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School board approves dress‑code changes, removes nose‑piercing allowance after debate
Summary
After extended discussion and a reconsideration vote, the board approved revisions to Policy JCDB (student dress code): leggings under jumpers/skirts will be allowed in specified colors; an administration proposal to permit nose piercings (studs) was removed.
The school board approved revisions to student dress code Policy JCDB after a lengthy debate over nose piercings and uniform color rules. The final policy, adopted as amended, allows students to wear solid‑color leggings under jumpers and skirts in specified colors and removes a proposed provision that would have allowed nose piercings for grades 6–12.
Administration said the recommended changes came from a principal advisory committee. The proposal originally included three modest changes: allowing nose piercings for grades 6–12 if the…
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