Board approves 2025–26 student handbook changes; hoodies banned in classrooms to improve visibility and consistency
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The governing board approved recommended changes to the 2025–26 student handbook, including a restored discipline matrix and a rule that students may wear hoodies between classes but must remove them in classrooms to reduce hiding and concealed earbuds, the superintendent said.
The Chino Valley Unified School District governing board on July 14 approved revisions to the 2025–26 student handbook, reinstating a behavior matrix and specifying clothing rules intended to improve consistency and student visibility.
Administrators told the board the handbook changes were drafted to be student‑friendly and to reduce confusion and inconsistent discipline. The handbook reinstates a matrix used historically at the high school and middle school for consistent consequences. The superintendent and staff specifically explained the classroom hoodie rule: students may wear hoodies between classes for warmth, but they must remove hoodies in classrooms to prevent students from “disappearing” behind hoods and to reduce concealed earbuds.
Nut graf: The board framed the changes as an effort to clarify expectations for students and families and to make discipline consistent across administrators and campuses.
Board members praised the clarity of the revisions and credited staff (named in the meeting as Billy and others) for returning to a format the schools have used for years. The board approved the handbook changes by motion and voice vote.
Ending: Administrators said they will distribute the updated handbook to families and apply the matrix consistently when school starts in late July.
