Florida high school student calls for 'bracott'

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A Florida high school student who triggered an international discussion on whether women should have to wear bras is mobilizing girls to go braless to protest dress codes she says are unfairly strict for girls.

The Bradenton Herald reports Lizzy Martinez' "Bracott" will take place at Braden River High on Monday, according to Twitter posts from her account. Martinez is encouraging her female classmates to arrive to school braless to send a message to school administrators that requiring the undergarment is sexist.

On April 2, Martinez didn't wear a bra and said school administrators told her to cover her nipples because they were distracting her classmates. The dress code doesn't specifically address bras.

A district spokesman declined to comment. It isn't clear how the district will respond if several students participate in the protest.

ee_bird on April 17th, 2018 at 04:48 UTC »

When i was in junior high we had "no visible bra straps" as part of the dress code. in a hot day in june a girl that was two grades ahead of me wore a spaghetti strap tank top. a teacher came up to her and told her to put a sweater on, citing the "bra strap" clause. she literally unclipped her bra and pulled it off her body in one fell swoop without removing her shirt, and threw her bra in her locker. i thought the poor guy was going to short circuit and shut down like a westworld robot.

female teacher still made her put on a sweater :/

Queentoad1 on April 17th, 2018 at 03:35 UTC »

I'm an old woman originally from California, and I thought we settled this back in the 60s.

salazarians on April 17th, 2018 at 02:15 UTC »

I live and attend school in Florida. Girls in my school are always showing up to school braless and no one ever really makes a fuss about it. I didn't know it was such a huge issue