Sexism in Schools?

In our school system, girls are limited in terms of what they are allowed to wear because wearing short skirts/shorts and tank tops is "distracting to others." Instead, the School Department should be spending more time on redirecting others' focus off of our clothing choices and onto their education. As a girl, I shouldn't have to worry about getting "caught" for my choice of clothing during the hot months of the school year. We are twelve to fourteen year old girls. We shouldn't be sexualized by male faculty and students just because we want to keep cool. While we disagree with the Department's rules and would like to change them, we still want the female students to respect their own bodies by knowing the difference between expressing their individuality through their clothing and abusing their privilege of not having such a strict dress code.