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I'm not usually one to respond to the articles I read in this Forum, but the comments by Bruce Cohne ("This is Bullying," Sept. 28) were a little ridiculous.
What part of what the principal did is really bullying? All she did is enforce a dress code that every student at Bingham High already knew. Most of the students complied with the dress code, but as is the case with most teenagers, and some adults, there are always a few rebels that don't want to comply with the rules.
The students in question had ample opportunity to "cover up," and chose not to. Instead they decided to take to social media, and stage a walkout to protest the issue. While I understand their frustration with the dress code issue, they should not have waited until they were at the front door to try and change the rule. It works the same in the rest of society. We don't go out and drive 50 mph through a 25 mph zone and then complain when we get a ticket, or say the rule/law is stupid, do we? No, we should go through the proper channels to change the rule/law first.
Is she a strong principal? Yes. Does she and any other principal or teacher out there have the right to enforce the dress code? Yes. Do the police have the right to enforce the laws? Do you have to follow the policies and rules where you work? Yes, or what happens? Come on, B. Cohne, bullying? Really?
Scott Jones
Murray