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Board and administrators debate districtwide dress-code language, enforcement and administrator discretion
Summary
Board members questioned proposed districtwide dress-code wording (terms such as 'decency' and 'torso'), enforcement practices and how teacher referrals and on-the-spot corrections would be handled across buildings.
Elmwood Park CUSD 401 trustees examined proposed districtwide dress-code language at their May 20 meeting and asked district administrators to clarify ambiguous terms and enforcement procedures.
A board member asked why the handbook’s overarching language used the word "decency," noting it can be interpreted differently. The presenter replied that the wording was copied from existing board policy.
Board members probed other terms in the draft, including a line that requires "coverage of the chest, torso" and a provision stating "straps over the…
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