Two leggings-clad fifth-grade girls asked the Atlanta school board Monday to change its student dress code, which bans clothing that is “extremely tight” and “distracting.”

The board is reviewing revisions that emphasize the dress code must be fairly enforced. Some Atlanta Public Schools students have complained the current rules target girls and want the new policy to drop the word "distracting."

"This is a label applied to girls' clothing. I do not believe that clothing is a distraction. It is just the reaction that matters," said Falyn Handley, a 10-year-old student at Springdale Park Elementary School, who spoke along with fellow leggings wearer and classmate Ruby Segerman. "I should not be punished for other people's behavior. I am not a distraction."

The dress code rewrite is scheduled to go before the board’s policy review committee later this month and then return to the full board Dec. 4. The board likely will consider final approval in January, said board member Eshe’ Collins, who leads the policy committee.

Read more about Falyn and Ruby’s comments to the school board on MyAJC.com.

Read more about the proposed dress code changes here.

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