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GoogleSchool officials had considered changing the current policy on hoodies. Teachers, after discussion, recommended retaining the policy, said School Superintendent Ed Gray.
Students may wear hoodies, which are considered lightweight outerwear. However, students must wear a collared shirt underneath these hoodies.
The only actual change to the dress code policy regards shirt colors. Students may wear any color they wish, so long as the shirt is of the appropriate size and style as outlined in the dress code.
Violations to the school dress code will now be handled in the same manner as other school disciplinary infractions, by utilizing the Manual of Student Discipline Code, Gray said.
For a first infraction, they will "try to fix the problem and keep kids in the classroom," Gray said.
Board member Dixie Parker asked Gray what would happen if a student's parent could or would not bring them a new shirt to wear.
"They have to be in dress code to return to class," Gray said. If no resolution is made, students will be turned over to ISS.
In summary, all dress code violations will be handled as any other type of violation.
Gray said consistency in the dress code throughout the school system has been stressed since the inception of the code. School officials and Gray will be checking in at schools throughout the first few weeks of the new year to ensure the policy, now in its second year, is being properly enforced.
Parker also suggested a mass phone call message be sent out reminding students and parents about the hoodie policy as well as the policy change in shirt colors.
New school open houses
Zach Baldwin, with American Constructors, reported crews are working through punch list items at Community High and Learning Way Elementary schools.
"Teachers are moving their furniture in and getting ready for school to start," he said.
Gray said proposed dates have been made for the new schools' open houses. Community's open house and ribbon cutting will tentatively be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 2. Learning Way's is planned for 2 p.m. Aug. 9.
Following brief ceremonies, all are welcome to tour the new schools.
Light at end of tunnel
The board closed its meeting by reflecting on the many changes taken on by the school system over the last couple of years.
Glen Forsee thanked Gray for leading the board, parents, teachers and students through the process of building and renovating several new schools, establishing a magnet school, rezoning, and implementing a dress code.
"Mr. Gray, thank you for directing us through this unknown maze," Forsee said.
Gray praised board members for keeping their focus "on what's best for education in Bedford County."
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In the May 24th story the board recommended the tucking in of all shirts. Was this changed or will the Board stick with tucking in the undershirt and leaving the polos untucked?
This is the most important detail to my 8th grader although she likes the idea of wearing different colored polos.
School Board now has pdf of revised dress code on their website
I hope this time that it is enforced around the county, because I had a child at Harris and one at Central and it was not enforced anywhere near as much at Central. I also have nephews at Community and they even wore jogging pants to school without a word being said.My son got ISS at Harris because his shirt looked more orange than gold. It got ridiculous honestly at Harris there for a while.
I agree with you 'titansfan'. It's not enforced at every school the way it should be. Some schools are over the edge and others don't care. I saw a kid at Central last year walk right in front of Embry and the officer with his pants down to his knees and no one said a word. This happened several times. If we are going to have to buy new clothes for the dress code, then I want everyone to have to abide by it.
I visited CHS back in the Spring and as I walked down the hall I could not believe that there was any such thing as a dress code at the school. There was a young man walking in front of me dressed like a clown with billowing, sagging pants, his shirt almost tucked in the front and out in the back, a cap angled sideways on his head, and checkered, high-top Converse shoes that seemed to be 3 sizes too big. At first I held back a giggle at how ridiculous he looked, and then I got disgusted when I remembered how much hoopla has been printed, how many hours of discussion, how many rules and then rule changes, how much paper printed to send these rules home with children and no thought about how to enforce any of the rules. All this talk and the kids still go to school looking like clowns!
The more time a parent spends helping their child's school out, the more you will find that some of the faculty do actually stand by and not do anything about enforcing rules and unfortunately, it's who you know and who you are that gets this type of attention. Some of the teacher's and faculty simply do not want to bother with these student's. I have seen this myself. I have witnessed at Community School on the high school end several occasions where "little ritchie rich" get's away with whatever and the others are treated much differently. Also, if you are not "IN" with the Principal's or the S.R.O. then you better walk the line. I feel for a lot of these student's. The faculty says they listen to students. Bull. These student's are trying to tell you they are uncomfortable in these "uniform forced" dress codes. You are smothering their creativity. Their was nothing wrong with the old dress code, it just needed to be enforced. A collar, pleeeeez : more like a dorky choker. Nothing wrong with a clean decent t-shirt. Saggy jeans, noooo, noone wants to see your stupid underwear or your crack. But when are the staff and school board going to start listening to these smart, bright students, who have brilliant ideas and just want to go to school to learn, not fear a tucked in shirt or wrinkle? I am a Mom with children at Community and I see a wonderful group of students who have gone from learning and working with adults, to being silenced and governed over. If the students must comply to a collared shirt in order to stay in class to learn, then the faculty should also wear a collared shirt in order to work. And it must be tucked in with a belt or no pay check. Lead by example they always say. Well follow your own advise and uniform up staff! Get involved!!! Make a difference!!!!!!!!!!
Here we all go again:
The t-g states the only change in the dress code is that students will be allowed to wear whatever solid color they please as long as it has a collar.
The new improved dress code revised 6/18/09 States:
All shirts shall be properly buttoned and must be tucked inside pants, jeans, shorts, skorts or skirts. Chests and midriffs must be covered.
C) Shirts with short or long sleeves and a collar (polo, dress-style with buttons, or turtleneck), in any solid color. T-shirts or other undergarments with or without sleeves may be worn underneath these required shirt types. These must be of solid colors. No shirt may display any writing, pictures or images except for school logos.
So when did they sneak the tucked shirt rule in? Are they trying to make parents have to go back out again this year and buy even more polo shirts that are long enough to tuck in pants?
Shouldn't somebody from the t-g or the School Board clarify this issue before school starts in 2 weeks?
To those who have passed the school dress code:
First of all, I thought this was America, the land of the free.Where may I ask is my freedom to raise my children ? And if a dress code has been passed,it should be for the entire school grades.And the teachers and school staff should have to wear the same, to set an example.Solid colors are hard to find in some cases. I do not think wearing stripes or plaids has any thing to do with not learning. And the exspence is alot to do for some. It's bad enough all the things you have to buy on grade list supplies,And not for your own child but for the whole class.( markers for teachers, is way out of line). And then have to pay a class room fee????May I ask where does our tax paying money go to????
Rules on raising our children are way out of line.We can't even be parents,I'd like to have seen someone tell my Parents how to disapline their children and tell them what kind of clothes to wear to school.We were glad to get the hand me downs.And all of us kids turned out to be good adults.
I agree with the person who said, > We need to clean house in the school board,and get the ones who live in the real world in there. Not have the ones who are in there now.
One question to those of you??
Did you always wear solid colors and be dictated to how you dress, to get to where you are today??????
I am going to send my children to school in what ever clothes I feel I can afford to send them in. And if can't do the dress code, oh well send me to jail, then my family will go on welfare. Then you school board people can support my family, then have the right to say what they should wear.Until then, while I still have my job and feed and support my family,they will do as I see fit.
If I'd wanted to be dicitated to, I'd moved and lived under "Hitler".............