Change and/or equally enforce Latta School Dress code

When my daughter walked into an assembly, during second week of school on a day that was upwards of 90 degrees, she was called out by a councelor. Waiting outside the doors, this teacher told her that her romper, which fell at least 1 inch past her fingertips, was too short according to the dress code. The romper would have been considered more than adequate had they actually been measured the way is was intended to be worn, and not pulled up tight to her crotch by the school counselor to then be called too short. She was informed that she would have to change or leave the school. She was not alone, by any means, in being sent home, but she was likely one of the most upset. My daughter is and has always been a straight A student and has never been in trouble at school, and was more excited than ever to walk back into that school and start her 5th grade year. Instead of coming home at the end of the day and excitingly telling me how her day went, she was forced to turn around where she stood, and call me to get her, we were very upset no less.
The school dress code for 2017-18 school year, states “shorts must have a 5 inch inseam". This rule not only makes it difficult to find "acceptable" shorts/skirts/dresses to wear to school, but also forces them to choose between their comfort and their education. This makes girls choose; between wearing clothing more appropriate for getting through a hot day and subsequently being sent home, and wearing longer, more constricting/hot clothing and being exceedingly uncomfortable and unable to properly focus on learning. This, in turn, is placing more value on the education of boys than girls, more importance on girls hiding their bodies than on teaching young men to behave in an appropriate, respectful manner, and giving young women yet another reason to be uncomfortable in the skin in which they were born. At such an age, with still-changing bodies in a naturally uncomfortable and challenging stage of life, they are made to feel more awkward and self-conscious than necessary.
According to the superintendent, the rule was the rule and they don’t use the fingertip rule due to the fact that varying arm lengths made the previous requirements unfair. The rule does not, however, take into account that people do not only have varying arm lengths; they also have varying leg lengths, meaning that the 5" rule requirement is as unfair to those with longer legs who would be called out for their shorts appearing shorter, and while a 5" inseam on one person may look appropriate, it doesn't look appropriate on others.
While we are deeply opposed to the 5” rule, we are not requesting that the dress code not exist, nor are we suggesting that having a dress code is not a necessary and - when properly fashioned and enforced - productive provision. We are therefore requesting that the rule be changed to a more objective requirement that is fair for everyone regardless of arm or leg length and which has already been implemented in a number of schools across the country - that is, to require that skirts/shorts be worn at or below each person's mid-thigh, a point which is unchanging and easy to identify; and beyond that, a provision that, when in doubt, a person’s shorts/skirts/dresses should not reveal any undergarments when the individual is bending over or sitting. This requirement would ensure that each person is judged by the same fair, objective standard, regardless of arm and leg length, which is still appropriately modest, for both shorter and taller individuals.
Creating a more fair and objective requirement which is more reasonable for everyone to follow will also reduce the number of people who need to be sent home for breaking the dress code, and will therefore not only reasonably limit distractions due to clothing, but will also prevent girls from being forced to choose between being comfortable and receiving the education that they deserve. If the purpose the dress code requirements is to ensure a fairer standard, then the school should adopt a requirement that actually fulfills that purpose, making it easier for people with longer arms and longer legs alike to find appropriate clothing so that nobody’s learning will have to be disrupted, regardless of their body type, and should be enforced equally across the school district during school hours and while attending school activities.