items this year
‘My guy friends think it’s ridiculous too,’ one anonymous 16-year-old student told Yahoo Style. ‘Like, they make fun of it.’
Students returned to school on August 10, and had their pictures taken on the first two days, a Thursday and a Friday.
Many girls at the school dressed up for the pictures wearing the trendy tops, only to learn that they were against the dress code.
While off-the-shoulder tops have been banned by the school for years, students said it wasn’t until this year that the rule was enforced, which they found unfair.
On Monday, one student said that about 50 girls and two boys were cited for wearing the tops
The principal of the school told Yahoo Style that the protest offered teachable moments for the school community
Many disagreed with administrators’ explanation for the rule, which was that it was for their own safety.
The anonymous student said: ‘I don’t understand what they are keeping us safe from. I really don’t think that there is someone dumb enough to pull down a shirt first of all — they have no right to touch me or anyone else at all. I mean, there is no point in that. They are focusing on the less important things here.’
Over the weekend, many of the students organized, and decided to protest the rule by wearing off-the-shoulder tops en masse to school on Monday.
A few boys decided to take part as well, borrowing the tops from their female friends.
The anonymous student says that she saw about 50 girls and two boys getting written up for the dress code infraction Monday morning.
The principal of the school told Yahoo Style that the protest offered teachable moments for the school community.