But most situations are less obvious, and therefore more complicated. If I see a girl whose neckline is a little too revealing, I try to get a female teacher to deliver the news. You don't want to embarrass the student. Nor, though, do you want to permit distractions. There's a temptation to blame parents for allowing their children to even leave the house wearing what they do, but I think that in many cases it's not that simple.
Teenagers are notoriously sneaky.
There was a boy she liked in that next class. And as if the whole subject isn't sensitive enough, there's another issue. Some of my colleagues contend that a heavy-set girl with an exposed midriff is far more likely to be sent to the office than a trim girl wearing the same outfit. Middle school students are continuously testing limits. I accept that.