Mum calls out school's sexist uniform policy after they declare face masks are optional

A mum has blasted her daughter's school over insisting their 'sexist' unform policy be mandatory while mask wearing is optional.

The Hamilton County high school in Tennessee, United States, has given students the option to opt out of wearing face masks while inside school buildings if the practise does not align with their belief system.

However the controversial policy has left one mum furious that kids can pick and choose when to wear a masks but have no choice when it comes to choosing their own clothes.

However the controversial policy has left one mum furious that kids can pick and choose when to wear a maks but have no choice when it comes to choosing their own clothes. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The mum, who has chosen to keep her identity anonymous, says she believes if masks - which are said to reduce the transmission of Covid-19 - are optional to wear, then so should students' school uniforms, writes The Mirror.

"I am writing to request the parent opt-out form of the school dress code. As the parent of a daughter in East Hamilton, I find the school's dress code policy to be misogynistic and detrimental to the self-esteem of young women," the mum wrote in the now-viral email.

"In light of the opt-out option related to the recently announced mask mandate, I can only assume that parents are now in a position to pick and choose the school policies to which their child should be subject."

It's no secret that many school uniforms are steeped in inequality, with girls expected to wear skirts while their male counterparts wear trousers.

"As someone who holds a strong commitment to my feminist ideals and my desire to raise my daughter to be a strong and empowered woman able to make choices for herself, I find that the school's dress code policy does not align with my belief system," the mum continued.

"I therefore intend to opt out of this policy and send my daughter to school in spaghetti straps, leggings, cut offs, and anything else she feels comfortable wearing to school."

She added: "Please make a note that she is not, under any circumstances, to be dress coded, as I have clearly communicated my decision to opt out of this policy."

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