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Student seeks to wear Master Chief armor at graduation; board routes dress-code concern to policy committee
Summary
A Sycamore High School senior asked the board to permit walking the graduation stage in a Master Chief costume; administrators declined and the policy committee added a review of the district's student dress policy (policy 7160) for a future meeting.
A Sycamore High School student, Griffin Calabrese, asked the board for permission to walk the graduation stage dressed as the video-game character Master Chief, saying the costume would inspire fellow graduates. School administrators told the student his request was declined at the school level and that board approval would be required to allow the display; the board listened and said it would take the request under advisement. Separately, the policy committee noted a public comment regarding student dress and added policy 7160 (student dress) to its next meeting agenda for review, following the district's policy protocol that public concerns about policy be routed to the policy committee. Board members and staff discussed logistics around public comment and the process for handling policy concerns; no board vote was taken on the student's request during the meeting.
