‘The Fight for Khakis in Court’: Alhambra High mock trial students object to skirts-only rule

by Anna Messerer, Contra Costa Youth Journalism May 7, 2024May 5, 2024

High school students participate in a mock trial competition in an undated image from video. Two female members of the Alhambra High School mock trial team are challenging a school rule that requires them to wear skirts during competition, arguing that the practice is misogynistic and out of step with the norms of modern society. (Screenshot via Contra Costa County Office of Education/YouTube)

LUNA BUCKMAN AND Thuy-An Ngo walked into their first official Alhambra High School Mock Trial practice in Martinez last October expecting to find a place that fostered their confidence and taught them how to strive for justice.

What they didn’t expect was a lesson on how to organize a protest against what they and other students believe is an antiquated dress code that declares female students can only wear skirts during the mock trial competition.

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