Text of HI HCR 145 (2023)
Urging The Board Of Education To Develop And Enforce Non-sex Segregated Dress Codes For Public School Formal Events.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.C.R. NO.
145
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023
STATE OF HAWAII
HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
urging the board of education to develop and enforce non-sex
segregated dress codes for public school formal events.
WHEREAS, in
the school year 2021-2022, an East Oahu public high school had sex-segregated
dress codes for formal events such as homecoming and graduation; and
WHEREAS, students
of the East Oahu public high school expressed their concerns in a student-made
petition about the sex-segregated dress codes for public school formal events;
and
WHEREAS, the
current sex-segregated dress codes for public school formal events uphold the
false idea that the definitions of sex and gender are the same; and
WHEREAS, the
current sex-segregated dress codes for public school formal events uphold
negative sex-based stereotypes; and
WHEREAS, the
current public school sex-segregated dress codes do not uphold Title IX of the
federal Education Amendments of 1972, codified as title 20 United States Code
section 1681 et seq., which prohibits discrimination based on sexual
orientation and gender identity and protects those who do not conform with
sex-based stereotypes; and
WHEREAS, the
current public school sex-segregated dress codes do not uphold Act 110, Session
Laws of Hawaii 2018, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender
identity, and expression in the State; and
WHEREAS, the
current public school sex-segregated dress codes do not uphold the First
Amendment to the United States Constitution, as contained in the United States
Bill of Rights, which protects the right of expression; and
WHEREAS, the
development of non-sex segregated dress codes will help make public school
formal events more inclusive to māhū,
gender non-conforming, and transgender students; and
WHEREAS, the
development of non-sex segregated dress codes would affirm students with a
diversity of gender expressions rather than alienate them; and
WHEREAS, the
Honolulu Youth Commission adopted Resolution 22-020, urging the Board of
Education to push for non‑sex segregated dress codes for public school
formal events; now, therefore,
BE IT
RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-second Legislature of
the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2023, the Senate concurring, that the
Board of Education is urged to work with schools and youth leaders to develop
and enforce non-sex segregated dress codes for public school formal events to
create a positive and safe space for all students; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the
Chairperson of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Education, and Chair
of the Honolulu Youth Commission.
OFFERED BY:
_____________________________
Report Title:
Board
of Education; Non-sex Segregated Dress Code; Formal Events