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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Daily Mail
Mother slams school after daughter, 12, was disciplined for wearing tight yoga pants to class
A Texas mother is speaking out after her 12-year-old daughter was 'humiliated' by a school employee for wearing tight pants to school. Shallen Fishel said her daughter, a seventh grader at Huckabay ISD in Stephenville, called her on just the second day of school to say she had been told her outfit violated the dress code and that she needed to change clothes. Fishel later shared a photo on social media showing her daughter wearing the 'inappropriate' outfit. The middle school-aged girl could be seen wearing long, flared athletic pants and a cropped shirt, an outfit her mother said was her daughter's 'go-to.' 'This is her typical go-to-type of outfit,' Fishel told NBC5. 'Very simple, what she would coin "basic."' The incensed mother called the experience humiliating and questioned the district's outdated dress code. 'There's no major concerns with having a dress code, but it certainly needs to fit the times,' she said. The middle school-aged girl could be seen wearing long, flared athletic pants and a cropped shirt (pictured), an outfit her mother said was her daughter's 'go-to' According to her daughter, administrators said that if she wore those pants, her shirt needed to cover her bottom. 'If tights are worn in place of appropriate shorts or trousers, the buttocks of the individual must be covered with a shirt or sweatshirt.' Fishel, however, said the rule hasn't been enforced in the past and believes the policy hasn't been updated since 2007. 'There's no major concerns with having a dress code, but it certainly needs to fit the times,' she told NBC5. Her bigger concern, however, is the way the rule was enforced. Fishel claimed some girls were made to stand in class to be checked while boys remained seated. Her daughter, she said, was then pulled aside and into the hallway. 'I think that leads to body shaming,' Fishel said, holding back tears. 'It's certainly hard that I cannot fix how leadership made her feel. They can say "I'm sorry, or we're going to change how we approach dress code enforcement," but she's not going to forget. She's not going to forget how you made her feel.' On August 8, the same day Fishel posted about the incident, Huckabay ISD addressed dress code enforcement on its Facebook page. 'Moving forward, if there is a concern regarding dress code, staff will have a private conversation with the student and the student will be sent to the front office,' the school wrote on Facebook. When asked about Fishel's claims, the district told NBC5 that the worry-stricken mother 'has not reached out to the district.' 'The district has heard this rumor, via hearsay and social media. Unfortunately, the parent with this concern has not reached out to campus or district administration. 'We have no reason to believe anything inappropriate has occurred, but we do encourage parents and students with concerns about dress code or dress code enforcement to share those concerns with the campus principal or district administration,' the statement continued. Fishel said she plans to raise the issue at the school board meeting on Thursday night. 'We're not against a dress code being enforced. I'm against humiliation, degradation,' she said.
Forbes
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Forbes
Will Victoria Cameron Become The NCAA's Newest Track And Field Star At Nationals?
Victoria Cameron (center) was second in the women's 100 meters at the NCAA West First Round in ... More College Station, finishing in 11.01 seconds. Victoria Cameron wasn't supposed to be here. At least, that wasn't the plan initially, with the Tarleton State University sophomore hardly envisioning a future at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships coming out of Stephenville High School. Didn't matter that Cameron came up just seven-hundredths of a second short of Sha'Carri Richardson's Class 4A 100 meter record at the UIL State Outdoor Championships in May of 2023. Nor did it matter that anyone with eyes could see she had an innate ability to run fast. Cameron had already committed to play soccer at Tarleton State, just a couple miles down the road from where she grew up. And two years ago, she was committed to it. But then, maybe a month before her college start – or maybe as she put her hands on the fence overlooking the pasture at home where her family's favorite cow grazed – things flipped. 'I realized I couldn't really leave track,' said Cameron, who lives about four miles from her college campus, in a town of just over 20,000. 'Like, there was this attachment to it.' What a decision that turned out to be. As Tarleton State made its full-fledged transition to the NCAA Division I in July of 2024, Cameron exploded as a track athlete in 2025, reaching indoor nationals in March before another national qualification came in May. '(I) just want to put my hometown college on the map,' she said. Cameron enters the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Thursday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon with the eighth-fastest wind-legal time in college at 11.01 seconds, securing that effort at the NCAA Division I West First Round in College Station. Still, there's a star quality that seems to encircle her. Take a moment from regionals, for instance. Cameron was recognized inside a restaurant …in College Station, Texas. 'It just makes me happy to have seen that,' she said. 'Like, if my name's out there, my college's name is out there.' That being said, Cameron currently splits her time between two sports. This fall, she logged 230 minutes in 18 games with the Tarleton State's women's soccer team, scoring a goal and generally cutting her teeth in the collegiate game. A few years ago, University of Kentucky track and field legend Abby Steiner did the same. On the track, however, Cameron is an exceptional sprinter. From her first outing at 100 meters at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in March to her most recent performance at the Regional Championships – a timeline spanning six meets – Cameron only got better with time, clocking progressive performances of 11.33, 11.25, 11.05 and 11.01 over her last four meets. In the same venue where she won a state-championship winning 100 meter time of 11.35 seconds in 2023, Cameron ripped off a wind-assisted 11.09 inside Mike Myers Stadium. A few weeks later, in Denton, Texas, she ran a wind-legal 11.22. 'I love seeing my times go down over time,' she said. 'Nothing feels better than having a PR so, I don't know, my love for the sport just kind of helps put everything in place.' In May, Cameron was named the WAC Conference's women's track athlete of the year. This weekend will mark the first time over the outdoor season she will race outside Texas. The bigger question lies in wake: Will she be able to break 11 seconds? Cameron is on the cusp of a barrier that few women in college history have ever reached. Her career best 11.01 is 71st in U.S. history and she's just outside the NCAA's top 25 all-time performances. 'As soon as I got to the line, I had an overwhelming feeling of just being able to lock in,' Cameron said of her race. 'And then when I came out of the blocks, I kind of knew I was behind, but the biggest key to that race was just having patience throughout it all.' That being said, the college sophomore isn't perfect. In the prelims at indoor nationals in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a poor start hindered her first 20 meters and she suffered at the line, running 7.38 seconds–a little over two-tenths off of her career-best 7.16. Cameron said her focus this spring has been about fixing those issues. She's been working on block starts and her reaction time. While the first variable is physical, the second is in some ways mental. 'My reaction time over the season has proven to be a hit or miss – either I'm last out of the blocks, or I'm right up with everyone,' she said. 'So I could definitely improve.' Tarleton State sophomore Victoria Cameron qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the ... More women's 100 meters at the NCAA West First Round in May. It would be unfair to say that Cameron is the favorite heading into nationals. Four women enter NCAAs with season bests under 11 seconds – TCU's Indya Mayberry, LSU's Tima Godbless, Ohio State's Leah Bertrand and Florida State's Shenese Walker – while Cameron would have to secure two nearly perfect races across two rounds to claim victory. But there's no doubt she's chasing the moment. On Thursday, she'll bring the Tarleton logo to Tracktown, a revered site for track and field greatness. 'As my coach would say, 'I don't want it to be a 'Tarleton-Question-Mark,' I want it to be a 'Tarleton-Exclamation-Point,'' Cameron said. 'That's the goal here.' Leaving her indoor performance behind her, Cameron insists anything can happen this weekend in Eugene. The first objective is reaching the final. The second will be to give herself a shot to win it. 'I believe really anything is possible within track and field due to the fact that it's not a very forgiving sport,' she said. Indoors, the girl with the fastest time ended up false starting, so anything can happen. So you just gotta give it your all and believe that you're going to win it before you run it. Nationals begins on Wednesday starting at 1:30 p.m. at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. You can follow live results here. Men's and women's competition will alternate days, with the men's first round action beginning on June 11, the women's first round following on June 12 and then men's and women's finals taking place on June 13 and June 14. The women's 100 meter first round will kick off at 5:15 p.m. PST on June 12. In the men's competition, Minnesota is looking to win its first national team title since 1948.
CBC
05-06-2025
- Business
- CBC
'The wrong guy took over': Residents frustrated as Carl Dymond's airport promises fall flat
Ottawa businessman Carl Dymond promised to create thousands of jobs, build futuristic drones, and build up passenger traffic in Stephenville, but none of that has materialized. Instead, the power has been cut off to the airport, which has other consequences. The CBC's Troy Turner reports.
CBC
04-06-2025
- Business
- CBC
Stephenville airport shuttered as power company pulls the plug
It's lights out at the Stephenville Dymond International Airport. Newfoundland Power confirmed Tuesday afternoon that work was underway to disconnect electrical service there. An aviation notice, called a NOTAM, was released at 4:07 p.m. NT saying the airport was closed. It will be in effect until June 9, at least. Last week, Newfoundland Power told CBC News it issued a seven-day notice to pull the plug due to what it called "outstanding account issues." The airport has struggled financially for decades. Ottawa businessman Carl Dymond purchased the operation in 2023 with big promises to turn things around. They included pledges to spend hundreds of millions of dollars, create thousands of jobs, return passenger service and build gigantic, futuristic drones. None of those plans came to fruition. Instead, the airport experienced operational setbacks and found itself in legal and financial trouble. Those woes include a $2.4-million lawsuit over the installation of a new runway lighting system. A trial is set for 2026. An investor who helped facilitate Dymond's acquisition of the airport won a default $2-million judgment against Dymond personally. Stephenville town council is also looking to collect on a half-million-dollar property tax bill. Earlier this year, the airport was downgraded to a "registered aerodrome," which means it's not subject to ongoing inspection by Transport Canada, but is inspected periodically to verify compliance with regulations. When contacted Tuesday, Dymond declined to do an interview. In a text message, he said he expected the power shutoff to only last a few days.
CBC
02-06-2025
- General
- CBC
'It's frustrating and tiring': Another western Newfoundland daycare faces government delays
The Mi'kmaw Cultural Foundation in Stephenville is trying to open a registered child-care centre in a newly leased building, but it's stuck in a limbo period while waiting on provincial government approval to move forward with renovations. "It's frustrating and tiring. We are exhausted," Jeffrey Young, president and CEO of the foundation, told CBC News. Young applied for the child-care capacity initiative funding through the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development in early January. The funding program is designed for not-for-profit organizations, like the Mi'kmaw Cultural Foundation, to develop regulated child-care services where the need has been identified. He said there was a strong response from staff in the regional office, but he is stuck waiting for an approval from the minister's office for the next phase of the project. "It's been this ongoing … silence and no responses. We were initially told by one of the employees in the department to give it a six-month period for you guys to be open. That was in January. We are coming up on six months and we don't even have Phase 2 approved by the government," said Young. The approval would allow renovations, staffing and furniture purchases for the newly rented space, which already has multiple conference rooms, playrooms, two kitchens, bathrooms and access to the outdoors. Young said he has emailed and phoned the department's current and old ministers, and contacted opposition parties about his concerns. Just 24 kilometres away in St. George's, child-care operators face similar frustrations with governments this month, as they wait to open a registered daycare to accommodate an already long waitlist. Young says he is getting calls and emails every day from Stephenville residents wanting to know when the daycare might open. "We needed this daycare yesterday, not tomorrow. People are needing this service now. If the government don't speed things up, we are going to be losing people in our community, and maybe even our province," he said. "Because the services are not here. People want to go to work." While the Education and Early Childhood Development departments wouldn't do an interview with CBC News, Angela Sullivan, a communications director, sent an e-mailed statement. "The department carefully evaluates each submission to ensure a thorough and fair assessment process. The process considers overall project timelines, commitments to other child-care projects, and long-term viability of projects," Sullivan wrote. There was no mention of the specific southwest coast daycare delays. The Mi'kmaw Cultural Foundation was established over a decade ago to preserve and promote the Mi'kmaw culture in the province. Members work on community-based programming and focus mostly on youth. The goal is to open a registered Indigenous child-care centre and offer the service and employment opportunity within the Bay St. George area. "They are not recognizing the value of the programming we want to offer," said chairperson Ang Brockway. She says culturally relevant learning for children is always beneficial. "We want them to learn from authentic people in our communities who grew up on the land and know these things. We are really committed to offering that type of learning and environment." The Education Department says the government is focused on improving access to high-quality and affordable child care for families across the province, and it's trying to increase spaces to ensure families have access to child-care services. Brockway says her foundation is sick of broken promises and their application is very straightforward with no requests for new builds or massive renovation costs. "They have agreed to the reconciliation piece. They have put it out there that they are ready to do this work. But we are coming up against these barriers that make us think … are you really ready to do reconciliation work or are you relying on the people on the ground working to make everything happen?" Brockway said. "We could have [a] culturally relevant daycare, which is something our province is really lacking." As for Young, he is sitting and waiting for government officials to call so he can move on with the next stage. He says the organization has enough money reserved to rent the large building until the end of the summer.
