Ridiculous
Tony and his daughter just felt as though the entire thing was unnecessary and ridiculous. What else were people supposed to wear when it was so hot outside and pants would really be uncomfortable? Girls at that school really were limited with their options and he felt like that needed to be changed.
The boys were able to wear shorts, but the girls needed to have their shorts measured and the rule against them was unfair. Tony felt like the only thing left to do was to try to appeal to the principal and see if he would revoke or at least update the dress code.