I’ve noticed this situation quite a bit lately (I’m not getting involved in the halachic debate). What concerns me even more, though, is the number of times that I’ve seen uniform skirts that barely cover the girls’ knees. There is no way these skirts cover their knees when they are doing anything other than standing perfectly still or taking tiny steps. While there may be opinions that allow showing part of the knee, I think we all can agree that that is not the chinuch we expect from our girls’ schools. I’m talking about the “good” schools in Lakewood, not “modern” schools. Schools that won’t accept people because of the way a mother dresses or because of what a father does for a living. Schools that won’t accept girls who have internet at home, or who occasionally watch a (Jewish) video. Can someone please explain to me why they seemingly have no problem with their students walking around advertising the lack of tznius in their schools. This is where the problems start. I can just imagine the conversations “but why does my Shabbos skirt have to be longer than my uniform?” “The principal saw me today and she didn’t say anything, so it must be fine” “everyone’s uniform skirts are this length”. I know good families where this is an issue, the mothers’ don’t know what to do and the schools do nothing (I know at least a few girls who have been wearing skirts this short for a couple of years already and the school has said nothing). How do you tell a teenager that it is inappropriate to wear skirts that short when the heads of the tznius organization/ club in school wear skirts that are shorter. These are girls that were chosen by the hanhala to help teach and encourage others in their tznius. What is happening here????
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