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You think this is normal behavior?
Yes it is normal behavior. And it is not illegal.
I noticed you couldn't differentiate b/w a goof off game, meant not to be taken seriously, and someone who dresses that way intentionally.
I can differentiate just fine. However, I don't see how kids "goofing off" by dressing as the opposite sex is any less "deviant" than someone who is doing it because they feel more comfortable in those clothes or they are trying to make a statement.
How did we get to this again? You can't debate the actual issue here, so you try to compare it to segregation?:rofl
This is part of the issue. You specifically mentioned that the parents would be uncomfortable with her because of her choice of date and/or clothing. I say that it doesn't matter, because a school cannot discriminate against someone for either their sexuality or their gender, any more than you can their race or their religion. It doesn't matter if the parents or the legal guardians don't agree with the behavior.
I don't think telling a girl to dress approriately is against the law. I mean, if you have to tell some girl to leave b/c she is wearing boy clothes for the sake of drawing attention to yourself at a public function then the situation isn't going to end pretty for the girl. Common decency still has its place in a civilized society.
They weren't telling her to dress appropriately, they were telling her to dress like a girl, which is gender discrimination. Especially when women/girls have been allowed to wear dresses, even at school for some 50 or 60 years now. And, it is legal for men/boys to wear dresses if they want to. It is not the school's place to restrict someone's apparel because of their gender, unless it can legitimately be seen to be causing a distraction or disturbance to actual learning.
You can't expect people to accept freaks walking around in all aspects of life.
What does and does not constitute a "freak" is subjective. And I can absolutely expect them to tolerate and accept that it is legal for a man to dress as a woman and a woman to dress as a man. I personally think those people that walk around with their little dogs in their purses are kinda freaky, but I have to accept them.