OMAHA- On Wednesday, the ACLU of Nebraska issued a 'report card' evaluating the dress code of 15 Nebraska school districts, and the grades weren't good.

The ACLU evaluated district-wide, grade-level, and individual school policies on dress code by looking at several school districts in Omaha, Lincoln, Millard, Papillion La Vista, and many more strewn throughout Nebraska.

Rated on 5 categories, the schools were given a total of three 'D's' and two 'F's'.

The ACLU of Nebraska said in a statement that the reason for these bad grades was because the dress codes were found to be "rooted in stereotypes," aimed more intentionally at girls, and "often enforced disproportionately against Black girls and other students of color."

"Gendered language in dress codes," they continued, "and unequal enforcement subject girls discipline, humiliation, and anxiety."

Some of the dress code policies that were evaluated were also found to be quite vague in both clarity and the way violations were handled. The ACLU used an example that claimed students in violation of dress code policy could be subject to expulsion, but contained vague language allowing for a very subjective interpretation.

The ACLU also said in their report that strict or gendered dress codes could "damage [student's] sense of belonging in school" and that "gendered dress codes also invite biased enforcement against nonbinary, transgender, and gender-nonconforming students."

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