You must be this well-dressed to ride

Published May 17, 2019 4:00am ET



No pajamas, please. One Texas high school is cracking down on underdressed parents, which has people across the U.S. questioning the racial and socioeconomic implications of the dress code.

James Madison High School in Houston found itself in the national spotlight last month after its principal announced the school was enforcing a dress code for parents. Fed up with sheer tops and low-cut jeans, Principal Carlotta Outley Brown issued a directive: Dress appropriately or don’t come inside the building.

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