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Parent tells Chester County board dress code for pants is costly, hard to find; requests policy change
Summary
A parent urged the Chester County School Board to allow pants with stretch for girls, saying approved twill/cotton pants are scarce and expensive and that enforcement is singling out students by body type. The board said it would research the request and asked for concrete examples before taking action.
Kayla Patterson, a parent and Chester County High School graduate, told the Chester County School Board during public comment that the district’s current dress code for middle- and high-school pants has become “too difficult and too expensive” for many families.
Patterson said clothes retailers have largely stopped carrying the twill or cotton pants the district currently approves and that when such pants are available they are more expensive than ordinary school clothing. “Most stores no longer carry twill or cotton pants that fit properly…Since 2020,…
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