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Board approves removing explicit ban on 'pajama pants' from middle school handbook after debate
Summary
Cedar Springs trustees voted Jan. 6 to adjust the middle school handbook language to allow pajama pants if they are appropriate; the change passed despite at least one dissent and drew public comments criticizing dress standards and district enrollment trends.
The Cedar Springs Public Schools Board of Education on Jan. 6 voted to adjust the middle school student handbook to remove an explicit prohibition on pajama pants, a change administrators said is intended to align the handbook with current practice and with high school language.
Board members heard from staff that middle school principals had been referring students for wearing pajama pants even when items met coverage and safety standards. Courtney McDonald asked the board to consider eliminating the explicit ban and to instead apply a standard…
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