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Southern University Chairman Tony Clayton proposes campus-wide dress code

Posted on 8/24/26 at 8:37 pm
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 8/24/26 at 8:37 pm
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BATON ROUGE — Southern University proposed a campus-wide dress code at a meeting on Friday.

Southern University Chairman Attorney Tony Clayton said that the idea came to him after noticing other schools around the country, particularly HBCUs, roll out dress codes.

"I walked around campus the other day, I think we need it," Clayton said at the meeting.

Tuskegee University implemented a new dress code that prohibited students from wearing bonnets and durags, along with revealing clothing and bedroom shoes, according to a report by ABC, reviving debates on whether dress codes perpetuate anti-Black stereotypes against students.

Clayton advised that the chancellors discuss the issue ahead of the next meeting on Sept. 18, where it could possibly appear on the agenda.




Iberville Parish Prosecuting Attorney Tony Clayton proposes dresscode at SU.
Posted by rpg37
Biloxi, MS
Member since Sep 2008
54979 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 8:40 pm to
Dress codes are etched in white supremacy according to MSNBC. This is an Uncle Tom if I have ever seen one!
This post was edited on 8/24/26 at 8:43 pm
Posted by Captain_Morgan
BR
Member since Jan 2012
678 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 8:40 pm to
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Southern University Chairman Attorney Tony Clayton said that the idea came to him after noticing other schools around the country, particularly HBCUs, roll out dress codes.


Should this extend to RBCUs, like LSU?
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
38803 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 8:43 pm to
Why can’t they wear they bonnet on they head in class
Posted by DiamondDog
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2019
13439 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 8:44 pm to
Tony Clayton gonna fix SU or they will get rid of him. One or the other, I suppose.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
82455 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 8:46 pm to
He ain't black!
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
85575 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 8:49 pm to
Tony is a good man
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
35280 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 8:50 pm to
I know something about that...

Posted by Hester Carries
Member since Sep 2012
25943 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 8:58 pm to
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reviving debates on whether dress codes perpetuate anti-Black stereotypes against students.



The irony....no....the way you fricking dress perpetuates anti-black stereotypes
Posted by altTD
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2022
204 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:07 pm to
He is a good man. He has done a lot for that school and his people. Unlike a lot of those activists he actually puts his money where his mouth is. He doesn’t take, he gives.
Posted by TheGeauxt9
South Louisiana
Member since May 2021
1250 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:09 pm to
That baw in jeans and boots, he must be fatigued like us seein it

This will be labeled raciss so fast it's not even funny - theyz discriminatin me n my culcha n shite
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
159091 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:09 pm to
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RBCUs
Ristorically black?
Posted by BLIZZAKE7
BRLA
Member since Apr 2005
6268 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:09 pm to
A great person and ambassador for SU. They’d be wise to follow his lead
Posted by MFTPC
Member since Apr 2026
163 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:14 pm to
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Tony is a good man


He’s a frickhead plaintiff’s attorney crook. Downvote a way you ignorant fricks.
This post was edited on 8/24/26 at 9:17 pm
Posted by UncleRuckus
Member since Feb 2013
10266 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:22 pm to
Good for him! I hope he can implement some change. It’s crazy how people dress in public
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
105231 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:23 pm to
They need a dress code to have at least one set of standards on campus.

It won’t fly because Southern is nearly a bottom tier school. I’d call it bottom except SUNO is worse.
Posted by jasonbr1975
Lafayette, LA
Member since Sep 2024
2582 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:25 pm to
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Ristorically
no. Probably’Recent’
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
14500 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:26 pm to
Amen!
Posted by SoggyCerealClub
Member since Apr 2026
237 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:27 pm to
How about ALL college campuses. It’s clear these standards aren’t being taught at home so they need to be reinforced elsewhere.

This younger generation has no clue how to dress in the workforce. I’ve seen student interns wearing crop tops and yoga pants in an office and not think anything of it.
Posted by andwesway
Zachary, LA
Member since Jun 2016
3804 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:32 pm to
The Bonnet Brigade won't be happy about this.
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