#carlottaoutleybrown

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A nationally acclaimed high school principal is standing by a new dress code she created not for students, but for their parents. The code says attire that is "totally unacceptable for the school setting" will get parents kicked off campus.  . #CarlottaOutleyBrown, the principal of #JamesMadisonHighSchool in #Houston, Texas, issued new the rules earlier this month after one mother allegedly showed up at the school wearing a headwrap and T-shirt dress. The parental dress code applies only to the high school — not the rest of the district. . While some support it, others are in uproar. "This is a failing school. You have other things to worry about than my attire," said parent Tomiko Miller, who told CBS News' Omar Villafranca that the school should be focused on more important matters. . The roughly 1,600 students at James Madison already follow a dress code that prohibits hoodies, flip-flops and low-hanging pants. Teachers and staff also must look neat and clean, and dress appropriately. The principal issued a letter earlier this month telling parents they would be blocked from campus if they wore satin caps or bonnets, shower caps, hair rollers, pajamas, torn jeans showing lots of skin, and uncovered leggings. Also forbidden: low-cut tops, sagging pants, undershirts, short shorts and dresses that reveal the derrière. "You are your child's first teacher," Outley Brown wrote. "We must have high standards." . The letter was sent after Joselyn Lewis told a local TV station that the high school turned her away because her headscarf was out of dress code and her dress was too short. #RespectMyHair 💕 (at MadisonHigh School) https://www.instagram.com/respectmyhair/p/Bw3pZXCgudo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5dvs5or8rnsn